The University Museum is offering nine, week-long summer camps
for children grades 1-8 (as of Fall 2012).

Cost: $85 per week to Museum Members at the Family level and above
$95 per week, per participant for non-members

All supplies and snacks are included in the cost.

Space is limited, so sign up today! Download the form here or come by the museum to get a form. Submit the form and payment to the Museum front desk. You will receive a confirmation email for your enrollment. Contact Sarah Story at 662.915.7073 or sestory@olemiss.edu if you have any questions.

Grades 1-2 or 3-5

Session 1
Grade 1-2 or Grade 3-5
June 11–15, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Natural Science, Art, and the Environment
Students will explore Bailey’s Woods, collect specimens, create a field notebook, collect leaves, and make an art journal about the experience

Session 2
Grade 1- 2 or Grade 3-5
June 18–22, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Chinese Art
Join us for a week-long celebration and exploration of Chinese art. Students will be inspired by our Silk Road exhibit, which features thousands of years of Chinese ceramics. We will make shadow puppets, learn calligraphy, make beautiful paintings, create prints, experiment with clay, and so much more!

Session 3
Grade 1- 2 or Grade 3-5
June 25–June 29, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
All About Art
Join us for a week-long exploration of various types of art. Students will experiment with painting, printmaking, weaving, hand building with clay, photography, and pastels.

Session 4
Grade 1- 2 or Grade 3-5
July 9–13, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Natural Science, Art, and the Environment
Students will explore Bailey’s Woods, collect specimens, create a field notebook, collect leaves, and make an art journal about the experience.

Session 5
Grade 1- 2 or Grade 3-5
July 16–20, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Chinese Art
Join us for a week-long celebration and exploration of Chinese art. Students will be inspired by our Silk Road exhibit, which features thousands of years of Chinese ceramics. We will make shadow puppets, learn calligraphy, make beautiful paintings, create prints, experiment with clay, and so much more!

Session 6
Grade 1- 2 or Grade 3-5
July 23–27, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
All About Art
Join us for a week-long exploration of various types of art. Students will experiment with painting, printmaking, weaving, hand building with clay, photography, and pastels.

Grades 6-8

Session 7
Grades 6-8
June 18–22, 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
3-D Transformations
Students will create sculptures inspired by famous works of art in the UM Museum collection and beyond! They will experiment with wire, recycled materials, clay and more!

Session 8
Grades 6-8
July 9–13, 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Watercolor and Acrylic Painting
Students will explore a variety of subject matter while working in the art studio and en plein air (in the open air). They will learn about color mixing, wet and dry brush techniques, shading, and composition while creating original paintings. They will experiment with a variety of techniques on paper and canvas.

Session 9
Grades 6-8
July 23–27, 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Drawing and Illustrating
Students will develop new drawing skills while working from photographs, still life objects, and from their imaginations. Students will explore both wet and dry media as they create a series of original works of art using pen and ink, chalk pastels, oil pastels, pencils, charcoal, and ink.

SPRING 2012: 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.

$30 (semester fee) per child for members at the family level and above

$40 (semester fee) per child for non-members

1. February 8:

Create a Greek vase using crayon and tempera paint.

2. February 22

Create a folk art sculpture out of clay.

3. March 7:

Learn about Georgia O’Keeffe and create your own 3-D flowers.

4. March 21:

Design and decorate your own kite.

5. April 11:

Learn how to write your name in Chinese characters with ink and a bamboo brush.

6. April 25:

Make your own folk art painting on plexiglass.

7. May 2:

Explore On the Silk Road and the High Seas: Chinese ceramics, culture, and
commerce and create a dragon puppet.

8. May 16:

Collect leaves in Bailey’s Woods and create leaf prints.

Click here to download the registration form.

Yoga For Gardeners

Saturday, May 5, 2012
3:00 P.M.–5:00 P.M.

Cost:
$20 for Museum members
$25 per participant for non-members

Let the instructors of Blue Laurel Yoga introduce you to some simple restorative yoga poses that can aid in the relief of sore gardening muscles. Focusing on the muscle groups gardeners work most heavily, we will offer stretches and strengthening exercises that can counter some of the discomforts that go along with digging in the dirt. We will begin with a practical introduction to yoga for gardeners, move into a series of postures that target hard-working muscle groups and close with a stroll through Bailey’s Woods.

Click here to download the registration form.

We accept cash and checks.

Make checks payable to Blue Laurel Yoga

Questions? Contact Emily Dean at museum@olemiss.edu.

THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2012

5:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M.

The University of Mississippi Museum

Join us for a reception honoring the Spring 2012 ArtZone students. Student work will be on display in the museum classroom. Refreshments will be served.

Questions should be sent to Sarah Story at sestory@olemiss.edu.com or 662.915.7073.

April 17 – July 13, 2012

Opening Reception: Tuesday, April 17, 2012
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Part of the Oxford Art Crawl

Curated by Mattie Codling, a junior at Ole Miss completing a professional internship at the UM Museum, this exhibit highlights the work of several well-known and not-so-well-known folk artists or “self-taught” artists from the Southeastern United States. The works included have primarily been made by using non-traditional materials and present their subjects in a primitive manner. A wide range of subjects is depicted, but they mostly focus on scenes that were familiar to the artist, such as religious scenes and images of the people and places around them. The works included in this show represent the very core of the artist’s lives; they are not only visually appealing, but they act as a documentation of Southern culture from the late 19th and 20th centuries.

June 26 – September 1, 2012
Opening Reception: Sunday, July 8, 2012
1:00 p.m.– 3:00 p.m.

“Why did I wake since waking I shall never sleep again?”
William Faulkner, Absalom, Absalom!

Inspired by William Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom!, John Shorb explores ideas of memory and loss in the American South using a mixed-media approach of printmaking and drawing to create works on paper, wood, and fabric. From the cotton plantations of the South to the industrial iron of the North, each piece gives us a glimpse into the novel’s themes of struggle, decadence, and ruin.  Through this meditation on our disjointed past, Shorb assembles a new reality for today. The opening reception for this exhibition will be featured as part of the 39th Annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference.

John Shorb states, “Faulkner opened up a way for me to process the ways in which we remember a painfully proud history. It gave me access to a method of experiencing the complexities of the past that very few people address.” Using the printmaking technique of solvent transfer, Shorb combined his own images with appropriated materials such as the novel’s text and images from the nineteenth century. This technique allowed him to layer these various sources, conveying the residues of history and memory, as if these images have been burned or rubbed off onto etching paper, antique napkins, or pine panel. Some pieces include silkscreen techniques as well as drawing with charcoal, graphite, and ink. Shorb’s work addresses one of the central challenges of Faulkner’s novel: the vital yet futile need to piece together our collective past.

The University of Mississippi Museum in association with
The Master Gardeners of Lafayette County present

The 2012 Master Gardener
Spring Lecture Series

April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2012
Each day at noon

APRIL 5
Designing a Low Maintenance Landscape
by Jeff Wilson, Horticulture Agent for the 
Northeast Mississippi District of the Mississippi 
State Extension Service
Mr. Wilson will be discussing how to survey your site and come up with a low maintenance design including suggestions for plant material.

APRIL 12
Attracting Wildlife to your Garden
by Margaret Gratz, Author of the ‘Earth Lady’ column for the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
Mrs. Gratz will show you plants and design principles to attract birds and butterflies to your garden throughout the seasons.

APRIL 19
Designing Container Gardens
by Dr. Lelia Kelly, Consumer Horticultural Specialist for the Mississippi State Extension Service
Dr. Kelly will discuss the benefits of container gardening along with the plan for success in this
type of gardening.

APRIL 26
Gardening on the Wild Side with Nature’s Most Important Plants
by Sherra Owens, Specialist in native plants and Master Gardener in Lee and Union Counties
Mrs. Owens will show you how to design a garden for the five senses using natives and successful
plants for this area.

Discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or veteran’s status is a violation of federal and state law and MSU policy and will not be tolerated. Discrimination based upon sexual orientation or group affiliation is a violation of MSU policy and will not be tolerated.

The University Museum Education Department offers Traveling Trunks as an outreach program. Each Trunk contains materials for an educational presentation that can be conducted by one of our Museum Educators or checked out on loan from the Museum. In the trunks you will find all of the reading materials needed for an exciting classroom presentation, artifacts on the subject, and all of the supplies needed for your classes’ art project.

To reserve a Traveling Trunk or to request a presentation please contact
Sarah Story at 662-915-7205 or email sestory@olemiss.edu.

Click here to read the Traveling Trunk policies.

Trunks available for Checkout or Presentation:

Folk Art
An examination of the history of folk art using examples from the University Museum’s collection.

Greek and Roman Art
A historical evaluation of the Greek and Roman art and artifacts in the David Robinson Collection at the University Museum.

Theora Hamblett
An interesting look into the life and art of Theora Hamblett.

African Art
Learn about African masks and make your own!

Walter Anderson
A survey of the art and life of Walter Anderson.

Chinese Art

Learn about Chinese art and culture and create a Chinese dragon!

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Focus on Nature
Outdoor Photography Workshop
with Stephen Kirkpatrick

Saturday, April 14, 2012
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Cost: $70 (includes lunch)

Focus on Nature is the workshop for photographers 12 and older who want to improve their photographic skills and have fun at the same time. In addition to technical instruction, you’ll learn how to identify a grizzly’s best side, convince a ‘possum to say “cheese,” and remove a camera shy snake from your arm.

Space is limited so you must pre-register by contacting Sarah Story at sestory@olemiss.edu or 662.915.7073.
Download printable registration form here.
Participants do not need to bring a camera.