Archives for November 2018

Baseball Parking

Hotty Toddy, Diamond Rebs!

Treat yourself to a season parking spot at the University of Mississippi Museum, and enjoy an easy walk to the Oxford-University Stadium!

Your gift of $275 supports the University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses’ exhibitions, programs, and educational outreach  throughout the year.

 

The 2024 baseball season parking pass gives you access to your numbered parking space for every home game/series.

Your donation will be processed upon receipt on a renewal basis. To pay via check, please fill and return the printable form by mail with your payment. To pay via credit card over the phone, call Andrea Drummond at 662-915-7028. Your parking pass will be mailed prior to the first pitch in February. If you have any questions, please contact the UM Museum at 662-915-7073 museum@olemiss.edu.

Click here for a printable form to be sent in with your payment: Baseball Parking Form

Visual Abundance: Realism in Watercolor

Cherries, Tulips, Silver, Crystal and Dutch Vase

Cherries, Tulips, Silver, Crystal and Dutch Vase

January 22–August 3, 2019

Opening Reception and Gallery Walkthrough with Artist: Thursday, January 31, 2019, 5:30–7:30 p.m.

The work of realist painter Laurin McCracken is influenced by the Dutch and Flemish still life painters of the 16th and 17th centuries. Before a serious commitment to the medium of watercolor in 2000, McCracken was a successful architect and a part-time photographer. He attended Auburn University and earned his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Architecture from Rice University. He followed that with a Masters in Architecture and Urban Planning from Princeton University. His work as a practicing architect and as a photographer allowed him to travel extensively in Europe, the Middle East, and Japan. His photographs have been widely published in architectural journals, as book covers, and as book illustrations.

Although McCracken did not take up watercolor until later in life, his existing skills in drawing, photography, and observation provided a strong foundation for his mastery of the medium. He studied with Gwenn Bragg at the Art League School in Alexandria, Virginia, and with Alain Gavin at the Art Institute of Chicago. He also carefully studied the works of still life masters who inspired his work.

McCracken’s paintings have won many awards and have been exhibited in juried shows from coast to coast and internationally. Shows include those of the American Watercolor Society, the National Watercolor Society, the Transparent Watercolor Society, the Philadelphia Watercolor Society, the Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society, the Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors, and the Southern Watercolor Society. His paintings have also been included in many competitive international shows, including the Beijing International Art Biennale 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017; the Shenzhen International Watercolor Biennial 2012, 2014; the Thailand World Watermedia Exhibition 2014; and the Masters of Watercolour 2015, St. Petersburg, Russia.

McCracken is the current president of the Watercolor USA Honor Society and the Country Leader for the USA for the Fabriano in Acquarello in Fabriano, Italy. He is a signature member of more than a dozen watercolor societies.

A native of Meridian, Mississippi, McCracken currently resides and paints in Fort Worth, Texas.

Read more about Visual Abundance: Realism in Watercolor here.

Walton-Young House Specifications

 

Download Dimensions and Schematic PDF here.
 

Front Porch:

Walton-Young front porch
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Rear Upper Porch:

Walton-Young Rear Upper Porch
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West Porch:

Walton-Young West Porch
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Call For Artists

Entry Deadline: January 2, 2019

Selection Notification: January 7, 2019

Delivery and Installation Period: February 13–20, 2019

Length of Exhibition: February 20–June, 2019

Honorarium: Artist, $800; Artist Materials, $300

 

Project and Theme Overview:

The University of Mississippi Museum is looking for an emerging artist focusing on installation and public art. The aim is to animate the Walton-Young House on university property adjacent to the museum, and create a high-visibility art project using the exterior of the house. The artist must create three separate outdoor installations, one each for the Front Porch, West Porch, and Rear Porch. Each porch may be independent concepts, or there may be a unified theme across all three. It will serve to further the visibility of this Museum property and create opportunities to incorporate the community in dialogue on the accessibility of art. The piece must be weather resistant and able to attract attention from University Avenue which runs in front of the house. Details about permissible anchoring and attachment modes are available upon request.

 

Porch Images and Dimensions

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The artist will be responsible for the design, fabrication, transportation, installation, and de-installation of the project and will work with The University of Mississippi Museum staff, as well as Project Manager Brooke Alexander.

Eligibility & Qualifications:

Professional and emerging artists who have worked in installation/public art contexts.

Required Application Materials:

  • Design Proposal: In a written statement, discuss a concept and details for the project. Include a brief outline, materials to be used, and a timeline to be used – reflecting awareness of the Timeline milestones outlined below.
  • Design Images: Submit digital images of proposed designs and ideas for the three porches.
  • Work Sample Images: Submit 5 images of professional work.

Selection Process

The University of Mississippi Museum will review proposals. A selection will be based on the following criteria:

  • Experience and aesthetic merit of any past public art project(s)
  • Excellence in quality of art or design
  • Relatedness to site and potential to connect to general public audiences, thematically and artistically
  • Durability, safety, and resistance to vandalism
  • Minimal maintenance requirements
  • Maximum visibility to pedestrian and vehicular passersby, along all four sides of the House

 

Timeline:

Deadline for Submission: January 2, 2019

Selection and Funding Awarded: January 7, 2019

Installation Period: February 13–20, 2019

Length of Exhibition: February 20–June, 2019

To apply or to call for more information, please contact Brooke Alexander at balexand@olemiss.edu or cell (256) 998-2802.

Walton-Young House History:

The Walton-Young House, built in 1880, is a registered Mississippi Landmark and originally was a middle class home of the Victorian era. Horace H. Walton owned the house and a hardware store in Oxford, MS. He lived in the house with his wife, Lydia, and their three children until his death in 1891. Lydia allowed university students to board upstairs after Walton passed away, as a source of income to support her family. In 1895, Lydia married Dr. Alfred Alexander Young who brought two children to the house. Stark Young was the most famous Walton-Young house resident. He stayed at the house while attending Ole Miss, and went on to become a well-known novelist and playwright. After the death of Dr. and Mrs. Young, the house was purchased by the First Presbyterian Church of Oxford to be used as a parsonage. Ministers and their families occupied the house for the next fifty years. The house become a part of the university in 1974, and a part of the University Museum in 1997.

George Tobolowsky Video Interview