Home Sweet Home Family Activity Day

Hous and Home Family Activity Day

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10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (drop-in)
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM

COST: Free

This free, drop-in family activity day will have different stations and activities for families to explore. This family day is inspired by the special exhibit,”House and Home,” traveling from the National Building Museum!

Activities are designed for families with children (ages 2+) to do together.

This activity is made possible by the National Endowment for the Humanities and Mid-America Arts Alliance.

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Santa’s Work/Shop Family Activity Day

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2013

10:00 a.m. – noon
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM

Cost: Free for UM Museum Members
$5 per family for non-members

Families will meet at the Museum to create seasonal crafts and contribute a gingerbread house for the Ford Center’s Annual Gingerbread House Village!

Space is limited.

Call the Museum at 662-915-7073,
or email esdean@olemiss.edu to reserve your spot today!

Click here to download the registration form.

ArtZone Spring 2016 Class Exhibition Reception

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TUESDAY, APRIL 26, OR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27

5:00 – 6:00 P.M.
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING YOUR CHILD’S ARTZONE DAY

THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM

Join us for a reception honoring the Spring 2016 ArtZone students.
Student work will be exhibited in the Museum.

Refreshments will be served.

Questions should be sent to Emily McCauley at esdean@olemiss.edu or telephone the Museum at 662-915-7073.

Kooky Creations Family Activity Day

 

kookycreationswebSATURDAY
November 2, 2013
10:00 a.m. – noon
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM

Cost: Free for UM Museum Members
$5 per family for non-members

Come explore our new special exhibit, Recollecting: 1980-2012 Works by
Ron Dale, and create artwork inspired by this creative and fun exhibit.

Activities are designed for families with children (ages 2+) to do together.

Space is limited.

Click here to download the registration form.

Theora’s Trees Family Activity Day

theoraFADwebEY_FAD_2SATURDAY, October 5, 2013
10:00 a.m. – noon
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM

Cost: Free for UM Museum Members
$5 per family for non-members

As the Leaves start to change colors join us for a Fall Family Activity Day inspired by the season and Theora Hamblett’s colorful trees.

Activities are designed for families with children (ages 2+) to do together.

Space is limited.

Click here to download the registration form.

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TOPIC: Building a New Museum:
Collecting American Art for the Crystal Bridges Museum

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

6:00 p.m. (reception precedes talk, 5:00 p.m.)
The Lyric Oxford, 1006 Van Buren

Dr. John Wilmerding

Dr. John Wilmerding

Dr. John Wilmerding is Sarofim Professor of American art, emeritus, at Princeton University. He is currently chairman of the board of trustees of the National Gallery and a trustee of the Guggenheim Museum and the Wyeth Foundation for American Art.

Sponsored in part by: UM Art Department, Academic Traveler, the University Lecture Series, and the Lyric Oxford.

Summer Sunset Series 2013

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In the Grove on the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford, MS
at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 30, 2013.

 

 

CHECK OUT THE ENTIRE SUMMER SUNSET SERIES:
Sundays in June in the Grove at 7:00 p.m.

June 2
THE FORD CENTER PRESENTS
Michael Worthy & The Mississippians

June 9
THE YOKNAPATAWPHA ARTS COUNCIL PRESENTS
Bay/Buyer Band

June 16
THE YOKNAPATAWPHA ARTS COUNCIL PRESENTs
Jeff Calloway

June 23
THE FORD CENTER PRESENTS
Moonstone & Friends

June 30
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM PRESENTS
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Oxford Day at Mississippi Museum of Art

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Oxford Day
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Noon – 8:00 PM
Mississippi Museum of Art, The Art Garden
EVENT IS FREE

In honor of Symbols of Faith, Home, and Beyond: The Art of Theora Hamblett, and in celebration of the hometown of Theora Hamblett, the Mississippi Museum of Art invites all Ole Miss Alumni and current and former residents of Oxford to a day of events and programs in The Art Garden. A variety of talented Oxford musicians and performers provide entertainment throughout the day on the C Spire Stage, including Oxford Ballet, Dent May, Jimmy Phillips and the Ruminators, and Kudzu Kings. Literary readings are presented by Vox Journal, and film screenings will occur in the evening. Artwork from Oxford-based Southside Gallery will be on view inside the Museum. Educational activities are provided by MMA education staff and the University Museum. The Oxford Convention and Visitors Bureau and representatives of Ole Miss Athletics and the Central Mississippi Ole Miss Rebel Club bring added excitement and energy to the festivities. Oxford-themed food options and specialty cocktail selections are provided by The Palette Café by Viking and Chef Louis H. LaRose. This event is sponsored by BancorpSouth and Southern Beverage. It is supported by the University of Mississippi Museum and Historic Houses, permanent home to many of Hamblett’s paintings, and the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council.

Double Decker 2013

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Friday, April 26, 12pm-5pm Museum on the Square

Create a quick project inspired by the Museum’s collection of Theora Hamblett paintings


Escape the heat during Double Decker!
The University Museum will be free to the public on Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27 from 10 AM to 6 PM.  Come view our two new exhibitions, Portraits as Landscapes, Landscapes as Portraits: Yoknapatawpha County in the 1960s and Into the Flatland: Photographs by Kathleen Robbins

Bo Bartlett: Selected Works

April 18–July 13, 2013

 

PANEL DISCUSSION:
Friday, April 26, Noon – 1:00 P.M.

“Muses and Metaphor”

Featuring Bo Bartlett, Betsy Eby, and William Dunlap
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM

Sponsored by the University of Mississippi Department of Art

Home, 2010. Bo Bartlett, Oil on Linen. From the Collection of Stacy and Jay Underwood

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