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Friends of the Museum

Board of Directors 2019–2020

Diane Scruggs
President

Amy Lowe Lewis
Vice President

Medora Justus
Treasurer

Linda Spargo
Secretary

John Hardy
Member At-Large

Ann Abadie
Nathan Adams
Marie Antoon
Allyson Best
Billy Chadwick
Susan Flowers
Jack Garner
Donna Gottshall
Gayle Henry
Lloyd Hewitt
Rebecca Phillips
Jodi Skipper
Brenda Jones West

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Lane McCluer holds up a painting by Robert Malone which was auctioned off at Harvest Supper.

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Harvest Supper features unforgettable and unique live entertainment.

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Guests enjoying Harvest Supper.

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Guests enjoying Harvest Supper.

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The Friends of the Museum supports the activities and acquisitions of the University Museum and Historic Houses through advocacy, fundraising, and special programming.

In 2017, the Friends of the Museum supported the following:

Acquisitions

  • Meditations on the Origins of Agriculture in America (1987) by Bill Dunlap, in conjunction with the Mississippi Arts Commission*
    *The project is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, through the Avery B. Dille, Jr. Fund for Art Acquisition, in memory of Mr. Avery B. Dille, Sr., Mrs. Katherine T. Dille, and Mr. Avery B. Dille, Jr. 

Conversations

  • Philip Jackson, Alysia Steele, Jaime Johnson: Oxford Artists Explore the Museum Vault

Art Trips

  • Cleveland, Mississippi gallery and studio visit

Exhibitions

  • The Beautiful Mysterious: The Extraordinary Gaze of William Eggleston traveling exhibit
  • The Beautiful Mysterious: The Extraordinary Gaze of William Eggleston catalog
  • The purchase of tools and raw materials for production of casework, custom mounts, and gallery maintenance

Educational Programming

  • Classroom improvements and technology 
  • First Friday Free Sketch Days
  • Adult Studio Workshops and new middle school/teen programming
  • Traveling Trunks and Free Outreach Partnership programs
  • Buie Babies (Ages 0-2) resources and materials
  • Program scholarships for low-income families 
  • Museum education student resource library 

The Permanent Collection

  • Reinstallation of the Robinson Greek and Roman Collection
  • New outdoor signage for Rowan Oak

Special Events