Art Trip: Mississippi Gulf Coast

Orr and Walter Anderson museum exteriors

Thursday, February 10, 2022

The Friends of the University of Mississippi Museum and the Department of Outreach have planned an exciting overnight art/museum tour of the Gulf Coast.

We will depart via bus from the University Museum on Thursday, February 10th at 8:30 a.m.
Return time will be late afternoon on Friday the 11th.

COST: $325 Individual
$260 Shared Room (2 people)
$520 Couple

This includes hotel, two lunches, all transportation, snacks on the bus, all museum and gallery entry fees.

TRIP ITINERARY

  • The first stop will be lunch at Robert St. John’s Crescent City Grill, one of his 6 distinctive restaurants in Hattiesburg. A noted chef, St. John worked on a documentary of Walter Anderson’s life and work, and the recently published book, Walter Anderson: The Extraordinary Life and Art of the Islander. Lunch promises to prepare us for this overnight adventure!
  • A guided tour of the Ohr/O”Keefe Museum of Art, housed in a Frank-Gehry designed building, awaits us when we arrive in Biloxi. Known as the “Mad Potter of Biloxi,” Orr was a renowned ceramic artist.
  • We will be staying at the exciting Margaritaville Resort and Family Entertainment Center on Thursday night. The 5 o’clock Somewhere Bar on the roof offers remarkable sunsets. Dinner this evening and breakfast the next morning will be on your own. You may make advanced reservations at one of several dining rooms in the resort.
  • The famous Walter Anderson Museum in Ocean Springs has planned a special tour for our group on Friday morning. You can watch the documentary on Walter Anderson at PBS.org and search for Walter Anderson. It will certainly set the stage for our visit. Our University Museum has a collections-loan partnership with Walter Anderson Museum, and a Jason Bouldin exhibit will be on display, as well as other UM Museum pieces.
  • The Half Shell Oyster House, a local favorite in Gulfport, will provide a delicious lunch before we leave the coast.

Book early! Friends of the Museum are getting a one-week advanced opportunity to sign up before the general public is notified of this trip.

Questions? Email Callie Anglin at cweveret@olemiss.edu or call 662-915-7158.