Jane Becker Heidelberg Endowment for the Arts
July, 2017 — The University Foundation just announced the establishment of the Jane Becker Heidelberg Endowment for the Arts.
Web Heidelberg, and his wife, Michelle, of Hattiesburg, have chosen the University Museum as recipient of a $30,000 gift. To honor his mother, a woman who loved the arts and Ole Miss, the endowment for exhibitions and programming will emphasize the work of young or emerging artists.
“The Jane Becker Heidelberg Endowment for the Arts represents arts philanthropy at its very best, and the University Museum is deeply grateful to the Heidelberg family for the creation of this fund in support of emerging artists,” said Robert Saarnio, museum director.
For more about the University of Mississippi alumni to inspired her family’s love for the arts, please to continue reading about the woman who inspired her family. [more]
The Mennello Museum of American Art, Orlando — first stop on tour
“The Beautiful Mysterious: The Extraordinary Gaze of William Eggleston” 
June, 2017 — Thanks to the tireless efforts and sponsorship by Friends of the Museum, The University of Mississippi Museum exhibited a series of stunning color and early black-and-white photographs September, 2016, created by the world-reknown, Memphis-born photographer, William Eggleston. By popular demand and extended programming, the exhibit continued through January 14, 2017 in Oxford, Mississippi.
Now the The Beautiful Mysterious adorns the walls of The Mennello Museum, Orlando, Florida, for its inaugural opening June 23, on display through September 3rd. Guest curated by novelist Megan Abbott, Eggleston’s work is making a splash in local media.
“Dubbed the Picasso of photography, a collection of Eggleston’s is set to debut…When color film was introduced, it was a young man hailing from Mississippi who revolutionized the art form with pictures like paintings.” -Florida Central Post
“William Eggleston’s peculiar eye for color and composition make him a national treasure.” -Orlando Weekly
The Museum acquired the photographs from Dr. William R. “Bill” Ferris, founding director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, scholar, author and longtime friend of Eggleston. Eggleston’s work was credited with helping establish color photography in the late 20th century as a legitimate artistic medium. “This exhibit allows everyone to know his work, which is part of the legacy of Ole Miss,” said Ferris. [more]
“Momentous day for UMMuseum exhibit feat. work of Memphis native William Eggleston travels to Mennello Museum”– Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter posted, Twitter
Past-President of Friends of the Museum honored by MILA
CLEVELAND, Miss. — Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters (MILA) announced the 38th Annual Award Winners on Saturday, June 3, 2017. Kent Wyatt Hall at Delta State University hosted the event, honoring eleven Mississippi artists, musicians and writers.
The University of Mississippi is pleased to announce Award-Winner in Visual Arts, Carlyle Wolfe, for her piece “Fall”. Past President of the philanthropic organization, Friends of the Museum, Wolfe extracts silhouettes from her drawings of plants. She then cut paper stencils, until 2016 when she began cutting the delicate silhouette stencils from stainless steel.
The University of Mississippi also boasts Award-Winner in Photography, Dr. David Wharton for “The Power of Belief: Spiritual Landscapes from the Rural South.” Wharton has served as Director of Documentary Studies and Assistant Professor of Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture since 1999. The Noel Polk Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Jere Allen, professor emeritus of art at Ole Miss and internationally known figurative artist.
Local favorites who often provide music at Rowan Oak events, Thacker Mountain Radio Hour received Citation of Merit. For more information visit MILA.
Special thanks to Current Exhibit Sponsors
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MUSEUM
Lasting Impressions: Restoring Kate Freeman Clark
March 28-July 22, 2017
Lester and Susan Fant
Bank of Holly Springs
David B. Person
First State Bank
Tim and Lisa Lindy
Tyson Drugs, Inc.
Ellis Stubbs State Farm Insurance
ROWAN OAK:
Etchings From William Faulkner’s The Sound and The Fury by Boyd Saunders
Phil Swan
Friends of the Museum
SPECIAL EVENTS:
Harvest Supper
Looking ahead: 2018 Harvest Supper, Oct. 12, 2018
Friends of the Museum members deeply appreciate the generosity of sponsors for the dinner, which has become one of the signature events of the Lafayette-Oxford-University community’s fall season.
PAST SPONSORS AND DONORS: 2015-2016
| A&N Catering | Alicia and Jason Bouldin | Ashley and John Callery | Virginia Chavis |
| Peggy Adams | Norma Bourdeaux | Scott Caradine | Cicada, Inc. |
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| Billie Allio | David and Shawn Brevard | Marti Funke and Brian Carpenter | Joy and John C. Clark |
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| Mary Louise and Robert Sinclair | Pat and Patty Tatum | Ralph Vance | Lisa and Franklin Williams |
| Mary and Mark Solomon | Dr. and Mrs. Cooper | Rosie Vassallo | Carlyle Wolfe |
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| Rose and Hubert Spears | Suzan and Tommy Thames | Shonda Warner | Margaret Wylde & Ken Wooten |
| Yalobusha Brewing Co | Younger Foundation |
