Homegoing Feast
Fri, Feb 11
|Walter Anderson Museum of Art
Traverse the world of rituals and death in the South with a dynamic group of scholars, chefs and musicians.


Time & Location
Feb 11, 2022, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Walter Anderson Museum of Art, 510 Washington Ave, Ocean Springs, MS 39564, USA
About The Event
RSVP required for chef's tastings; supply is limited. (Even if you see RSVP closed, we encourage you to join us for music, drink, conversation, and celebration!)
As we prepare to send the exhibition Bearing Witness home, the Museum wanted to give it a proper Southern send-off. With that intention in mind, we have generated a dynamic group of participants featuring scholars, chefs, and musicians to talk about rituals and death in the South along with a book signing and an expansive, colorful feast.
Chefs will collaborate to prepare a funeral menu sampling of various items that each represent the rich diversity of cultures that make up the region. The menu will provide an additional layer of programmatic interpretation by showing how the deaths of animals and plants can be sustainably used for human sustenance.
There will be a book signing with exhibiting artist, Jason Bouldin, at 5:30PM.
Participants will also…