Ocean Springs Eco Art Camp
Mon, Oct 07
|Ocean Springs
Calling Ocean Springs middle school students for a FREE Fall Break art and science camp at the Museum.
Time & Location
Oct 07, 2024, 9:00 AM – Oct 11, 2024, 4:00 PM
Ocean Springs, 510 Washington Ave, Ocean Springs, MS 39564, USA
About The Event
MON, OCT 7 - FRI, OCT 11 | 9AM-4PM DAILY | Walter Anderson Museum of Art in Ocean Springs
Calling Ocean Springs middle school students!
Join the Walter Anderson Museum of Art for a FREE five-day Fall Break art and science camp based at the Museum, with a visit The University of Southern Mississippi Marine Education Center. Free Registration includes drinks and snacks. Lunch not included, so please bring your own!
During the weeklong camp, students work with mixed-media textile artist and storyteller Diane Williams to create a three-dimensional tapestry composed of 16-20 12x12 textile panels. This immersive and communal installation interweaves organic and manmade materials into an art piece that investigates water quality, algal blooms, and the hypoxic dead zone in the Mississippi Sound; this dead zone, the result of decreased oxygen in the water, threatens coastal biodiversity, aquaculture and economy, tourism, and recreation.
An accompanying narrative booklet will…
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