"Reconstructing Oldfields" Community Day with Lee Harper
Sat, Apr 15
|Ocean Springs
Come create part of the Oldfields Miniature!
Time & Location
Apr 15, 2023, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Ocean Springs, 505 Washington Ave, Ocean Springs, MS 39564, USA
About The Event
Join Oxford based artist, Lee Harper, in a discussion of her process creating a miniature model of Oldfields circa the 1940s (when Walter Anderson lived and worked at the antebellum home). Visitors will help create elements of the home's exterior, guided by museum educators. Come and go between 1-5PM at the Art Cottage, and enjoy free admission to the museum.Â
Materials provided. Free to the public. No registration required. All ages welcome.Â
This program is presented by The Hearin-Chandler Foundation. Additional support is provided by the Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area and the Department of Marine Resources, the Mississippi Chapter of the Sierra Club, and through a grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council, through support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. In partnership with the Mississippi Heritage Trust, whose commitment to preserving Oldfields has made this program possible.Â