Major exhibition by pioneering artist Dusti Bongé opens at The Mississippi Museum of Art
Dusti Bongé (American, 1903-1993), Shrimp Boats at the Dock, Biloxi, MS, P-159, c. 1940. oil on canvas, 21.75 x 27.875. Collection of the Dusti Bongé Art Foundation.
JACKSON, MS
.-The Mississippi Museum of Art will open Piercing the Inner Wall: The Art of Dusti Bongé, an expansive survey revealing the full range of the pioneering artists oeuvre. Considered Mississippis first artist to work consistently in a Modernist style, Dusti Bongé (190393) was active in New Yorks dynamic art scene and creative communities which flourished along the Gulf Coast in the 1930s through the early 1990s. During her lifetime, she created a multifaceted body of work that transitioned from figurative and Cubist depictions of scenes of her hometown Biloxi in the late 1930s, through a period of Surrealism and into Abstract Expressionism that defines her mature work.
MLK day of service events have been altered due to the coronavirus
“Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood.”
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FILE - In this Aug. 28, 1963 file photo, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses marchers during his I Have a Dream speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. (AP Photo/File) Author: WWL Staff Updated: 8:48 PM CST January 17, 2021
NEW ORLEANS Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia.
He was a Baptist Minister, activist and Civil Rights Leader, whose mission was to bring awareness to racism, end racial discrimination and bring unity to all races across the country.
My New Orleans
01/11/2021
NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Awaken your child’s imagination and creativity in our Online After School Art Club! This session is dedicated to looking at and making artwork inspired by the theme, “Feeling Healthy and Strong.”
Artists will learn about social emotional responses to art and stressors in their day to day lives with weekly yoga, breathing and light exercise activities. Kids will gain both confidence and an understanding of the visual arts while building painting, drawing, sculpture and mixed-media skills.
Before the session begins, each student will receive an art box with all the supplies needed for the session. During each weekly class, Museum Educator Mikhayla Harrell will be live on Zoom to guide kids through deep art observation, critical thinking, art making procedures and mindfulness practices.
My New Orleans
01/08/2021
Entwined: Ritual Wrapping and Binding in Contemporary Southern Art.
Artists investigated will include Sonya Yong James, Sister Gertrude Morgan, Howard Finster and others whose practices focus on the spiritual and healing elements of art-making and art objects. The course will also study historical resources relating to spirituality in art and neurological “bottom up and top down” brain processing. Learn how these concepts can inform your artistic practices, enhance creative flow and contribute to your overall wellness.
Please come prepared with the art supplies listed below. Shop locally at Mo’s Art Supplies and receive a student discount of 15%. Simply mention Ogden Museum Adult Art Class when shopping. You may upgrade or downgrade any of the supplies at your discretion.