AmbassadOHR Partnerships
Fostering creative partnerships through the power of the arts benefits the community as a whole. We believe art, creativity, and collaboration are essential to the quality of life and the betterment of our coastal neighborhoods and community.
It is our mission to: “present interactive educational experiences so that people of all ages can discover the diversity and richness of Mississippi and American artistic traditions”.
The goal of the AmbassadOHRs is to collaborate with local organizations, schools and businesses, to pool resources and empower the imagination of volunteers of all age groups. The result will be the product of many hands and minds coming together to improve and enhance our community through beautification and education.
To partner with the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art please contact the museum at info@georgeohr.org
Click here for more information on becoming an AmbassadOHR.
Click one of these links for AmbassadOHR request form: Microsoft Word Doc or PDF
ba2008-2009 Partnerships
El Pueblo AmbassadOHR Project
El Pueblo partnered with the Community Outreach Department of the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art and local community members to implement a photography project that not only celebrates the Hispanic/Latino heritage and also helps the greater coastal community understand and appreciate this culture. The Opening Doors Project, or Abriendo Puertas, was developed to examine and display how the immigrant communities perceive themselves and their place in the Mississippi Gulf Coast. This project was stared in September of 2008 and with help, will continue through 2009.
Safe Space of Biloxi
Safe Space partnered with the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art to reach out to the homeless population of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Arts coordinators from the Ohr provided lessons and supplies for homeless men, women, and children and encourage them to create artwork that can be shared and enjoyed with the community.
Hands On Gulf Coast
The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art is proud to partner with Hands On Gulf Coast and the AmeriCorps program. In 2007 the museum provided a match to bring on AmeriCorps member Ingrid Hill from Maine for 11 months. This year we were able to bring on 2 AmeriCorps members Josh Poole from New York and Alyce Spencer from Iowa. The AmeriCorps members have proven to be an integral part of the museums education department and the museum aims to provide them with skills and ideas that they can bring to their home states.
Center for New Opportunities
Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art educators provide art education opportunities at the Biloxi Alternative School for at-risk youth categorized as delinquent, disruptive, disadvantaged and/or disabled. The program provides a focus and discipline which through the art experience through a variety of projects using media and materials that allow the student to work creatively to more acceptably express their thoughts and feelings.
Canon Hospice AmbassadOHR Project
The Canon hospice Project was designed to help patients and families accept terminal illness positively and resourcefully, to preserve their dignity, and to endure the challenges that are accompanied at this critical time of life. In an effort to help Cannon Hospice fulfill their mission of providing a comfortable and warm environment, The Community Art and Cultural Development Team from the Ohr - O’Keefe Museum of Art partnered with Cannon Hospice of Gulfport and Gulfport High School art students to create a revitalization effort for their in-house care facility.
