Thank You for Your #GivingTuesday Support!

In the weeks leading up to last week’s Giving Tuesday on December 3rd, we asked friends of the museum to choose us as their non-profit of choice. Many of you answered the call! Thank you to all of our donors who helped us to reach over $1100 in donations. Your contributions will fund scholarships for children of low-income families to be a part of our Mud Daubers Summer Camp. The amount donated will help us sponsor six of our 6 to 9-year-old campers or four of our 10 to 14-year-old campers. Again, a heartfelt thanks to all of our Giving Tuesday Supporters.

Our Mud Daubers Summer Camp schedule this year starts on June 8th and runs for four weeks:

Week 1: June 8 – 12, Ages 6 – 9, $175 per camper

Week 2: June 15 – 19, Ages 10 – 14, $250 per camper

Week 3: June 22 – 26, Ages 6 – 9, $175 per camper

Week 4: July 6 – 10, Ages 10 – 14, $250 per camper

More info on this year’s summer camp theme coming soon so stay tuned to our web blog here, our Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter for updates.

Did you miss the chance to give on Giving Tuesday? Don’t worry because we’ve just kicked off our Year-end Giving Campaign! This campaign goes to our annual fund, which helps support everything from day-to-day museum operations, exhibition planning, educational programs for kids and adults, and much more. You can make a donation below or click here for more information.


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Members Get 20% off in the Museum Store During Martinis & Mistletoe Holiday Party

The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art is celebrating our members this holiday season. Members receive a 20% discount on all transactions in our museum store on December 12th from 5 pm to 7:30 pm during our annual member holiday party. Members are encouraged to bring a friend and enjoy art, drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and music. Non-members are welcome with a $10 donation to the museum. Get a membership now and skip the donation!

OOMA’s museum store represents artists from all over the Southeastern US with a focus on ceramicists in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama. This holiday season, give the gift of art and enrich the lives of your family, friends, and neighbors all while supporting local artists. Happy Holidays from the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art family!

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Today is the Day to Make OOMA Your #GivingTuesday Choice and Support Summer Camp Scholarships

Giving Tuesday starts now! We’ve started our donor campaign on Facebook and all donations there will be matched by Facebook starting at 7 am today until they reach a $7M cap. You can also call us at 228-374-5547 or come visit us from 10 am to 5 pm today or click here to donate via our website.

Whether you give $5 or $500, every dollar you give will help fund need-based scholarships for young artists who will attend OOMA’s Summer Art Camp. Mud Dauber’s Summer Art Camp has been a Mississippi Gulf Coast institution for over 20 years and with your help, a few students may qualify for assistance to be a part of a wonderfully creative camp experience. Our art camp provides an opportunity for kids to think creatively, develop new skills, create narratives and experience new challenges. Campers will have adventurous experiences looking at, talking about, and making art. Activities include ceramics, painting, ecology, mixed media projects, and movement.

Summer campers discuss the art of John Barnes in the galleries at OOMA Summer campers discuss art in the galleries at OOMA  Summer campers enjoy an ice cream break A Mud Daubers Summer Camper shows off their artwork  A Mud Daubers Summer Camper shows off their artwork with Education Director Pamela Cevallos A Mud Daubers Summer Camper shows off their artwork A Mud Daubers Summer Camper shows off their artwork

OOMA Education Director Pamela Cevallos and Assistant Director accept the museum's 2019 PRISM Award for Excellence in Art Education.

OOMA Education Director Pamela Cevallos and Assistant Director Heather Rumfelt accepting the 2019 PRISM Award for Excellence in Art Education by the Mississippi Art Education Association on Friday, November 8th.

HOW TO OPTIMIZE YOUR GIVING:

  • CREATE your own fundraiser in support of OOMA. See below for a suggested narrative for your fundraiser.
  • SHARE our Facebook fundraiser with your friends.
  • TAG friends in the Facebook comment section that you think would be interested in supporting the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art.
  • POST a note or picture on your social media page and tag our Facebook, Instagram, and/or Twitter accounts telling friends why you support us.
  • FORWARD this page to those that may be interested in supporting our educational mission.
If you’d like to start your own fundraiser but don’t know what to say, copy and paste from below:
Hey friends! I’ve chosen to support The Ohr O’Keefe Museum of Art for my #GivingTuesday fundraiser this year. OOMA has supported art education on the Mississippi Gulf Coast for years and I’d love it if you would choose to support them with me. Any amount helps and donations made after 7 am CST on December 3rd will be matched by Facebook! Thank you for anything you can give!
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