Volunteer at the Ohr-O’Keefe!
Enthusiastic volunteers are needed! Volunteers 18 years of age and up work with museum staff, art educators, and other individuals. Visitor Service Assistants gain customer service experience at the information […]
Entries by Darryl ODonnell
Gifts of Stock or Appreciated Securities
How It Works You transfer appreciated stocks, bonds, or mutual fund shares you have owned for more than one year to the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art. The museum sells your […]
OOMA Joins the #GivingTuesday Movement
Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday. #GivingTuesday is a global giving movement that has been built by individuals, families, organizations, businesses, and communities in all 50 states and in countries […]
Carved Tiles
Students receive a prepared clay tile approximately 6” x 6.” Designs provided by the studio or students are traced onto the tile. The design is then carved into the tile […]
Painted Bowls
Students will receive a bisqued clay bowl to paint with colored underglazes. The decorated bowls will be left in the studio to be clear glazed and fired. The bowls are […]
Mixed-Media Watercolors
Students will use George Ohr’s pottery as inspiration for this mixed-media watercolor project. They will learn about resists by using oil pastels to outline shapes and create patterns. Watercolor will […]
Clay Pinch Pots
Students will receive a small ball of clay with instructions on how to form it into a pinched pot. Students then choose a glaze color and leave them in the studio […]
OOMA Fundraisers
The Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art (OOMA) aspires to become the premier source of diversified and engaging art education for the Mississippi Gulf Coast. We see art as a road that […]