{"id":9358,"date":"2018-08-14T14:00:22","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T19:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/?p=9358"},"modified":"2018-08-31T08:45:06","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T13:45:06","slug":"ohr-okeefe-museum-of-art-extended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/ohr-okeefe-museum-of-art-extended\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohr-O&#8217;Keefe Museum of Art&#8211; Extended!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>September 8, 2018: SPECIAL EVENT! With more than twice the museum\u2019s previous attendance, the Rodrigue exhibition is a showstopper!<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8946 \" src=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/oomaopeningreception-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/oomaopeningreception-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/oomaopeningreception-600x370.jpg 600w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/oomaopeningreception-768x473.jpg 768w, https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/oomaopeningreception.jpg 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Originally set to close August 15<sup>th<\/sup>, we&#8217;re thrilled to announce its extension,\u00a0due to<b>\u00a0popular demand<\/b>, through <strong>October 6, 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition, please join Wendy Rodrigue at the Ohr-O\u2019Keefe Museum of Art for a special encore Gallery Talk on <strong>Saturday, September 8, 2018 at 3:30 p.m<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0Surrounded by these exceptional late Rodrigue paintings, Wendy will share personal stories and insights from her\u00a0<strong>wondrous journey\u00a0<\/strong><strong>with George<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0A book signing follows, featuring\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/georgerodrigue.com\/the-other-side-of-the-painting\/\">The Other Side of the Painting<\/a><\/em>\u00a0(UL Press).<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wendy Rodrigue will also be visiting Biloxi for\u00a0<strong>education outreach<\/strong>\u00a0in partnership with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgeohr.org\/\">Ohr-O\u2019Keefe Museum of\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgeohr.org\/\">Art<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rodriguefoundation.org\/site.php\">George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts<\/a>, <strong>September 11-13<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0For information, please contact OOMA\u2019s Education Director, Pamela Cevallos, at 228-374-5547, ext. 108 or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:education@georgeohr.org\">education@georgeohr.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A new interview with Wendy Rodrigue, recorded live from the museum, with NPR for Mississippi Public Broadcasting, beginning at 18:19. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpbonline.org\/blogs\/mississippiedition\/mississippi-edition-monday-july-30th\/\">LISTEN NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyrodrigue.com\/2018\/08\/ohr-okeefe-museum-of-art-extended.html\">LEARN MORE \u00bb<\/a><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">None of this would have happened without the dedicated, enthusiastic OOMA staff, lead by Director Kevin O&#8217;Brien, nor without the passion and hard work of everyone associated with Rodrigue Studios, especially our Curator of Exhibitions, Dana Holland-Beickert of Memphis, Tennessee.\u00a0 With tremendous thanks to all of you, on behalf of myself, everyone who experiences this exceptional and unprecedented installation, and above all, the brave, creative genius, George Rodrigue.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">-Wendy Rodrigue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 8, 2018: SPECIAL EVENT! 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