Artist at work, Greenfield Farm Plein Air Invitational, 2023
Upcoming Events
Brown Bag Summer Series with the UM Museum
May 19, 2026
Bob Brzuszek, recently retired Mississippi State University faculty, and Rob Anders, Native Habitats, are two of the Greenfield Farm project's landscape consultants.
June 23, 2026
Tom Rankin, photographer and editor of Faulkner's World: The Photographs of Martin J. Dain, will discuss Martin Dain and his images, including those of Greenfield Farm.
July 21, 2026
Thad Lee, photographer, who held a one-year residency documenting Greenfield Farms, will discuss the documentary process; the results of which will be on exhibit this summer at both the Museum and the Gammill Gallery. Rescheduled from July 7.
July 28, 2026
Co-creators of Greenfield Farm’s Plein Air Invitational, Brooke P. Alexander, Instructional Assistant Professor of Art, Drawing and Painting, and John T. Edge, Director of the Mississippi Lab, will discuss the invitational and creative promise of Greenfield Farm.
12:00 - 1:00 pm
University of Mississippi Museum (University Avenue & South 5th Street)
Drinks and desserts provided; please bring your own lunch.
Past Events
Plein Air Invitational
For the last time before we begin construction, Greenfield Farm opened its gate to the public to watch artists work, snag a bite, and toast the winner with a cocktail. See the 2025 Plein Air Invitational Event Report. Presented by Visit Oxford, Mississippi Arts Commission, Yoknapatawpha Arts Council, and Greenfield Farm Writers Residency, a project of the Mississippi Lab at the University of Mississippi. Cocktails courtesy of Wonderbird Spirits.
View the 2024 Plein Air Invitational Event Report.