Events

Greenfield Farm Brown Bag Series with UM Museum

12:00 - 1:00 pm at the University of Mississippi Museum (University Avenue & South 5th Street)

Summer 2026

Tuesday, May 19 - Bob Brzuszek, recently retired Mississippi State University faculty, and Rob Anders, Native Habitats, are two of the Greenfield Farm project's ecological consultants.                    

Tuesday, June 23 - Tom Rankin, photographer and author of Faulkner's World: ThePhotographs of Martin J. Dain, will discuss Martin Dain and his images, including those of Greenfield Farm.

Tuesday, July 7 - 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 at both the Museum (April 7 - August 1st, 2026) and the Gammill Gallery (May 28 - August 1, 2026)

Tuesday, July 28 - Co-creators of Greenfield Farm’s Plein Air Invitational, John T. Edge, Director of the Mississippi Lab, and Brooke P. Alexander, Instructional Assistant Professor of Art, Drawing and Painting, will discuss the invitational and creative promise of Greenfield Farm.

The Summer Brown Bag Series is made possible in part by financial assistance from the National Park Service and the Mississippi Hills Heritage Area Alliance.

For the last time before we begin construction, Greenfield Farm opens its gate to the public to watch artists work, snag a bite, and toast the winner with a cocktail. 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 2025 Plein Air Invitational Event Report here.