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THE NEED:
Retaining Walter Anderson’s works in a semblance of wholeness, at the spot where the greater part of his creative works originated, offers an unusual opportunity particularly for scholars. There is a need for one place to: collect, protect, conserve and exhibit his art. A museum is the answer. There is a need for a place where other artists may exhibit their works. A museum is the answer. There is a need for a teaching and educational program enhancing the enjoyment and enrichment of life. A museum is the answer. Walter Anderson said, “A museum without the grace of teaching is a place of death.”
THE PLAN:
The proposed museum will be a “vital, sustaining center for the encouragement, development and the continuance of the Arts.” Specifically it will provide:
★	facilities for exhibition, storage and study of Walter Anderson’s works, as the core of the museum and its collection
★	a functional link and physical connection between the murals depicting the history of Ocean Springs entitled, “Seven Climates of The Coastal Areas” painted in 1950-
1951 on the Community Center walls and “Creation at Sunrise” found in the little room
★	a permanent place for exhibiting the WPA murals done in 1935 upon the walls of the old high school auditorium
★	facilities to exhibit contextually related works of the Anderson-Shearwater family; of local and regional works deemed appropriate to museum hanging; and for temporary exhibit of traveling works
★	a library, a reference center and archives for scholarly and educational research
★	a facility for educational activities:
Lectures
Art classes and workshops Slide talks Films and Tours Interdisciplinary focus