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Aspiring young photographers of all levels participated in a hands-on, weeklong program led by teaching artist, Ariya Aladjem Wolf. Throughout the week, campers developed both technical and aesthetic skills to craft personal and expressive photographs.

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Raven Halfmoon: Flags of Our Mothers features new and recent works made over the last five years. Commissioned by The Aldrich and Bemis Center, the exhibition debuts Halfmoon’s largest works to date, including a three-part stacked ceramic sculpture standing over twelve-feet tall. The title of the exhibition is a tribute to the matriarchs in her life and all the Indigenous women, who over many centuries have created and endured, keeping their stories and traditions present, active and alive.

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Featuring artwork by students from Dillard University and Xavier University of Louisiana.

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The Unending Stream is a two-part exhibition that showcases the thriving community of photographers in New Orleans. The title of the exhibition pays homage to a Clarence John Laughlin photograph of the same title, which is a part of the permanent collection at Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Laughlin’s seminal work, created between the 1930s and 1950s, is an important chapter in the long-storied relationship between New Orleans and photography. Following in his visionary footsteps, this exhibition focuses on emerging and underrepresented photographers who continue to focus on the South through poetic imagery.The Unending Stream celebrates New Orleans’ continuing role as one of America’s most important cultural capitals while also highlighting the role that the arts have played in revitalizing the region for the past twenty years since Hurricane Katrina.

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Your go-to New Orleans Art Museum for Southern Art

Ogden Museum of Southern Art is your go-to New Orleans art museum focused on presenting and exploring the art of the American South. Through exhibitions, public events, educational programs and online programming, Ogden Museum aims to broaden the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the visual art and culture of the region.


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