In February, the Capital One-UNO Charter Schools returned for their second visit as part of a literacy enhancement program that begins in the classroom and continues in the museum. This spring teachers read new books aloud and brought more images into the classroom to expose the children to other treasures within the Ogden’s collection. The PreK focused on color and read
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Thanks to an Entergy New Orleans, Inc. 2009 Community Partnership Grant and the expertise of Dr. Sharon Shaffer, Director of the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center, the Capital One-UNO Charter School Network and The Ogden have been able to partner to create a literacy enhancement program that begins in the classroom and continues in the museum. At the schools, teachers read
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Wetland Shadow Puppets inspired by Walter AndersonNovember 21, 2009Participants in the workshop studied the Walter Anderson watercolors on display in The Ogden and then made shadow puppets based on his work – a duck, a fish, a nest of birds, or a crab, for instance. Future Puppet-Making Workshops: January 16 Hand Puppet Houses inspired by Jeffrey Cook February
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Louisiana Tricksters presented by Calliope Puppets November 14, 2009 CALLIOPE PUPPETS kick ed off a puppet workshop series at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art with a performance of “Louisiana Tricksters”. Drawn from the worldwide genre of trickster tales, these two stories feature some lively southern characters with West African as well as Cajun roots. The… Continue reading
Three local teenagers receive a stipend, thanks to the generosity of the MaggieGeorge Foundation, to learn about the museum and its collection and to assist in leading tours throughout the summer. They also act as counselors for The Ogden’s newly developed summer camps. This summer The Ogden Museum was excited to have two additional students from the Summer 2009 initiative of
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Our camp, Southern Play Time, allows children to produce plays. They create the script, design and make the props and costumes, and perform the parts. The first session this year brought to life three tall tales. Watch the performance of The Snowman, The Walking Catfish, and Annie Christmas.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou6lAOgrqck][youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_8ywWSzgmc][youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od5KQsNTazY]… Continue reading
Welcome to the Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s Education department blog! The Education department is able to participate and organize some really great things here in New Orleans, so we wanted to find a way to share all of these great experiences with you! We hope that this blog will help you to feel like you are a part of
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