2024 Press Releases


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WGNO (Jul. 15): White Linen Night to return to New Orleans for 30th anniversary

My New Orleans (Jul. 11): White Linen Night Set for August 3

My New Orleans (Jul. 9): Southland Gallery Talk at the Ogden Museum 

New Orleans Museum Month (Jul. 8): NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM MONTH | PARTICIPATING MUSEUMS

ADORE (Jul. 3): Where to Celebrate July 4th in New Orleans

My New Orleans (Jul. 2): Adult Summer Camp at the Ogden Museum

My New Orleans (Jul. 1): Arts Calendar: July 2024

OffBeat magazine (Jul. 1): New Orleans Celebrates July 4th With Spectacular Events And Festivities

New Orleans (Jun. 27): MUST-SEE MUSEUM EXHIBITS IN NEW ORLEANS THIS JULY

ADORE (Jun. 25): Hop on the Mushroom Trend with these 12 Items

TravelPulse (Jun. 25): New Orleans Celebrates Museums and Music in August and October

Yahoo! (Jun. 21): New Orleans, Louisiana in Four Days: A Jazz Lover’s Guide

AXIOS New Orleans (Jun. 18): As New Orleans clears blighted Algiers apartment complex, it also loses a major artwork

Wyandot Daily (Jun. 18): 7 Reasons Why You Should to Visit New Orleans in June 2024

ADORE (Jun. 14) Hot Tropics: 25 Beachy Finds for Summer

k94.5 (Jun. 13): Did You Know That Louisiana Has Some Amazing Museums?

yahoo! Finance (Jun. 8): 5 States That Offer Locals-Only Discounts

My New Orleans (Jun. 4): Hey Y’all Art Talk June 13 at Ogden Museum

NOLA.com (Jun. 2): Nell Nolan: Louisiana Bar Foundation, Townsmen Dance, Ogden NOCCA 50th

ArtFourm (Jun. 1): Tina Girouard

My New Orleans (May 31): Arts Calendar: June 2024 Events

AXIOS New Orleans (May.30): Cajun Zydeco Festival and more things to do in New Orleans this weekend

My New Orleans (May 30): Real Wedding: Caitlin+Sam

ADORE (May 30): Spend Your Weekend at these 5 Events

My New Orleans (May 29): Ogden Museum’s Magnolia Ball 2024 June 1, Silent Auction Live

WDSU (May 27): Activities and events you can do this Memorial Day

FOX8 (May 24): Magnolia Ball 

The Florida Times-Union (May 21): Jacksonville photographer Doug Eng: ‘an engineer, a naturalist, an artist’

My New Orleans (May 21): Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition Debuts Newest Installation, Poydras Corridor Polyhedra

ADORE (May 21): Congrats Grads! 22 Great Local Finds to Gift

gulflive.com (May 21): These New Orleans attractions offer military discounts for Memorial Day (and year-round)

Biz New Orleans (May 17): Ogden Museum of Southern Art Magnolia Ball

ADORE (May 14): Wings of Beauty: 22 Buzzworthy Local Items 

Exploring USA (May 9): Temjenwapang

My New Orleans (May 8): GiveNOLA Day Raises $7.3 Million in its 11th Year for a Record-Breaking 1,004 Nonprofits 

WGNO (May 8): GiveNOLA Day hits ‘record-breaking’ total in donations for New Orleans nonprofits

Antigravity (May 7): You’ve Come a Long Way: Jack Niven’s Universal Mule at the Ogden

FOX8 (May 6): Yala Baby Arts Play

ADORE (May 3): Keep Calm & Call Your Mom: 22 Local Gifts for Mother’s Day

PBS (May 3): Vietnamese American artists on Gulf Coast honor their community’s success and struggles

ADORE (May 2): 6 May Events to Add to Your Calendar

My New Orleans (May 1): Registry of Charitable Events: May – August

Artnet (May 1): Arts Calendar: May 2024 Events

Troy Today (Apr. 26): Will Jacks’ work featured in ‘Southland’ exhibit at Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans

OffBeat (Apr. 16): Sporty’s Brass Band To Headline Ogden After Hours

My New Orleans (Apr. 9): Louisiana Artists Can Submit Work for Louisiana Contemporary at the Ogden Museum

e-flux Criticism (Apr. 9): Tina Girouard’s “SIGN-IN”

My New Orleans (Apr. 1): Arts Calendar: April 2024 Events 

My New Orleans (Mar. 24): Save the Date Ogden Museum’s O What a Night! Gala

OffBeat (Mar. 20): Weekly Picks (3/21 – 3/27)

Tulane Hullabaloo (Mar. 13): Spotlight on Ogden Museum: What is Southern art?

VactionIDea (Mar. 13): 25 Best Things to Do in the Southern USA

Fox8 (Mar. 11): Tina Girouard & NOCCA Exhibition at Ogden

ADORE (Mar. 2): Be Mine: 24 Gifts for Your Wedding Party

My New Orleans (Mar. 1): Ogden Museum of Southern Art O What A Night Gala

ADORE (Feb. 27): Something Blue: 31 Beautiful Items for the Home

New Orleans (Feb. 27): MUST-SEE MUSEUM EXHIBITS IN NEW ORLEANS THIS MARCH

K94.5 (Feb. 16): INTERESTING: These Are the Highest-Rated Museums in Louisiana, According to Tripadvisor

My New Orleans (Feb. 14): Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra Adds New Local Collaborations to 23-24 Season

OffBeat (Feb. 11): LPO Expands Season With Local Collaborations

Upgraded Points (Feb. 10): The 13 Best Museums in New Orleans, Louisiana [2024]

gambit (Feb. 9): Louisiana Philharmonic adds concerts with Big Freedia, ÌFÉ and Alfred Banks to season

NOLA.com (Feb. 9): LPO to perform with Big Freedia, Alfred Banks and ÌFÉ at newly announced concerts

My New Orleans (Feb. 1): Arts Calendar: February

My New Orleans (Jan. 31): Ogden Museum celebrates NOCCA’s 50th Anniversary in New Show

Artsty.net (Jan. 26): Prospect New Orleans announces artist list for its 2024 triennial

ArtNews (Jan. 25): New Orleans’s Prospect.6 Triennial Names 49 Artists for 2024 Edition Opening in November

ADORE (Jan. 25): Get Ready to Mambo at these 7 Weekend Events

NOLA.com (Jan. 25): An international art exhibit is headed to New Orleans in November

AXIOS New Orleans (Jan. 25): Krewe du Vieux, ‘tit Rex and more things to do in New Orleans this weekend

My New Orleans (Jan. 17): Mardi Gras Market at the Ogden Museum

INSC Digital Magazine (Jan. 16): New Orleans Activities To Do in Family 

My New Orleans (Jan. 16): Ogden Museum Summer Art Camp Registration Now Open 

FOX8 (Jan. 14): Ogden Museum MLK Day 

Healthy Framework (Jan. 11): 12 Best Museums For First Dates in New Orleans

Where Y’at Magazine (Jan. 11): Where Y’at This Weekend: Jan. 12 – 15

WGNO (Jan. 11): Where Y’at MLK Weekend 

ADORE (Jan. 11): Enjoy Art, Music and Mardi Gras Fun at these 5 Events

AXIOS New Orleans (Jan. 11): New Mardi Gras Parade, Theater and More Events in New Orleans this Weekend

Uptown Messenger (Jan. 9): City Offers a Slate of Activities for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Lenscratch (Jan. 7): Richard McCabe: Perdido

My New Orleans (Jan. 7): “Unframed” Expands with its 10th Mural in Downtown New Orleans

My New Orleans (Jan. 5): Must-See Museum Exhibits in New Orleans this January 

My New Orleans (Jan. 4): 10 Things To Do in January in New Orleans

My New Orleans (Jan. 2): WEEKEND PICKS: What to Do in New Orleans from January 5 – 7, 2024 

My New Orleans (Jan. 2): Hey Y’all Art Talk Series at the Ogden Museum 

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Featuring artwork by students from Dillard University and Xavier University of Louisiana.
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George Rodrigue was a Louisiana painter known for his depictions of the landscape and people of Acadiana, as well as his later Pop Art paintings featuring the figure of a blue dog. This painting, Watchdog from 1983, was the first ever painting in what would become known as the Blue Dog series.
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Southern Contemporary is an exhibition that brings together thirteen works of art created in the past twenty years by artists working in the American South, encouraging a dynamic conversation between the excitement of recent acquisitions and the familiarity of permanent collection highlights. Emerging artistic expressions across a variety of mediums and techniques are included alongside artworks by mid-career and established artists.
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Ogden Museum of Southern Art first launched Louisiana Contemporary, presented by The Helis Foundation in 2012, to establish a vehicle that would bring to the fore the work of artists living in Louisiana and highlight the dynamism of art practice throughout the state. 2024 guest juror Lauren Haynes, Head Curator, Governors Island Arts and Vice President for Arts and Culture at the Trust for Governors Island, will curate a selection of the works submitted, and subsequently choose three award winners to receive further recognition.
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Baldwin Lee will feature a selection of over 40 gelatin silver prints culled from thousands of images Lee made across the South in the 1980s. Many of these photographs will be exhibited for the first time. The exhibition will include compelling portraits of Black Americans, as well as a collection of landscape and cityscape images that visually encapsulate the Reagan-era American South.
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Ogden Museum of Southern Art is proud to present Battle of the Bands, Keith Duncan’s most recent body of work that celebrates the vibrant tradition of Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) marching bands. This exhibition includes large-scale fabric paintings of fifteen HBCU bands, human-scale fabric paintings of each band’s drum major and works on paper depicting drum majors and step teams.
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