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STEAM VIRTUAL TOUR 2020 O What A Night! Gala STAFF PROMOTIONS 7th Annual HBCU Art Showcase Now Online 2020 Louisiana Contemporary Artists Announced OGDEN MUSEUM GRANTED EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING Ogden Museum Reopens June 15 Ogden Museum Online Summer Camps Magnolia Ball Online Silent Auction June 22-28 2020 Louisiana Contemporary Call for Entries Museum Closure Entwined Opening Revelations Opening Melvin Edwards: Crossroads Opening King Cake Walk & Cocktails at the O MLK Day at the Ogden Museum
Burnaway (December 18): On RaMell Ross
Myneworleans.com (December 7): Top 10 Ideas for a Fun & Responsible 2020 Holiday
Myneworleans.com (December 4): Free Admission Day at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Offbeat (December 2): Ogden Museum Of Art Has Free Admission Day
Fox 8 (December 2): Free Admission to the Ogden
Myneworleans.com (November 25): Shop the South on Museum Store Sunday at the Ogden Museum
Very Local New Orleans (November 25): Geaux Local: Your New Orleans Holiday 2020 Shopping Guide for Locals
Nola.com (November 13): Mystery buffs come together to figure out who dun it at Orleans Library book club
Nola.com (November 6): New Orleans Library’s free craft kits let teens weave their own paracord bracelets
Very Local New Orleans (November 5): What’s Happening in New Orleans this Weekend
The Tulane Hullabaloo (November 3): Ogden contemporary exhibit shows Louisiana talent
Nola.com (November 3): Give these great gift items and support New Orleans museums
Trips to Discover (October 16): Top 11 Things to See & Do in New Orleans
Wiki.ezvid.com (October 7): 7 Memorable Attractions Bringing People To New Orleans
Myneworleans.com (October 6): Petite Fête: Ogden Museum offering a new petite event package for weddings and other events
Adore (October 5): Ogden’s O What a Night! Gala Goes Online
Myneworleans.com (October 1): What’s Hot: Art
Burnaway (September 16): News-in-Brief
Adore (September 11): Things We Adore: September 2020
Nola.com (September 10): New Orleans student art contest showcases ‘Wear a Mask’ message, with exhibit at the Ogden
Nola.com (September 8): New Ogden museum exhibit captures the dreadful 2020 gestalt with bullets, blood and tears
Nola.com (September 6): New Orleans, Baton Rouge area People in Business for Sept. 6, 2020
Nola.com (September 4): New Orleans museums including CAC, Ogden and NOMA open new exhibits
Myneworleans.com (September 3): Ogden Museum of Southern Art Announces Winners of 2020 Louisiana Contemporary Exhibition, Opening this Weekend at Ogden Museum
The Helis Foundation (September 3): Ogden Museum of Southern Art Announces Winners of 2020 “Louisiana Contemporary” Exhibition
Very Local New Orleans (September 2): How to Staycation in New Orleans when the World is Closed
Neworleans.com (September 1): Free and Discounted Attractions in New Orleans
Artdaily (August 31): Ogden Museum of Southern Art announces the promotion of three staff members
Nola.com (August 30): Mandeville teen a winner in New Orleans’ mask poster contest
Biz New Orleans (August 26): Ogden Museum of Southern Art Announces Three Promotions
Mid City Messenger (August 19): Xavier students showcase work in timely exhibit at Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Fox 8 (August 17): HBCU Art Showcase
Thrillist (August 14): Actually Cool Things You Can (Still) Do in New Orleans Right Now
Black Southern Belle (August 13): HBCU Art Showcase Presented by New Orleans, LA Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
Offbeat (August 12): HBCU Art Showcase at Ogden Features Works by Xavier University Students
Burnaway (August 5): Ogden Museum Announces Artists for 2020 Louisiana Contemporary
Offbeat (August 5): Ogden Museum Announces Artists Selected For 2020 Louisiana Contemporary Exhibit
The Helis Foundation (July 23): Ogden Museum of Southern Art Announces 56 Artists Selected for Louisiana Contemporary, the Museum’s Annual Juried Exhibition, Presented by The Helis Foundation
Very Local New Orleans (July 12): Art & AC: Free Sundays for Louisiana Residents
KPEL965 (July 12): Free Admission to NOLA Museums Every Sunday in July
Riverbeats (July 6): NOMA & The Ogden Bring Back ‘Art & AC’ Promotion, Free Admission on Sunday All Month
WWLTV (July 2): Art & AC at Ogden Museum
The Helis Foundation (June 30): Art & AC: Free Admission Sundays in July!
Myneworleans.com (June 30): Free Admission in July: Art & AC Returns
Myneworleans.com (June 16): Ogden Museum of Southern Art Granted Emergency Relief Funding Through the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Louisiana Culture Care Fund
Nola.com (June 15): Ogden Museum Reopens Monday with Must-see Exhibits of African American Abstract Art
Offbeat (June 12): Ogden Museum Of Southern Art Offering Online Summer Camps
Fox 8 (June 12): Ogden Museum Limited Reopening
Nola.com (June 11): When Hands-on Camps go Virtual, Something’s Lost and Something’s Gained
Nola.com (June 10): Gambit event spotlight: World Naked Bike Ride | Virtual Creole Tomato Festival | Ogden Museum of Southern Art reopens June 15
My New Orleans (June 8): Ogden Museum Will Reopen With Limited Capacity June 15
Offbeat (June 8): Ogden Museum to Begin Reopening June 15
My New Orleans (May 28): Vacation Oasis
Adore (May 12): Mark Your Calendar for This Art-Inspired Meditation
Gambit (May 11): Museums Take Art, Culture and Histories Online During the Coronavirus Pandemic
NARM (May 6): Daily Feature
Burnaway (May 1): Call for Artists: May 2020
My New Orleans (May 1): Art: Holding On
Gambit (April 27): Photos: Murals in the CBD and Warehouse District
ARTFIXdaily (Apr. 27): 5 Beautiful and Practical Artisan-Made Gifts from Museum Shops for Mother’s Day
Offbeat (Apr 21): Ogden Museum Accepting Louisiana Contemporary Submissions
The Helis Foundation (April 17): Art for All: Virtual Tours, Online Education & More
My New Orleans (Apr 14): An Ogden Museum Online Break
Nola.com (Apr 9): New Orleans art venues want to meet you where you are: At home, as coronavirus shuts doors
Fox 8 (Apr 6): Ogden Museum of Southern Art launches online programming to virtually connect with families
Gambit (Apr 4): Calendar: Livestreaming New Orleans music and events
WDSU (Apr 3): Virtual experience: New Orleans Ogden Museum may be closed to the public but not online
Very Local New Orleans (Mar 26): Here are 12 Museums in New Orleans you can Check Out (Without Leaving the Couch)
New Orleans Local (Mar 25): Coronavirus Quarantine Curricculum: Check Out a Museum From Home
Huck Magazine (Mar 16): A Sweeping Portrait of Life in the American South: Revelations
River Beats (Mar 6): Melvin Edwards Unveils New Steelwork Exhibit ‘Crossroads’ at the Ogden
Burnaway (Feb 22): Close Look: “What Music is Within” at Ogden Museum, New Orleans
Art in America (Feb 19): For Six Decades, William Christenberry Captured the Ramshackle Vernacular of the South
Alexander Gray Associates (Feb 8): Melvin Edwards: Crossroads
WhereYat (Feb 5): King Cake and Cocktails for a Cause at the OgdenWGNO
WGNO (Feb 4): Raising Dough While Eating Dough, “The King Cake Walk and Cocktails at the O” was a success for the Ogden Museum
AmericanWay (Feb 3): Local Takes: New Orleans
Go Nola (Feb 2): Krewe du Vieux, Tet Fest, and More Weekend Picks
MyNewOrleans (Jan 31): Shop Talk: Ellen Balkin
Thrillest (Jan 30): The Best Neighborhoods in New Orleans to Spend a Weekend
Offbeat (Jan 28): Ogden Celebrates Mardi Gras With Annual King Cake Walk And Cocktails At The O
It’s Nice That (Jan 28): An Exploration of paternity, masculinity, race: Alex Christopher Williams on Black, Like Paul
WGNO (Jan. 21): Free Day at the Ogden Museum in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
ARTnews (Jan 14): Pamela J. Joyner’s ‘Mission-Driven Collection’ of African-American Art Looks to Reframe History
2019 News and PressA harbinger can be foreboding. The origins of this word, however, point towards a host, a harbor, or a scout who makes a safe space for others. Prospect.6: The Future Is Present, The Harbinger Is Home looks to New Orleans as a signal of the future, in conversation with regions of the world that have long experienced the effects of climate change, labor migration and histories of colonialism. Together these places offer sanctuaries and indicators of the yearnings and tensions that will define our collective future.
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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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Pulling from Ogden Museum of Southern Art's Permanent Collection, this year-round exhibition showcases Will Henry Stevens work from Southern Landscapes to abstract improvisations.
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CURRENTS is an annual juried exhibition of photographic works by members of New Orleans Photo Alliance. Each year, Ogden Museum of Southern Art hosts this exhibition, which also coincides with the PhotoNOLA Festival.
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Ogden Museum’s Youth Climate Action Project (led by Ogden Museum Education Intern Kennedy Timmons and Ogden Museum Teen Interns) uses the City of New Orleans Climate Action Plan as a catalyst for the initiative. The project consist of a collaborative art installation between Milagros Collective, Ogden Museum Interns and the community. The goal of the project is to spark conversation on the Circular Economy and Waste Reduction.
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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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Dorothy Hood (1919-2000) was a notable figure of Southern Abstraction, Surrealism and Modernism. Her work often consists of either collages or oil on large canvases, where geometry, color and spatial depth mix.
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