2020 Press Releases


In the News

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 Press

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, has selected 41 works by 37 artists from over one-thousand submissions to be featured in the exhibition.
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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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A 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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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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Ogden Museum of Southern Art commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon with Hoa Tay (Flower Hands), an exhibition centering emerging and established Vietnamese-American artists working throughout the American South. These artists use diverse media and styles to forge their own distinctive vision, conveying narratives of the Vietnamese Diaspora, both personal and universal.
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