Ogden Museum of Southern Art
925 Camp St
New Orleans, LA 70130
504.539.9650 | HOURS
925 Camp St
New Orleans, LA 70130
504.539.9650 | HOURS
Welcome to the Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s online newsroom, where you can access press releases, media coverage and information on current and upcoming exhibitions. For additional information or images, please contact the Marketing & Experience Department at pr@ogdenmuseum.org or 504.539.9631.
HBCU Art Showcase Magnolia Ball LAC NOW TAKING SUBMISSIONS Panel Discussion: Crossing Barriers Piercing the Inner Wall Margarita Cabrera Free Family Day Vernacular Voices Ogden After Hours King Cake Walk MLK Day at the Museum Film Screening + Panel Discussion Winter Holiday Camp William Christenberry
Nola.com (Oct. 17): Party Central: HBCU Art Showcase; Around the Table
FOX 8 (Oct 14): O What A Night! Gala
Offbeat Magazine (Oct 9): New Orleans Club & Concert Picks of the Week: October 10, 2019 – October 16, 2019
Alabama NewsCenter (Oct 9): Alabama Artist Lonnie Holley Finds Art in the Discarded
NOLA.com (Oct 8): Ogden celebrates 5 new sculptures on Poydras Street
GoNola (Oct 7): Weekend Picks: NOLA Mac N’ Cheese Fest, Gentilly Fest, and More
Art Daily (Oct. 6): Ogden Museum Opens Major Survey of Pioneering Photographer William Christenberry
Dallas Art Dealers Association (Oct 6): Ogden Museum opens major survey of pioneering photographer William Christenberry
Mississippi Today (Oct 6): Ogden Director Celebrates Shared Arts Culture between Mississippi and New Orleans
KTen (Sept 30): 30 Best Things to Do in New Orleans for Cruise Visitors
The Advocate (Sept 23): Arts & Entertainment Guide 2019: Have Fun and Support your Favorite Cause at these Fundraisers
KPEL965 (Sept 20): Here’s Where You Can Get in Free for Museum Day in Louisiana
MyNewOrleans.com (Sept 19): The Best Freebies and Fun On-The-Cheap
Black Southern Belle (Sept 18): Opening of 2019 Louisiana Contemporary Exhibition at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art
WWNO (Sept 17): New Sculptures Headed To Poydras Corridor| August: Osage County Premieres At Southern Rep
Burnaway (Sept 11): Dispatches from New Orleans: Open Calls at the CAC and Ogden
Nola.com (Sept 10): Nell Nolan; La. Children’s Museum, Touchdown Club, Cultural Collision
Architectural Digest (Sept 9): A Wealth of Historic Churches in New Orleans have been Beautifully Repurposed
Forbes (Sept 4): Albrecht Dürer And Southern Women Provide Something For Everyone This Month In Memphis
Thrillest (Sept 4): Actually Cool Things to do in New Orleans
Big Easy Magazine (Aug 29): 19 Reasons to Visit NOLA in 2019
Gambit (Aug 28): Culture Collision
MSN.com (Aug 27): 10 U.S. Art Exhibitions Worth Traveling for This Fall
MyNewOrleans.com (Aug 27): 2019-2020 Cultural Season Preview
The Advocate (Aug 26): Sneak peak at upcoming arts and culture events at Culture Collision at the Ogden
Gambit (Aug 26): Best of New Orleans 2019: What Gambit readers like most about New Orleans
Thrillist (Aug 22): NOLA Nightlife: What to Do in New Orleans at Night
Offbeat Magazine (Aug. 9): Live Performances Continue at Ogden Museum’s After Hours
Forbes (Aug. 9): NOPSI Hotel: A Grand Old Utility Bureau is Now a Top New Orleans Lodge
Hyperallergic (Aug. 9): Week in Review: Literary Legend Toni Morrison Passes Away, Freedom of Speech Exhibition Censored in Japan
Burnaway (Aug. 7): News-in-Brief: August 7, 2019
ArtForum (Aug. 7): Ogden Museum of Southern Art Awards Louisiana Contemporary Prizes
ArtDaily (Aug. 6): Dusti Bongé Art Foundation Announces New Publication
Nola.com (Aug. 5): Winners of Ogden Museum’s 2019 Louisiana Contemporary Announced
Where Traveler (Aug. 5): Classing Things Up in New Orleans
ArtNews (Aug. 5): ARTnews in Brief: Blank Forms Hires Julia Trotta, and More from August 5, 2019
Mansion Global (Aug. 3): New Orleans’ Garden District Boasts 19th-Century Charm with 21st-Century Comforts
GoNOLA (Aug. 2) Weekend Picks: Satchmo SummerFest, White Linen Night and More
Nola.com (Jul. 29) Fancy Linen: Galleries, Museums Spotlight the Best for White Linen Night
Gambit (Jul. 29): White Linen Night celebrates 25 years of art and parties in the Warehouse District
Offbeat Magazine (Jul. 29): Visit Museums for Free on Hot Days, Thanks to The Helis Foundation’s “Art & AC”
GoNOLA (Jul. 25): New Orleans End-of-Summer Bucket List
MyNewOrleans.com (Jul. 24): Culture Collision at the Ogden Museum
MSN.com (Jul. 22): Hancock Whitney White Linen Night Combines New Orleans’ Love for Art and a Great Party
Gambit (Jul. 22): Review: ‘Unframed’ brings street murals to the Warehouse District
VacationIdea (Jul. 13): 25 Best Things to do in New Orleans with Kids
The National (Jul. 3): 24 Hours in New Orleans
My New Orleans (Jul. 1): Contemporary Arts Center of New Orleans Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of Hancock Whitney White Linen Night
Forbes (Jun. 24): New Discoveries Around Every Corner Inside New Orleans’ Ogden Museum Of Southern Art
EPeak Daily (Jun. 18): Uncollaging New Orleans | Kolaj Journal
Gambit (Jun. 17): Need to cool off? How to get into New Orleans museums for free — without being arrested
The Advocate (Jun. 16): Nell Nolan: Ochsner Benefactors, St. Charles Ave. Assn., Ogden Richardson
The Advocate (Jun. 11): In New Orleans, find cheap movies, free laughs, more! Low-cost ideas to beat summer heat
Gambit (Jun. 10): Ancient mysticism meets video projection art at Courtney Egan’s ‘Virtual Idylls’ at Ogden
The Advocate (Jun. 6): Don’t miss these events in the New Orleans area (June 7-13)
Telfair (Jun. 6): Newly Acquired Photographs Showcase the Contemporary South
The New York Times (Jun. 1): 5 New New Orleans Murals in Walkable Area
Southern Living (Jun.): 50 Reasons We Love Summer in the South
San Francisco Bay Times (May 31): Rolling on the River in the ‘New’ New Orleans
GoNOLA (May 30): GoNOLA Guide to the Arts District
Nola.com (May 30): 5 major murals add splash to the CBD skyline: See them Saturday
GoNOLA (May 15): Eight Family-Friendly Things to Do in New Orleans
Gambit (May 13): Review: Mississippi’s First Modern Artist, Dusti Bongé, at Ogden Museum of Southern Art
New Orleans Art Insider (May 12): Dusti Bongé at the Ogden Museum
Nola.com (May 9): Fantastical Camp Street Mural was kind of Caused by Jimmy Buffet
The Advocate (May 7): Dream Catcher: Dusti Bongé Brings Personal Vocabulary to Abstract Art
The Advocate (May 7): Millions raised for nonprofits in 13 New Orleans area parishes during GiveNOLA Day
Half Pint Travel (May 4): New Orleans with Kids
The Advocate (May 3): Photos: Ogden Mural is One of Five Going Up as Part of “Unframed” a Project of the Arts Council of New Orleans.
Black News Portal (Apr. 25): GiveNOLA Day 2019 Benefits Orleans Parish Nonprofits
Chicago Tribune (Apr. 22): Art by Black Artists Forces a New Look at Art History in a Must-See Show at the Smart Museum
The Advocate (Apr. 17): Party Central: Dusti Bongé at Ogden, Afterparty; Anastasia Pelias at Jonathan Ferrara
Conde Nast Traveler (Apr. 17): 9 Best Museums in New Orleans
ART BreakOUT (Apr. 16) “Vernacular Voices” at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art with: Howard Finster, George Andrews, Dude McGriff, Clementine Hunter, Purvis Young, Minnie Evans and more
NYLON (Apr. 10): Here Are All The Best Museum And Gallery Openings This Spring
Arts & Food (Apr. 1): Benny Andrews: Artist Holding Onto His Roots @ Ogden Museum New Orleans
The Dispatch (Mar. 30): Partial to Home: ‘Always inspired, sometimes poetic and often just downright funny’
GoNOLA (Mar. 26): Weekend Picks: Hogs for the Cause, Congo Square Rhythms Festival and More
Gambit (Mar. 18): Review: The Ogden Museum presents works by self-taught Southern artists in ‘Vernacular Voices’
Gambit (Mar. 18): In the Vernacular: A Major New Show at the Ogden Museum Spotlights Outsider and Self-taught Art
The Advocate (Mar. 14): Vernacular Voices showcases Self-taught, Outsider, Visionary art at the Ogden
Offbeat Magazine (Mar. 8): Cha Wa, Water Seed, Papa Mali & More to Perform at Ogden After Hours
The Advocate (Mar. 7): Vernacular Voices Opens Thursday; Final Days to See New Southern Photography at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art
The Advocate (Mar. 6): New Orleans Family Finds Treasure on Walls that Auctions for $200K, Spurred by Advocate Art Feature
New Orleans Weddings Magazine (Mar. 1): Amanda + Tyrell: An Ogden Museum Celebration
Fotoblog (Feb. 22): New Southern Photography at the Ogden Museum
Hyde Park Herald (Feb. 25): At the Smart, ‘Solidary & Solitary’ Shows Individuals Progressing Black Art
Gambit (Feb. 11): Gambit Summer Camps 2019: Specialty – Art
Gambit (Feb. 11): Gambit Summer Camps 2019: Specialty – Photography
GoNOLA (Feb. 5): Weekend Picks – King Cake Walk
Offbeat (Feb. 4): Ogden Museum To Host Annual King Cake Walk This Week
St. Charles Avenue Magazine (Feb.): Philanthropic Fun: Artistry Though the Ages
PhotoNOLA (Jan.): PhotoNOLA Review Prize Announcement
The Advocate (Jan. 31): Don’t miss these events in the New Orleans Area (Feb. 1 – 7)
Metrosource (Jan. 31): New Orleans’ French Quarter is a Year-Round Mardi Gras for LGBT Tourists
Haute Living (Jan. 28): Collector Pamela Joyner is Changing the Way the World Sees African Art
Culture Type (Jan. 24): The Year Ahead in African American Art: What to Look Forward to in 2019
Offbeat Magazine (Jan. 24): Dave Jordan & The NIA Want You to Come A Little Closer, Babe (Video)
Architectural Digest (Jan. 22): Pamela Joyner on African-American Art and Its Representation in the History Books
CrossPollenBlog (Jan. 20): New Southern Photography: Images of the Twenty-First Century South
Nola.com (Jan. 17): MLK Weekend in New Orleans: Parades, music, speeches to honor Dr. King
Where Y’At (Jan. 16): Fatter Tuesday: One Twenty-Something-Teacher’s Attempt to Eat the Best King Cake in New Orleans
GoNOLA (Jan. 16): Weekend Picks: Saints vs. Rams NFC Championship Game and More
Artland (Jan. 15): The Rise of African American Artists on the Auction Market and in the Art World At Large
VancouverScape (Jan. 11): Nola Sleeps at Smart Boutique Hotel Le Méridien New Orleans
Macaroni Kid (Jan. 10): Free Admission – Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Art and Community
Nola.com (Jan. 10): Here’s How to Get Free Admission to the Audubon Zoo and Aquarium in New Orleans
Offbeat (Jan. 9): Ogden Museum To Host Events Focused On Photography Of American South
Vancouver Scape (Jan. 8): What to See and Do in New Orleans
The Bitter Southerner (Jan. 7): A Little Family Photo Studio
Southern Living (Jan. 7): Your Library Card Can Get You So Much More Than Books
Fox 8 (Jan. 7): New Southern Photography at Ogden
The Advocate (Jan. 2): Ready or Not, King Cake is Here! A Look at 4 New Orleans’ Kick-Off Parties to Start Season
Nola.com (Jan. 2): King Cake Parties and a Tamale Festival: Food Events Around New Orleans Through January 8
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In 2015, Level Artist Collective was formed by Ana Hernandez, Horton Humble, Rontherin Ratliff, John Isiah Walton and Carl Joe Williams. As five artists of color with deep ties to the city of New Orleans, Level Artist Collective developed with the intent of creating a platform to promote, support and sustain their cooperative voice and vision. Together, their concerted impact on the visual landscape of the American South and beyond is stronger because of their unique yet complimentary force. Together, they are presenting a distinctly New Orleans narrative to the larger contemporary art dialogue through fiercely independent studio practices.
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