ARTISTS AND SENSE OF PLACE RESIDENCY AND DAY WITH AN ARTIST PROGRAMS:

BETHUNE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, EDNA KARR HIGH SCHOOL AND AUDUBON CHARTER SCHOOL 

On view until March 11, 2018

Artists and Sense of Place: Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary School Visits Jackson Square
Keith Duncan, Artist

Since 2001, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s residency program, Artist and Sense of Place, has paired professional artists with local schools to explore the history, practices and identity of the students’ world.  At the heart of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s mission is educating the public in the visual arts and culture of the American South. Working with elementary school students in the medium of the artist’s choice, the artist spends three weeks exploring the influence of geography and sense of place. Upon completion of the residency, the students visit the Museum to view their finished works of art and see themselves as true Southern artists.

Artist Keith Duncan worked with second, third and fifth grade students from Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary to create a collaborative mural representing family, neighborhood and community, as well as the sights, sounds and tastes of New Orleans culture.

Throughout the project, students worked with a variety of mediums. The first week, students chose rectangular, oval or square paper on which to create a portrait of their choice. Then they sketched images and applied watercolor paint, oil pastels and markers. During the second week, students drew images or symbols of New Orleans culture and used watercolor paint to embellish their drawings. In the third week, students chose a piece of patterned decorative paper which served as the background for a collage depicting their favorite New Orleans cultural symbols. Finally, artist Keith Duncan painted a backdrop on which the students’ portraits and collages are displayed, just like the artists who sell their work in the historic French Quarter.

Day with an Artist: Edna Karr High School and Audubon Charter School
Rontherin Ratliff, Artist

Day with an Artist brings 20 middle or high school students to the Museum to spend time discussing and making art with an artist. First, the artist selects specific works in the Museum for study. After a guided tour and discussion of these works, students participate in a “press conference” lunch with the artist, asking questions prepared in advance or developed during the tour. The day concludes with an art-making workshop conducted by the artist, focusing on a particular technique discussed during the day. This program, including lunch and transportation, is offered free of charge to Orleans and Jefferson Parish public schools.

During this program, students from Edna Karr High School and Audubon Charter School spent the day with local artist Rontherin Ratliff. Inspired by Leonardo Drew’s work in Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/ Giuffrida Collection, Presented by The Helis Foundation, students created a mixed media sculptural assemblage. Exploring both Drew and Ratliff’s art practices, students learned about structural integrity, spatial arrangement, composition and movement. Students then created their own assemblages, placing everyday objects in arrangements that use repetition and formal contrast to explore the artist’s role in selecting and displaying objects in unexpected or meaningful ways.

This program has been made possible by the generous support of the Ella West Freeman Foundation, the Selley Foundation and Entergy.

Day with an Artist: Audubon Charter School
Keith Duncan, Artist

Day with an Artist brings 20 middle or high school students to the Museum to spend time discussing and making art with an artist. First, the artist selects specific works in the Museum for study. After a guided tour and discussion of these works, students participate in a “press conference” lunch with the artist, asking questions prepared in advance or developed during the tour. The day concludes with an art-making workshop conducted by the artist, focusing on a particular technique discussed during the day. This program, including lunch and transportation, is offered free of charge to Orleans and Jefferson Parish public schools.

During this program, students from Audubon Charter School spent the day with local artist Keith Duncan. After exploring abstract collage from Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection , Presented by The Helis Foundation, students learned art-making techniques in abstraction, composition, texture and layering. Inspired by artist Shinique Smith, students created a mixed media collage that incorporated oil pastel, cloth and paper.

This program has been made possible by the generous support of the Ella West Freeman Foundation, the Selley Foundation and Entergy.