August Collection Highlight John T. Scott
This month’s Ogden Museum permanent collection artist highlight focuses on New Orleans artist, John T. Scott, recently featured in the Museum’s exhibition, What Music is Within: Black Abstraction from the…
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10 Reasons to Join the O During Summer Membership Drive
It’s the Ogden Museum Summer Membership Drive, which means through August 31, you can join or renew your membership and receive a 25% discount! Why join the O? Here are…
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5 Southern Films You Can Watch At Home Part 4
Mystery Train by Jim Jarmusch (1989) The dynamic duo of director Jim Jarmusch and cinematographer Robby Müller once again meet in the American South to film “Mystery Train,” which follows…
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Curated Conversation with "Entwined" Artist, Susan Plum
This is a Curated Conversation with Entwined artist, Susan Plum, and Ogden Museum Curator of the Collection, Bradley Sumrall. You can see Susan Plum’s work on view in the exhibition,…
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In Memoriam: Keith Sonnier (1941 – 2020) An Artist that Brought the Light of Louisiana to the World
On Saturday, July 18, the world lost a major voice in contemporary art, Keith Sonnier. Born in 1941, Sonnier grew up in the rice fields and Cajun culture of Mamou,…
Curated Conversation with "What Music is Within" Artist, John Barnes
What Music is Within artist, John Barnes, and Bradley Sumrall, Curator of the Collection, discuss Mr. Barnes’ studio practice, career and inspiration. ABOUT JOHN BARNES John Barnes is a sculptor…
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Curated Conversation with Jeremy Novy
Last month, our Kohlmeyer Circle members enjoyed a special talk with artist Jeremy Novy and Bradley Sumrall, Curator of the Collection. In this conversation with Jeremy Novy and Bradley Sumrall,…
July Collection Highlight Michael Meads
The spirit that lies in the work of Michael Meads is whimsical yet foreboding. His graphite drawings, like the-larger-than-life “Der Liebestod’ or “Ghosts Along the Levee,” are a gluttony of…
