Ogden After Hours O-riginal Art Activities Abstract Collage Inspired by Dusti Bongé
The O-riginal Art Activity at Ogden After Hours pays homage to one of the South’s prominent abstract expressionists Dusti Bongé. Use collage to create an abstract piece. Dusti Bongé created a body of work that moved from figurative and Cubist depictions of her Mississippi home in the 1930s, through a period of Surrealism and into… Read More
GiveNOLA Day 2019 Thank you for supporting the south!
Each year, the Ogden Museum is fortunate to be able to participate in GiveNOLA Day, a 24-hour event created by the Greater New Orleans Foundation to inspire people to give generously to the nonprofits that make our community thrive. Contributions to the Ogden Museum support a wide variety of programming, including our dynamic exhibitions, educational… Read More
Calling All Louisiana Artists! Submit Your Work to Louisiana Contemporary, Presented by The Helis Foundation
Louisiana Contemporary, Presented by the Helis Foundation has been an opportunity for the Ogden Museum of Southern Art to highlight Louisiana’s contemporary art culture for the last eight years. In 2018, the exhibition featured work by 24 artists from across the state with 34 works of art on view. This year’s Juror will be David Breslin,… Read More
The O’s Mother’s Day Gift Guide Come Shop the South at the Ogden Museum Store
Make the Ogden Museum Store your Mother’s Day shopping destination! Here are a few of our favorite gift items for Mother’s Day: CELEBRATE EVERY MOM CELEBRATE THE HARD WORKING MOM CELEBRATE THE TRENDY MOM Read More
CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE DAY EXAMINING WORKS BY SURLS, CABRERA, BONGÉ AND BULTMAN
To celebrate International Sculpture Day, we’re highlighting some of the great sculptures that are currently on view at the Ogden Museum! Me, Knife, Diamond and Flower This large-scale sculpture by Texas artist James Surls stands tall in front of the Museum to welcome visitors and passerbys. Surls’ sculpture combines elements of nature, simplified facial features,… Read More
Taking a Closer Look Family Portrait: Jazz Fest at 50
Since its inception in 1975 by Bud Brimberg, the Jazz Fest poster has become a long standing and singular highlight of the annual celebration of music and culture in New Orleans. The poster provides great support for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Foundation and encapsulates the energy and enthusiasm for each year’s festival…. Read More