Movement Mondays: Exploring Pattern and Repetition
Español abajo Explore your house to collect objects to make artwork that incorporates pattern and repetition. Supplies Found Objects, Paper Instructions Step 1: Artists often utilize pattern or repetition to create rhythm in their artwork. Step 2: Explore your house. Look for materials that you can use to create your artwork. Look for materials… Read More about Movement Mondays: Exploring Pattern and Repetition
O-riginal Art Activities: Landscape Drawing Inspired by Will Henry Stevens
Español abajo Find inspiration in natural landscapes and create artwork like artist Will Henry Stevens. Will Henry Stevens was an American modernist painter best known for his pastel paintings of the rural South landscapes, abstractions, and non-objective artwork. Stevens was born in Vevay, Indiana in 1881. He began as a self-taught painter and mixed his… Read More about O-riginal Art Activities: Landscape Drawing Inspired by Will Henry Stevens
New Sculpture Installation in the Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition Carmen Herrera's Untitled Estructura (Red)
The Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition is excited to welcome Carmen Herrera’s Untitled Estructura (Red) to the streets of New Orleans! Carmen Herrera was born in Havana, Cuba in 1915. Throughout her early career, she lived in Havana and Paris to study and practice architecture and art. In 1954 Herrera took her career to New York City –… Read More about New Sculpture Installation in the Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition Carmen Herrera's Untitled Estructura (Red)
Movement Mondays: Found Object Skyline Sculpture
Español abajo Build your own city skyline using objects you find in your own home! A skyline is the outline of a city against the sky. Skylines are like fingerprints for cities – no two are exactly alike! Because of their beauty and recognizability, skylines are common subjects in various works of art. You’ve probably… Read More about Movement Mondays: Found Object Skyline Sculpture
O-riginal Art Activities: River Paths Watercolor Inspired by Kael Alford
Español abajo Learn about the history of the Mississippi River while creating an abstract watercolor. Kael Alford’s Bottom of Da Boot documents the South Louisiana communities most affected by land loss due to the oil industry and climate change. The more than 1,500 residents of Point-aux-Chenes and Isle de Jean Charles are a mix of… Read More about O-riginal Art Activities: River Paths Watercolor Inspired by Kael Alford
John Clemmer’s Swamp Fire Travels to the Historic New Orleans Collection On view through November 7, 2021
You can now view John Clemmer’s Swamp Fire at The Historic New Orleans Collection! Ogden Museum loaned this piece to The Historic New Orleans Collection for their exhibition John Clemmer: A Legacy in Art, on view through November 7, 2021. The Historic New Orleans Collection opened John Clemmer: A Legacy in Art on the centennial of Clemmer’s birthday, July 22…. Read More about John Clemmer’s Swamp Fire Travels to the Historic New Orleans Collection On view through November 7, 2021
![Take a break from the rain and come "day dream" at the O!
While visiting, make sure to check out “Louisiana Contemporary,” presented by the Helis Foundation to view Maryam EL-Awadi’s “Day Dreaming.”
“Day Dreaming is a piece about imagining a magical place where one could escape to in their head,” explains EL-Awadi. “As a child, creating my own worlds in my head was how I passed the time. The disembodied eyes represent the inner consciousness of someone escaping into the happy place they created.”
You can view EL-Awadi’s “Day Dreaming” and other works of art featured in “#LouisianaContemporary” through October 10.
[Maryam EL-Awadi, "Day Dreaming," 2020, Acrylic and oil on wood panel, 30 x 24 x 2 inches, Collection of the artist]](https://ogdenmuseum.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)