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The O What a Night! Gala silent auction, sponsored

The O What a Night! Gala silent auction, sponsored by @nealauction, is now open for online bidding! View it in person in our historic Patrick F. Taylor Library and place online bids now through Sunday, October 20.⁣
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To view all silent auction and place bids, visit the link in our bio.⁣⁣ ⁣

[Top left: James Henderson's "Marie's Folly #5" // Bottom left: Amber Hart's "Dinner Party" // Top middle: Marcia Holmes' "Koi Shadow Reflections" // Bottom middle: Jonathan Hodge // Right: Jeremiah Johnson's "Cajun Friend Shadows"]

The @neworleansfilmsociety invites you to the 35th

The @neworleansfilmsociety invites you to the 35th annual @neworleansfilmfestival (NOFF), including its Centerpiece Film, Louisiana-shot “Nickel Boys.” The narrative feature, screening on October 20 at the @cacnola, is a debut from Oscar®-nominated director @ramellross.

“Nickel Boys” (shot in and around LaPlace, New Orleans, Hammond, Ponchatoula and Thibodaux from October to December 2022) was scripted by Ross and Joslyn Barnes and adapted from the 2020 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead.

The work of RaMell Ross, also an acclaimed visual artist, is not new to Louisiana audiences - From October 2021 to March 2022 Ogden Museum of Southern Art exhibited “Spell, Time, Practice, American, Body," an exhibition showcasing a wide selection of Ross’ large-format photographic work, alongside installations and sculptures.

Learn more about NOFF and “Nickel Boys” by visiting the link in our bio.

Opening October 26 at Ogden Museum of Southern Art

Opening October 26 at Ogden Museum of Southern Art is the 17th annual “Art of the Cup.” ⁣
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Since its launch, “Art of the Cup” has featured over 1,100 cups and teapots created by world-class Southern ceramicists. Juried by Rachel DePauw, “Art of the Cup” 2024 will feature 30 ceramicists' work. ⁣
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“Art of the Cup” 2024 will be on view in The Center for Southern Craft & Design, located in @ogdenmuseumstore, with the cups and teapots available for purchase. Learn more about “Art of the Cup” by visiting the link in our bio.⁣

[Nathan Heatherly, “Mushroom Mug,” 2024, Clay and underglaze, Electric Fired Cone 6, 5 x 4 x 4 inches, Courtesy of artist]

Only a few days left to view “Louisiana Contempo

Only a few days left to view “Louisiana Contemporary,” presented by The Helis Foundation!

A part of the exhibition is textile artist Cora Rose Nimtz’s “Live Bait.”

Nimtz’s work employs generational quilting, embroidery and applique skills to capture intimate still-lives and local atmospheres of her Southern upbringing. She first embarked on her
artistic journey when she began transforming the quilting skills learned from her mother
and grandmother into canvases for more dynamic self-expression.

She expanded her knowledge of composition and portraiture by adapting an embroidery technique called "thread painting" - a method combined with techniques she learned from loved ones in which she recreates familiar faces, gestures and objects using thread against
ornamental quilt blocks. A turning point for her was when she discovered the names of
block patterns could offer her pieces subliminal thematic structure: choosing them
involves a nod to their historic meanings and natural moods.

Since then, Nimtz has challenged the domestic object's functionality by transforming quilts in increasingly dynamic ways, while also paying homage to the craft's precision and tradition. Now, she is continuing to develop her projects for larger audiences.

“Live Bait” is a large, free motion embroidery of a defunct live bait vending machine, which captures the hilarity and sincerity of life hunting in the South.

“Louisiana Contemporary,” presented by The Helis Foundation, closes October 13! Swing by the O to view it one last time.

[Cora Nimtz, Live Bait, 2024, Embroidery, 33 x 21 inches, Courtesy of the artist]

You’re invited! Join @poydrascorridor and Ogden

You’re invited! Join @poydrascorridor and Ogden Museum on October 30 for a Corridor Conversation.

Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition artist @wyattarden and @ddotpalmer, Chief Curator of Savannah College of Art and Design Museum of Art, will explore public art, discuss private studio practice and share insight into the art and ideas along the Poydras Corridor presented by The Helis Foundation.

This free conversation will be moderated by William Pittman Andrews, The Helis Foundation Executive Director of Ogden Museum of Southern Art.

Free to attend, but pre-registration is requested. Doors are at 5:30 p.m. and talk is at 6 p.m. Learn more and register by visiting the link in our bio.

Mark your calendars! This year’s O What a Night!

Mark your calendars! This year’s O What a Night! Gala Silent Auction, presented by @nealauction, opens for bidding this Saturday, October 13! ⁣
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We are pleased to present 90+ works of art by regional artists in this year’s auction. Here’s a sneak peek of five artworks from artists @jim.steg, @cherylannegraceart, @trenityart, @kategordon_studio and @compton.iii.
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Support the O and the artists, who receive a portion of the proceeds, by previewing at the Museum and bidding online starting October 13.⁣
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Visit the link in our bio to learn more and to view the full preview!⁣

[Jim Steg, “Purple and Yellow Abstract with Body Imprint,” 1991, Mixed media, oil and airbrush resist on metal mounted on wood, 36 x 36 inches, Courtesy of Frances Swigart-Steg and Amanda Winstead Fine Art // Cheryl Anne Grace, “Strength & Beauty – Forest Queen,” 2018, Mixed media, 16 inches, Courtesy of the artist // Trenity Thomas, “On the Beach with Lemons,” 2024, Archival pigment print, Edition of 5, 16 x 20 inches, Courtesy of the artist and Ferrara Showman Gallery // Kate Gordon, “Tides,” 2023, Fluid acrylic on mixed media paper with thread, 34.5 x 35.5 inches, Courtesy of the artist // Compton III, “SPY BOY,” 2024, Resin, acrylic lacquer, 9.5 x 11 x 5 inches, Courtesy of the artist and Axiom Art Gallery]

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