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
Space in Between Exploring the Multi-media Sculptural Work of Margarita Cabrera
On view now at the Ogden Museum is Margarita Cabrera, presented by The Center for Southern Craft & Design. Margarita Cabrera creates sculptures made out of materials ranging from steel, copper, wood, ceramics and fabric focusing on social-political community issues including cultural identity, migration, violence, inclusivity, labor and empowerment. Combining contemporary art practices, indigenous Mexican folk art… Read More
Ogden After Hours O-riginal Art Activities Soft Sculptures/Esculturas Suaves Inspired by Margarita Cabrera
The O-riginal Art Activity at Ogden After Hours takes a close look at the experiences of immigrants through Margarita Cabrera’s esculturas suaves (soft sculptures). Use paper to create a soft sculpture inspired by a long journey. Margarita Cabrera focuses on social-political community issues including cultural identity, migration, violence, inclusivity, labor and empowerment, Cabrera creates sculptures… Read More