Ogden Museum & Pontchartrain Conservancy Offer STEAM Virtual Tour “The Art of Walter Anderson: Marshland Flora and Fauna”
Ogden Museum of Southern Art and Pontchartrain Conservancy have partnered to offer students in grades 4-12 the two-part STEAM virtual tour, “The Art of Walter Anderson: Marshland Flora and Fauna.” Part 1 (Ogden Museum): Students explore Walter Anderson’s watercolor works illustrating animals and plants. Anderson is a Southern artist who spent many hours observing, sketching… Read More about Ogden Museum & Pontchartrain Conservancy Offer STEAM Virtual Tour “The Art of Walter Anderson: Marshland Flora and Fauna”
Movement Mondays: Winter Scavenger Hunt
Español abajo Create an assemblage inspired by winter. Instructions Step 1: What are your favorite things about winter? Step 2: Explore your house for objects that remind you of the winter season. Be sure to ask a parent or guardian permission to use the objects that you collected in your artwork. Step 3: Find a… Read More about Movement Mondays: Winter Scavenger Hunt
Stronger Together: Ogden Museum Builds Community Partnerships in 2020
Throughout the years, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art Education Department has fostered a number of partnerships with a variety of community organizations. This year our belief that we’re stronger together was confirmed and strengthened as we were faced with the challenge of inventing new ways to engage the community during this time of social… Read More about Stronger Together: Ogden Museum Builds Community Partnerships in 2020
O-riginal Art Activities: Color Pencil Doodle Inspired by Isabella Scott
Create a colorful plant-inspired doodle in this week’s O-riginal Art Activity. Supplies Paper, Color Pencils, Pen Instructions Step 1: Look at Isabella Scott’s artwork, Utopia 1. What colors and patterns do you notice? Does it remind you of something you see in real life? Step 2: What is your favorite plant? Does this plant’s flowers… Read More about O-riginal Art Activities: Color Pencil Doodle Inspired by Isabella Scott
7th Annual HBCU Art Showcase Now On View
In collaboration with the New Orleans Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, Ogden Museum of Southern Art is pleased to present the 7th annual HBCU Art Showcase, a curated show of works from students attending Xavier University of Louisiana, one of the state’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The 2020 artists are Kennedi Andrus, Allana Barefield,… Read More about 7th Annual HBCU Art Showcase Now On View
Movement Mondays: Geometric Scavenger Hunt
Español abajo Explore your home for objects to create a geometric assemblage. Instructions Step 1: Name some shapes. Which shape is your favorite? Search your home for found objects that are various shapes. Be sure to ask a parent or guardian’s permission to use the objects you find. Step 2: Once you have collected some… Read More about Movement Mondays: Geometric Scavenger Hunt
