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The O What a Night! Gala Silent Auction, presented

The O What a Night! Gala Silent Auction, presented by @nealauction is going up at the O! Come check it out in our historic Patrick F. Taylor Library starting this Saturday, October 8! ⁣
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The Silent Auction will also be open to all for bidding online this Saturday, and will close at 5 p.m. on Sunday, October 16 following the O What a Night! Gala.⁣
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To preview all Silent Auction and Live Auction items, visit the link in our bio. ⁣⁣
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#artcollector #rarecollections #southernart #silentauction #owhatanight #gala #nolaart

@youngaudiencesla’s “Baby Artsplay! TM” star

@youngaudiencesla’s “Baby Artsplay! TM” starts back up next Thursday, October 13!⁣⁣
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Taking place at 9:30 a.m. every Thursday from October 13 through November 17, this free 6-part workshop series is made possible by The Helis Foundation. The 30-minute workshops provide engaging arts-based activities designed to instruct caregivers on how to use the arts at home to promote early learning. Lessons are conducted by certified Louisiana Wolf Trap Teaching Artists who have expertly crafted multi-sensory experiences that foster children’s natural curiosity. ⁣⁣
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Learn more and register by visiting the link in our bio!⁣
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#OgdenMuseum #artandkids #museumartclassses #sensoryplay

Currently on view at Ogden Museum of Southern Art

Currently on view at Ogden Museum of Southern Art is “The Photographs of Ralph Eugene Meatyard.” ⁣
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Lexington, Kentucky native Ralph Eugene Meatyard made his living as an optician while creating dreamlike black & white photographs of family members in masks, elegant portraits of bohemian friends and radical experiments in abstraction. These shadowy photographs – often featuring dark dilapidated locales populated by enigmatic characters – have drawn comparisons to Southern Gothic literature. ⁣
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In 2005, the @newyorkermag called him “appealing…partly because he seems unusually sincere, a virtue now regarded with nostalgia. Meatyard wasn’t hip, flashy or detached. He made small black-and-white photographs that are damp with emotion: moody, melancholy, haunted.”⁣
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You can view Ralph Eugene Meatyard’s Southern Gothic inspired artwork at the O through January 15, 2023. ⁣
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[Ralph Eugene Meatyard, “Lucybelle Crater and 20 year-old son’s 3 year-old son, also her 3-year old grandson, Lucybelle Crater,” c. 1970-72, Gelatin silver print, 8x 8 inches, © The Estate of Ralph Eugene Meatyard, courtesy @fraenkelgallery, San Francisco]⁣
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#OgdenMuseum #Melancholyart #SouthernGothic #SeetheSouth #Nolaart

Join us on Thursday, November 17 for An Evening wi

Join us on Thursday, November 17 for An Evening with Justin Hiltner. From 6 to 8 p.m., @hiltnerj (a queer, disabled banjo player, songwriter and music writer) will perform live in celebration of the current exhibition “Leaving Appalachia: The Art of Gregory B. Saunders!”⁣
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The eclectic banjo player is currently performing on the Broadway national tour of the 2019 Tony Award winning revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” and plans on releasing his debut solo album, “1992,” later this year. In addition to Justin’s music, the program will feature a conversation between the musician, Justin Hiltner and the artist, @thefinestmaster, moderated by Ogden Museum curator, @bradleysumrall. ⁣
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Bring a friend to an unforgettable night filled with multidimensional and intensely personal storytelling from an artist that @npr crowned, “A leader in the burgeoning movement to welcome and highlight queer voices in Bluegrass.”⁣
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Visit the link in our bio to learn more and purchase tickets!⁣
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[Photo by @lauraepartain]⁣
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#OgdenMuseum #livemusic #queerartist #ArtinNola #nola

Swing by the O tomorrow, October 6, for a calming

Swing by the O tomorrow, October 6, for a calming 30-minute Ogden Museum Meditation (OMM) with Museum Educator and yoga instructor, @mikhaylastarblossomlife. Learn how to increase mindfulness from 12:30 to 1 p.m.⁣
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OMM is free with admission, and admission is free on Thursdays for Louisiana residents, courtesy of The Helis Foundation.⁣
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In Buddhist traditions, learning and practice is always free, but the practice of Dāna is an act of practicing generosity. Please consider a donation to help us continue to present creative arts programming inspired by Southern art and artists. ⁣
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Learn more and RSVP by visiting the link at bio!⁣
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[Photo courtesy of @angelo._]⁣
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#meditation #mindfulness #mindfulnesspractice #middaybreak

Our community spoke and we listened! In recognitio

Our community spoke and we listened! In recognition of the importance of this narrative to the community, “Bélizaire and the Frey Children” will be extended at Ogden Museum of Southern Art. If you were worried that you’d missed your opportunity to see this important painting, you still have time. Come by Ogden Museum from now until January 15, 2023 to see the incredible restoration of Bélizaire. ⁣
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[Attributed to Jacques Guillaume Lucein Amans, “Bélizaire and the Frey Children,” c. 1837, Oil on canvas, 54.5 x 43.5 inches, Private Collection // Photo by @angelo._]⁣
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#Southernart #Nolaart #ArtinNola #Bélizaire #artonview #historyinthemaking⁣

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