The Ogden Museum of Southern Art Celebrates 15 years! Thank you to everyone who came out and helped us #celebratethesouth!
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s 15th Anniversary celebration was more than a success thanks to our amazing community who joined us on Aug. 25 to #celebratethesouth! Since opening in 2003, the Museum has been dedicated to sharing the visual arts and culture of the American South with the community and this event felt… Read More
Want to Create a Mural in Downtown New Orleans? Check out the Unframed project!
Want to create a mural in Downtown New Orleans? You’re in luck! The Arts Council of New Orleans and The Helis Foundation are launching a new project to establish a series of small murals in the Arts Warehouse District. Unframed: Presented by The Helis Foundation will be Downtown’s first multi-mural exhibition, commissioning both local and international artist… Read More
The Story Behind the O’s Anniversary O’possum Meet "Marsupius Magnanimous" by William Dunlap
The O’Possum you’ve seen hanging from a red O in our 15th Anniversary ads was dreamed up and painted by Mississippi artist and longtime Ogden Museum supporter, William Dunlap, in 2010. With some other Museum supporters, Dunlap, as he puts it, “conspired to celebrate the O’possum as a fine and upstanding symbol of all that’s… Read More
Meet the Artist: Bonnie Maygarden Curatorial Fellow, Illusionist and Louisiana Contemporary Artist
Bonnie Maygarden is a contemporary artist born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Currently, Bonnie is working at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art as a Curatorial Fellow. She attended Pratt Institute, where she received her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in 2010, and returned to New Orleans to attend Tulane University, where she received a Master of… Read More
15 Reasons to Visit the Ogden Museum Louisiana Art, Ogden After Hours, Kid Friendly Events and More!
The Ogden Museum is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year! You can join us in celebrating with a day of kid and adult art activities, yoga, scavenger hunts, music, food and more on Aug. 25, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.! This event is free and fun for the whole family. We can’t wait to… Read More
Teen Docents Help Visitors “See the South!” See What the Teens Have Been Up to this Summer
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art Teen Docent Program started in 2008 with four teens. Now, this leadership development and arts enrichment program accepts eight to ten Teen Docents to help with our summer camps, give docent-led tours and bring the Museum to those who can’t come to us! Below we have the Teen Docents… Read More