Ogden Museum of Southern Art, dedicated to broadening the knowledge, understanding, interpretation and appreciation of the visual arts and culture of the American South, will hold its annual O What a Night! Gala on October 18, 2025, with a Patron Party and auction preview at the home of Kaye Courington on October 16, 2025.

The 2025 O What a Night! Gala will honor Opus Award recipients: Dawn DeDeaux, an internationally acclaimed, New Orleans-based multimedia artist and Randy K. Haynie, a longstanding advocate and philanthropist for the arts in Louisiana. With our recent acquisitions of the historic Patrick F. Taylor Library and Stephen Goldring Hall, which house the Museum’s permanent collection, rotating exhibitions and educational programs, this year will truly be a memorable celebration.