SOLD OUT: Artist Demonstration with Artist Kaori Maeyama

THIS WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT. TO BE PUT ON THE WAITING LIST, PLEASE EMAIL EDUCATION@OGDENMUSEUM.ORG.  Join Kaori Maeyama, a New Orleans urban landscape painter and Louisiana Contemporary, Presented by The Helis Foundation artist, for a solvent-free oil painting demonstration. Maeyama will demonstrate her unique application process that blends printmaking techniques with oil painting. Similar in...

SOLD OUT: Artist Workshop Watercolor Still Life with Diego Larguia

THIS ARTIST WORKSHOP IS NOW SOLD OUT. TO BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST, PLEASE EMAIL EDUCATION@OGDENMUSUEM.ORG.  Explore watercolor painting with New Orleans based artist Diego Larguia. Inspired by a selection of still lifes from Ogden Museum's permanent collection, the day will began with a brief discussion of the still life works of art featured...

Artist Workshop Exploring Movement through Sculpture with Arouna Guindo

Join artist Arouna Guindo in an exploration of the human body and movement through sculpture. Create a wire sculpture from observation of a live model. Choreographer Caleb Dowden will model various poses inspired by dance. Each participant will finish details of their sculpture with colored duct tape, further accentuating the figure. Started by the Dow...

Artist Workshop with Artivism Dance Theatre

Tina Girouard pushed the envelope of what art was through her performances and collaborations. Join Artivism Dance Theatre to explore Girouard’s work and the concept of art as activism. Company members will lead participants through the steps of the creative process and discuss art activism (what it is and why it is important). Participants will...

SOLD OUT: Artist Workshop with Marwan Pleasant

This workshop has sold out! If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email education@ogdenmuseum.org. Alternatively, click here to register for the next Artist Workshop with ricRACK exploring textile printing on Saturday, May 11 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. A portion of Tina Girouard’s work included a collaboration with Haitian bead...

Artist Workshop: Block Printing for Textiles with ricRACK

Discover the joy of textile transformation in Block Printing for Textiles, a beginner-friendly workshop led by Lizz Freeman. Participants will learn the art of block carving and printing on salvaged textiles. Inspired by Tina Girouard’s use of symbols in her work, participants will design their own symbols to print on repurposed fabrics. This hands-on experience...

Artist Workshop: Frame & Fabric as Metaphor with ricRACK

Led by ricRACK instructor Elysha Rose Diaz, workshop participants will up-cycle thrift store picture frames with scrap fabric using glue and fabric starch. During the workshop, old frames will be transformed into new objects that are ready to accept paintings, photographs or sculptural inserts. Inspired by work from the 2024 Louisiana Contemporary, presented by the Helis...

Canceled Artist Workshop with Eugenia ‘AO’ Carmona

On Mother’s Day weekend, treat your mom to an engaging workshop with artist Eugenia Carmona. The workshop explores the exhibition Crescent Cityscapes through a personal lens - participants will create shadow boxes of their Crescent City memories. The day will begin with a walk-through of Crescent Cityscapes and discussion of the architecture, mood and technical...

Artist Workshop Painting New Orleans at Night with Ben Hamburger

Join teaching artist Ben Hamburger in painting New Orleans' cityscapes in this artist workshop. The qualities of light, color and atmosphere shift dramatically as the sun goes down. The challenge of nocturne painting can increase our sensitivity to color and provide unique opportunities to play with light. During the workshop participants will explore works from...