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Today is the opening of the exhibition, Melvin Edwards: Crossroads, on view through July 5. This exhibition, presented by The Helis Foundation and organized by The Baltimore Museum of Art, examines the formal, familial and conceptual affinities between Edwards' work that of African artists and artisans. As the country’s leading abstract sculptor, Edwards’ has influenced generations...

Today is the opening of the exhibition, Revelations: Recent Photography Acquisitions, on view through September 27. Revelations will feature photographs acquired for the Ogden Museum’s permanent collection since 2011. This exhibition will be a sweeping overview of photography as practiced in American South from the early 20th century to the present. Photographs included in the exhibition will...

Today is the opening of the exhibition, Entwined, on view through August 30. Drawing inspiration from the traditions of various cultures such as Haitian Voudou, Appalachian broom-making, Calabrian silk production, Peruvian rope coiling and Congo Nkisi, these contemporary Southern artists engage wrapping and binding as a symbolic aesthetic device, and often as a ritual practice within their...

For the 2020 edition of the annual juried exhibition, Louisiana Contemporary, Presented by The Helis Foundation, guest juror René Morales, Director of Curatorial Affairs and Chief Curator at Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), has selected 55 works by 56 artists. Ogden Museum first launched Louisiana Contemporary, Presented by The Helis Foundation, in 2012, to establish a...