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Featuring a live costumed model! All ranges of drawing experience are welcome, including those who are picking up a pencil for the first time! Basic materials will be provided, but guests are invited to bring their favorite drawing tools. Local artist, Bonnie Maygarden, will be on hand to offer guidance and instruction. Bonnie Maygarden was born in...
Session 1: Curation and Special Exhibitions Before Ogden After Hours – FREE admission to OAH for attendees The first in a series of programs tailored specifically for graduate students in Arts Administration and Museum Studies, this Grad School Gathering will focus on the curatorial process, how a museum chooses works for its collection and what considerations are given to special exhibitions. Join us...
Join Curator of Photography for the Ogden Museum, Richard McCabe, the founder of The Do Good Fund, Alan Rothschild, and Director of Atlanta Celebrates Photography, Amy Miller, as they discuss the Museum's latest photography exhibition One Place Understood: Photographs from The Do Good Fund Collection. Free with Museum admission. Image Credit: Jennifer Garza-Cuen, Untitled - Girl...
Session 2: Education and Community Engagement Before Ogden After Hours – FREE admission to OAH for attendees This Grad School Gathering will focus on educational programming and explore how a museum caters to young audiences. Join us for a tour of current exhibitions and stay after the program for Ogden After Hours. Program is FREE but registration is required....
The Ogden Museum is pleased to host a panel of selected photographers, scholars and curators for a discussion moderated by Dr. Jim Cobb, the B. Phinizy Spalding Professor of History Emeritus at The University of Georgia. Panelists will discuss the Ogden Museum's latest photography exhibition One Place Understood: Photographs from The Do Good Fund Collection, Southern photography...
Featuring a live costumed model! All ranges of drawing experience are welcome, including those who are picking up a pencil for the first time! Basic materials will be provided, but guests are invited to bring their favorite drawing tools. Local artist, Adrianna Speer, will be on hand to offer guidance and instruction. Adrianna received her...
Session 3: Social Media and Marketing Before Ogden After Hours – FREE admission to OAH for attendees How does a museum reach new audiences while engaging with familiar ones? The last Grad School Gathering of the school year will discuss strategies and tools museums use for audience retention and diversification. Join us to tour the current...
Join artist Jim Blanchard for an afternoon of art and conversation inspired by A Precise Vision: The Architectural Archival Watercolors of Jim Blanchard, an exhibition celebrating the New Orleans Tricentennial. The event will begin with a presentation from the artist examining his painting methods, followed by an informal gallery talk. Free and open to the public!
Pulling inspiration and reflection from One Place Understood: Photographs from The Do Good Fund Collection, this color photography workshop will teach participants how to make aesthetic choices to create visual themes, convey emotions and tell stories within their images. This workshop will cover composition, introduction to semi-manual and manual exposure settings, depth of field, movement...
