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February 2021
Opening Day: BUILT: Sculpture from the Collection
Opening today at Ogden Museum of Southern Art is the exhibition, BUILT: Sculpture from the Collection BUILT draws from Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s permanent collection to examine how Southern artists engage various mediums and practices to explore the power of sculptural form. Unlike painting and photography, sculpture engages three coordinates, existing in the same space as our bodies. Whether self-taught or academic, traditional or experimental – the artists in this exhibition engage scale, proportion, shape, form, space, color and texture…
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Hey Y’all Art Talk Ogden Museum Highlights
Hey y’all! Please join us for a deep dive exploring the richness and diversity of Southern art and artists. You’re welcome to join in participatory discussions about the art, or sit back, look and listen. The choice is yours! Every First Thursday at noon, Museum Educator Sara Echaniz will facilitate an in-depth conversation about art and artists from Ogden Museum’s permanent collection and current exhibitions. Free, but pre-registration is required and space is limited. We limit attendance for Hey Y’all as…
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O First Friday Free Admission for College Students
On the first Friday of every month, college students can explore the world’s largest collection of Southern art free of charge. The discount is redeemable on-site. Just present your college ID at the Museum’s visitor services desk to See the South! Masks and social distancing required.
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OPENING DAY: OUTSIDE IN, IMPROVISATIONS OF SPACE: THE CERAMIC WORK OF MAPÓ KINNORD
Opening today at Ogden Museum of Southern Art is the exhibition, Outside In, Improvisations of Space: The Ceramic Work of Mapó Kinnord. Outside In, Improvisations of Space brings together works from throughout MaPó Kinnord’s career to illustrate her practice in clay. Allowing herself to be led by the material, she finds her greatest joy in the physical act of creation “I work with clay because I love the physical interaction with the material,” she explains. “My current work embodies the technical…
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Virtual Artist Workshop with Martin Payton
Join us for a series of three sculpture workshops exploring BUILT, an exhibition of sculpture from the permanent collection. Each workshop will include an in-depth discussion with an artist featured in the exhibition, followed by an art-making workshop led by the artist. In this first workshop, participants will explore the work of Martin Payton and construct a sculpture by assembling geometric and organic shapes. Learn to use improvisation with shape and space to build a cardboard sculpture. Materials: 1/8 inch…
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Drawing 101 Learn to draw from nature
Learn to draw from nature. Be inspired by Southern artists, landscapes and the flora and fauna that live in this bioregion! Participants are encouraged to tune in once a month for a new drawing exercise with Museum Educator, Michelle Pontiff. Take a stress-free lunch break and join this beginner-level drawing class designed to build your drawing skills. In each class, participants with learn about a Southern artist whose work is inspired by nature. In a guided conversation, participants will explore…
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Opening Day: PRESERVATIVE FORCE: RECENT ACQUISITIONS TO THE PERMANENT COLLECTION
Opening today at Ogden Museum of Southern Art is the exhibition, Preservative Force: Recent Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection Preservative Force brings together recently acquired works from a diverse group of artists working in various styles and media. By presenting a range of voices that have been added to the collection to tell the story of the American South, this exhibition encourages the viewer to examine the myriad ways artists use their own private languages to poetically express concepts of place,…
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BUILD ON Virtual Adult Art Class A deep exploration of three dimensional sculptural approaches
Mondays, March 22 - May 3, 2021 (6 sessions). No class on April 5 1 – 3 p.m. (presented on Zoom) $225 members/$285 non-members This six-week session will draw inspiration from Ogden Museum’s exhibitions, Built: Sculptural Art from the Permanent Collection and Preservative Force: Recent Acquisitions to the Collection. Artists investigated will include Mel Chin, William Dunlap, Lin Emery, George Dureau and Robert Tannen. Museum Educator Mikhayla Harrell will be live on Zoom to guide you through deep art observation, critical thinking, art…
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Ogden Museum After School Art Club Building Ideas Through Art
Tuesdays, March 23 - May 4, 2021 (6 sessions) No class on April 6 4 P.M. – 5:30 P.M. (presented on Zoom) Grades 2-5 $240 members/$300 non-members Awaken your child’s imagination, creativity and impetus to BUILD in our Ogden Museum After School Art Club! This session is dedicated to looking at and making artwork inspired by three-dimensional sculptural forms from the exhibition, Built: Sculptural Art from the Permanent Collection, and two-dimensional works from Preservative Force: Recent Acquisitions to the Collection. Students…
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