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November 2019
Craft Happy Hour Silicone Mold and Plaster Casting with Carlie Trosclair
Join us for an evening with Carlie Trosclair, one of the artists selected to participate in the 2019 edition of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art's Louisiana Contemporary exhibition, presented by The Helis Foundation. In this workshop you will learn a combination of basic mold making techniques to design your own decorative planter. We will use silicone to create molds of imagery, textures and patterns. The silicone embellishments will be added into the planter mold and cast in plaster, creating unique…
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Baby Artsplay
Young Audiences Baby Artsplay! Presented by The Helis Foundation is the perfect opportunity for young children and their caregivers to enjoy an educational, yet fun-filled trip to the Museum. Six 30-minute workshops allow children to explore, observe and investigate their world through song, dance and movement experiences. For ages 4 months to 3 years with a caretaker. Baby Artsplay is FREE, but space is limited. Register for individual workshops at yabap.eventbrite.com.
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Docent-Led Drop-In Tour Every Thursday at the Ogden Museum!
Join us for a Docent-led tour every Thursday at 2 p.m. Your Docent will take you on a tour of the Ogden Museum, home to largest and most comprehensive collection of American Southern art. Tours are free with admission. Louisiana residents enjoy free admission on Thursdays, courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
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Keith Burnstein’s Kettle Black at Ogden After Hours
Keith Burnstein is a New Orleans based singer-songwriter, pianist and film composer who pens timeless tunes to live by. His is a new American songbook, one that draws as much from Tin Pan Alley as it does from modern geniuses like Jeff Tweedy, Dr. John and Amon Tobin. "The songs, while instantly familiar, remain very much their own creations" ("Secret Sound Shop"), "combining the bedroom intimacy of a singer-songwriter" ("Seven Days VT:) with the rich harmonic palette of jazz, contemporary classical and "world" musics.…
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Free Family Day Celebrating Home
Visit the Ogden Museum and celebrate with a day of art activities and entertainment centering on the themes of home and place. Explore the two newest exhibitions focused on place, Memory is a Strange Bell: The Art of William Christenberry and Level Artist Collective. The Ogden Museum will also be collecting toys for the Toys for Tots program during Free Family Day! Donate a new toy valued at $10 or more and receive one free admission pass for a future…
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Veterans Day Recognizing Our Veterans
In honor of Veterans Day, retired and active duty service members receive complimentary admission to the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Come See the South at the O! /// Artwork by WWII Veteran Kendall Shaw: Sunship, for John Coltrane (detail), 1982, Acrylic and mirrors on canvas, Gift of the artist
Find out more »Baby Artsplay
Young Audiences Baby Artsplay! Presented by The Helis Foundation is the perfect opportunity for young children and their caregivers to enjoy an educational, yet fun-filled trip to the Museum. Six 30-minute workshops allow children to explore, observe and investigate their world through song, dance and movement experiences. For ages 4 months to 3 years with a caretaker. Baby Artsplay is FREE, but space is limited. Register for individual workshops at yabap.eventbrite.com.
Find out more »Docent-Led Drop-In Tour Every Thursday at the Ogden Museum!
Join us for a Docent-led tour every Thursday at 2 p.m. Your Docent will take you on a tour of the Ogden Museum, home to largest and most comprehensive collection of American Southern art. Tours are free with admission. Louisiana residents enjoy free admission on Thursdays, courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
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Johnny J. and The Hitmen at Ogden After Hours
Many years of high level performance has cemented New Orleans own Johnny J.'s reputation as one of the Crescent City's premier roots rockers. Initially performing with the incomparable Rockabilly quartet The Blue Vipers, Johnny J. branched out to form Johnny J. and The Hitmen. The bands critically acclaimed debut "Nuclear Hayride" was released on Great Southern records and produced by the legendary Alex Chilton (The Box Tops, Big Star). The Hitmen toured extensively throughout the United States, Canada and Europe…
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