Cha Wa at Ogden After Hours

From the funk-laced beats and bass-heavy sousaphone blasts that kick off their album "Spyboy," to the gritty warmth of singer J’Wan Boudreaux’s voice, New Orleans brass band-meets-Mardi Gras Indian outfit Cha Wa radiates the fiery energy of the best features of the city’s street culture. Spyboy digs deep into the sound of New Orleans culture...

Artist Workshop SLR Photography for All Levels with Aubrey Edwards

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...

Artist Workshop Abstract Painting with Artist Shawn Hall

After a tour of The Whole Drum Will Sound: Women in Southern Abstraction, artist and educator Shawn Hall will guide participants through self-exploration of ideas and approaches to abstract painting. Abstract painting is grounded in conceptual thinking, self-determined parameters, decision making and risk taking. It occupies the liminal space between thought and action, i.e. intuition,...

Erica Falls at Ogden After Hours

Soul singer and songwriter Erica Falls credits her unique vintage sound to her childhood growing up in New Orleans’ 9th Ward, where her parents introduced her to Roberta Flack, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughn, and Whitney Houston.  Whether on stage or in the studio, she channels a sassy, soulful tone that recalls...

Craft Happy Hour Cyanotypes with Jen Brunjes

Jen Brunjes of River Shepard Photographic Arts will be leading a workshop on the 19th-century photographic process of Cyanotyping. Participants will learn how to coat their paper, expose, develop and tone their unique print and leave with their own handmade cyanotype. This event is sold out! 

Drawing in the Galleries Life Drawing with Bonnie Maygarden

Featuring 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...