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Enjoy a special welcome back for educators and a FREE evening at our weekly concert series Ogden After Hours featuring Darcy Malone and the Tangle. Museum educators will be on hand to answer questions about programs, tours and curriculum. Free admission, but registration is required.
Come celebrate Dave’s 45th birthday with a special acoustic set by Dave Jordan & the NIA. Jordan is a New Orleans based singer/songwriter/bassist and guitar player and our annual King Cake Walk. Over the course of nearly 20 years and 3 bands, he has produced or co-produced 6 albums, played nearly 2000 shows nationwide and performed or...
Following story time in the Education Gallery, museum educators will guide young visitors (and a caregiver) on a museum exploration, focusing on themes and ideas presented in the book. Afterwards, all are invited to create their own works of art inspired by what was seen and discussed. For students ages 4-7 and a caregiver $30...
Artist Workshop: The Beauty of Swamp (Human, Landscape and the Creative Process) Referencing her painting "From the Vine to the Vein" featured in the exhibition Profligate Beauty, as well as other works in the museum’s collection, artist Jacqueline Bishop will present a conversation and workshop investigating the long tradition of landscape painting, the beauty of...
The 101 Drummers are an all Percussive version of the band 101 Runners.101 Runners were formed by Chris Jones 10 years ago as a creative and economic outlet for New Orleans musicians, Mardi Gras Indians and N.O. Culture Bearers returning to New Orleans after Katrina and the federal flood that followed. Since then, 101 Runners have performed hundreds...
Join us during Ogden After Hours for the opening reception of the photography exhibition, A Place and Time Part II. Image credit: Elemore Madison Morgan, Sr., Mississippi River from the Bluffs (Near Port Hudson, La), 1962, Gelatin Silver Print, collection of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art
John R. Kemp, former deputy director of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and former staff writer for the Times-Picayune will be here signing his new book Expressions of Place: The Contemporary Louisiana Landscape. The book is a journey through the rural and urban landscapes of Louisiana as presented through the eyes, imaginations, and talents of thirty-seven artists located across the state...
In conjunction with the photography exhibition A Place and Time Part II, photographer Aubrey Edwards will lead a workshop examining lighting and exposure. Topics covered include understanding different types of available lighting and light manipulation and modification. Participants will gain theoretical knowledge of exposure and learn how to harness available light to suit their photographic...
Join us Tuesday, February 7th, for an evening of paper craft. Exploring various techniques such as brush lettering, embossing, paper folding, and more, each participant will leave with a handful of homemade cards for their favorite Valentines! We'll also have cupcakes. Fee includes all materials, beer and wine. $20 for members; $25 for non-member
