Opening of Prospect.4: The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp

The Ogden Museum of Southern Art is proud to participate in Prospect New Orleans’ fourth iteration of the citywide international art exhibition, Prospect.4 (P.4): The Lotus in Spite of the Swamp.

Solos and Duets: Artists Making History Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection

WATCH THE RECORDED TALK ON YOUTUBE Join us for an in depth discussion with the curators and artists of Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection. Panelists will include Christopher Bedford, Leonardo Drew, Melvin Edwards, Charles Gaines, Katy Siegel and Shinique Smith. Solidary & Solitary, drawn from The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection, tells the history of art by...

Museum Closed

The Museum will be closed today for Thanksgiving and will reopen at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

Support the Ogden Museum on Giving Tuesday!

Support the Ogden Museum of Southern Art on Giving Tuesday on Nov. 28 with a 100% tax deductible donation and help us continue to share the South with the world! On this global day of giving Facebook and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are matching up to $2 million of funds raised on Facebook!...

Director’s Tour Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection, Presented by The Helis Foundation

By invitation only for members of the Museum's Director's Circle and Richardson Society. Contact membership@ogdenmuseum.org or 504.539.9616 to join today! Join Ogden Museum Executive Director William Pittman Andrews for an intimate private tour of the exhibition Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection, Presented by The Helis Foundation. Complimentary champagne will be provided. image credit: Chelsea...

Zachary Richard with David Torkanowsky and Graham Robinson at Ogden After Hours

Singer-songwriter, poet, cultural activist and environmentalist, Zachary Richard, is best known as a recording artist and performer. With 20 albums on his roster, including several gold and platinum albums, his musical career is international. In 1996, Richard founded Action Cadienne, a non-profit organization devoted to the promotion of the Acadian culture and French language of...

Richardson Society Dinner

By invitation only for members of the Museum's Richardson Society. Contact membership@development.org or 504.539.9616 to join today!    

Saturday Studio What is Abstract Art?

Inspired by Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection, Presented by The Helis Foundation, kids will explore the techniques of assemblage and collage with artist Keith Duncan to create their own 2- and 3-D works of abstract art. This program has been made possible by the generous support of the Ella West Freeman Foundation, the Selley Foundation and...

Artist Workshop with Horton Humble Inspired by Solidary & Solitary: The Joyner/Giuffrida Collection, Presented by The Helis Foundation

Using Norman Lewis’ Afternoon as inspiration, artist Horton Humble will lead participants in several exercises aimed at finding their own abstraction through the intuitive use of color. Ultimately, each participant will craft a final abstract composition of their own design. Born in New Orleans, Horton Humble is a self-taught American painter. In 2007, Humble’s debut...