Kevin Gordon At Ogden After Hours

Kevin Gordon’s Louisiana is a strange place. It’s a place where restless teens road trip to where the highway dead-ends at the Gulf of Mexico; a place where prisoners who are in for life compete in a rodeo while the town watches; where a character can get lost in the humid afternoon and where religion...

Event Series New Docent Training

New Docent Training Help visitors to "See the South"

An Ogden Museum of Southern Art Docent is a volunteer who leads tours, helping visitors to "See the South." Prospective docents should have an interest in art and Southern culture and a desire to interact with adults and children. The training process will cover museum techniques and education strategies for engaging visitors in meaningful explorations...

Kristin Diable at Ogden After Hours

When we called it the American Dream, what we really meant was “the American Myth.” That myth convinced us that the right house/car/bank account/voting card could punch our tickets to a happily-ever-after, but for reasons too numerous and depressing to note, that myth is finally dying. Somewhere along the way, we realized the secret to...

Art for Art’s Sake Celebrate Exhibition Openings

Join us as we celebrate the opening of the Ogden Museum’s latest exhibitions Memory is a Strange Bell: The Art of William Christenberry and Level Artist Collective.  Admission to the Museum will be free during Art for Arts’ Sake from 6 – 9 p.m. /// William Christenberry, Gourd Tree Near Akron, Alabama (detail), 1981, Dye-transfer print, printed 1981, Exhibition print,...

Soul Brass Band At Ogden After Hours

Soul Brass Band brings the New Orleans party: known for its top-fight traditional brass band repertoire and second-line parades - night or day - Soul Brass Band’s unique signature of classic Soul infusion is unforgettable. The band’s deep academic musical roots underpin their brass band presentation - each musician is both a bandleader and highly-trained...

Teacher Workshop Exploring Memory is a Strange Bell: The Art of William Christenberry

Join us for a workshop exploring our new exhibition Memory is a Strange Bell: The Art of William Christenberry. Perhaps no other artist in the American South engaged more deeply and consistently with the concepts of time, place and memory through their work than William Christenberry. Although widely known as a pioneering master of color photography...

Curated Conversations With Level Artist Collective Member Horton Humble

Join us for the first in a series of conversations in the galleries of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art with members of Level Artist Collective. The conversation on October 15 will feature Horton Humble. This event is free and open to the public.   ABOUT HORTON HUMBLE Born in New Orleans, Horton Humble is a...

Craft Happy Hour Halloween Makeup with Ingrid Victoria

Professional makeup artist Ingrid Victoria will be sharing her skill set to teach beginner and intermediate level Halloween enthusiasts how to create a simple yet effective vampire look. And for those more interested in gruesome looks, she will show you how to create a ripped-up skin effect using liquid latex which you can add to...

Event Series New Docent Training

New Docent Training Help visitors to "See the South"

An Ogden Museum of Southern Art Docent is a volunteer who leads tours, helping visitors to "See the South." Prospective docents should have an interest in art and Southern culture and a desire to interact with adults and children. The training process will cover museum techniques and education strategies for engaging visitors in meaningful explorations...