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...
The New Orleans based group, Sabertooth Swing, is focused on delivering a fun and energetic performance in an authentic traditional jazz style, very well suited for a general audience looking for a great time, or even for people who want to get up and dance. The group is composed of musicians of various origin and musical background,...
Become a member of the 2019-2020 Teen Docent team! Explore careers in the arts, build your resume, learn about Southern art and develop leadership and public speaking skills. Teen Docents also receive a monthly stipend. For more information and to apply visit ogdenmuseum.org/teendocentprogram. /// Photo by Ogden Museum Staff
Starting April 10, artists living and working in the state of Louisiana are invited to apply for Louisiana Contemporary, Presented by The Helis Foundation! This statewide juried exhibition promotes the contemporary art practices in the state of Louisiana and provides an exposition of living artists’ work. The juror for the 2019 exhibition is David Breslin, the DeMartini...
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...
Seva Venet with Dr. Michael White, Shannon Powell and Richie Moten Seva’s first apprenticeship in New Olreans jazz began in 1999 with Tuba Fats and his Chosen Few band. Seva worked with Tuba Fats for four years with many long (8-10 hour) days in Jackson Square, as well as an extended engagement at Donn’s Bar and...
Join us for a reception celebrating the opening of Piercing the Inner Wall: The Art of Dusti Bongé. Widely considered to be the first Mississippi artist to work consistently in a Modernist style, this exhibition brings together works from throughout Bongé’s career – from both private and public collections – to tell the story of one...
Today is the opening day of Piercing the Inner Wall: The Art of Dusti Bongé. Widely considered to be the first Mississippi artist to work consistently in a Modernist style, this exhibition brings together works from throughout Bongé's career – from both private and public collections – to tell the story of one woman’s fierce...
In support of the exhibition Piercing the Inner Wall: The Art of Dusti Bongé, Ogden Museum Curator of the Collection, Bradley Sumrall, will moderate a panel discussion with author Richard Gruber, Ph. D., Director Emeritus of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art; Paul Bongé, grandson of the artist; and Amanda Winstead, Fine Art Appraiser and Private...
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...
Due to the threat of hazardous weather, the Ogden Museum will close at noon today, April 18, and there will be no Ogden After Hours tonight. Admission to the Ogden Museum is free for Louisiana residents on Thursdays courtesy of The Helis Foundation.
In celebration of International Sculpture Day, a series of worldwide events advancing the creation and understanding of sculpture, join us for a panel discussion on the art and influence of Ida Kohlmeyer. On the morning of April 23, the Poydras Corridor Sculpture Exhibition presented by The Helis Foundation, the South's leading rotating public art exhibition,...
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...
Ben E. Hunter has performed nationally and locally for the past 20+ years as a reggae artist with seven studio albums recorded in New Orleans, Jamaica, and Los Angeles. After a series of traumatic personal events (including Katrina), he felt the need to share something more personally relevant through his original songwriting and acoustic performance...
Jodie Masterman earned her B.F.A. in ceramics from the Appalachian Center for Craft and her M.F.A. in ceramics from Louisiana State University. Currently, Jodie works in her studio alongside the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her ceramic objects are rooted in personal reflection, each referring to an aspect of play, love, loss or reject,...
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...
Jimbo Mathus has blazed a singular path as a singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer and shaman for 40 years, recording and releasing more than 300 songs that are a testament to his hoodoo craftsmanship and to the sounds, sights and spirits of his inspirations in the deep South. His new album, Incinerator, which debuts on April...