Veterans, service members and their families receive free admission to the Ogden Museum of Southern Art this Memorial Day weekend, May 25 - 27. Please present your military ID to the admissions desk for free admission. Thank you for your service! Bring the whole family to See the South and receive a free copy of the iconic publication...
Veterans, service members and their families receive free admission to the Ogden Museum of Southern Art this Memorial Day weekend, May 25 - 27. Please present your military ID to the admissions desk for free admission. Thank you for your service! Bring the whole family to See the South and receive a free copy of the iconic publication...
Members of the Museum's Kohlmeyer Circle will enjoy small bites and cocktails in the private home of a local art collector on Tuesday, May 28 from 6 - 8 p.m. Artists Tony Campbell of Generic Art Solutions and Carl Joe Williams of Level Artist Collective will join us to talk about their work in this...
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 3 - 4 year olds with a...
Today is the opening day of Courtney Egan: Virtual Idylls. Egan is strongly inspired by the profusion of native and non-native flora in New Orleans, where she has lived and worked in since 1991. Her work is known to digitally manipulate the natural world, questioning how our perception of nature is augmented by technology. Virtual Idylls...
New Orleans is more than gumbo, Mardi Gras, the French Quarter and drive through daiquiri bars. The heartbeat of the city has always been music. Music represents so much in the “Big Easy,” especially when it incorporates the melting pot of French, African and American cultures as New Orleans bred band Water Seed has. As...
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 3 - 4 year olds with a...
Based in New Orleans, Louisiana, Jasen Weaver is one of the most in demand bassists in the city. When he’s not leading his own sextet, you can find him on the bandstand with notable artists such as Donald Harrison and Jason Marsalis. He is also a regular at some of the most recognized venues in...
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s annual Magnolia Ball has become one of the most anticipated social events of the summer! This year, join us to honor and celebrate the Museum’s exhibition, Piercing the Inner Wall: The Work of Dusti Bongé, on view April 11 - September 8, 2019. The Ball will bring to life Bongé’s Surrealist “Circus Series” with a festive, circus-themed evening. Guests will enjoy music from the city’s top musicians and DJs, circus performers, complimentary dishes and desserts, full open bars, a dance party and a silent auction featuring contemporary Southern artists. Let’s get this circus started!
Explore a wide variety of 2D and 3D media in this FUNdamentals camp! We’ll focus on traditional techniques like drawing, painting, sculpture and collage and then add in mixed media, puppetry and more! Campers will work with professional visual artists to create both individual and collaborative works inspired by the Museum’s Collection and great works...
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 3 - 4 year olds with a...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4LnCjRkGxc&feature=youtu.be Papa Mali (born Malcolm Helm Welbourne in Vicksburg, Mississippi, May 6, 1957) is a New Orleans based, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. He has been a touring musician and recording artist for decades. Yet, he is probably best known as the front man for 7 Walkers, a band formed in 2009 that includes three...
Join us for the second in a series of three workshops incorporating simple mindfulness meditation practices and observation techniques to create contemplative abstract paintings inspired by the styles of Dusti Bongé’s abstract expressionist oeuvre. Looking at the work of Dusti Bongé we can see patterns emerge from the chaos of an abstracted surface. These patterns...
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 3 - 4 year olds with a...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0Fwyr19c4c&feature=youtu.be Ross Newell can usually be seen and heard as the lead singer and songwriter in The Mulligan Brothers from Mobile, AL. His song writing weaves heartfelt tales of love and loss into complex yet comforting storytelling, a combination that will leave you nostalgic for something (or someone) that you can’t quite put your finger...
Working with photographer and educator Aubrey Edwards, campers will spend the first week learning basic elements of photography including composition, exposure, storytelling and functions of their camera. During the second week, students will focus on more advanced areas of photography such as photojournalism, portraiture, fashion and lighting. Campers will leave with a portfolio of edited...
Explore a wide variety of 2D and 3D media in this FUNdamentals camp! We’ll focus on traditional techniques like drawing, painting, sculpture and collage and then add in mixed media, puppetry and more! Campers will work with professional visual artists to create both individual and collaborative works inspired by the Museum’s Collection and great works...
Join Yuka Petz as she teaches participants how to create flipbooks in this fun workshop celebrating the Courtney Egan: Virtual Idylls exhibition at the Ogden Museum. Join us at the O for drinks and crafts! $20 for members, $25 for non-members. /// Photo courtesy of Yuka Petz
Jimmy Robinson has been recording and touring for over 40 years. He has received critical and audience praise for his unique virtuoso approach to the guitar and his rich compositional skill. Jimmy first made a name for himself playing electric guitar and leading a psychedelic rock/blues band at the free concert weekly series on New...
"An Homage to Nimble Fingers" is a body of work that Kami Galeana created to acknowledge and honor centuries’ worth of embroidery produced by women from various places around the world. Galeana states, "Embroidery is one of the earliest art forms, but it rarely survives into modernity. As long as humans have been clothed, they have...
Learn how to make Japanese paper with book artist, Elizabeth Boyne! Japanese paper, or washi, may look delicate; however it’s long fibers make a strong paper that’s often used in art making, art conservation, and can even be made into clothing. At this workshop we’ll learn the traditional method of Japanese papermaking from start to...
There is no Ogden After Hours tonight in observance of Independence Join us next Thursday, July 11 for the "Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts" film screening and talk. /// Benjamin Franklin Perkins, Statue of Liberty, 1989, Acrylic on canvas, Gift of Kevin Cole
The Museum will close at 3 p.m. today for Independence Day. There will be no Ogden After Hours this evening, but join us next Thursday, July 11 for the "Bill Traylor: Chasing Ghosts" film screening and talk. /// Benjamin Franklin Perkins, Statue of Liberty, 1989, Acrylic on canvas, Gift of Kevin Cole
There will be no Docent-led tour today in observance of Independence Day. Join us next Thursday, July 11 for a tour at 1:30 p.m. Your Docent will take you on a tour of the Ogden Museum, home to largest and most comprehensive collection of American Southern art. Tours are free with admission. Louisiana residents enjoy free...