The first week of June is when Ogden Museum typically hosts its annual Magnolia Ball – the social event of the summer and a celebration of Southern art and culture. Out of concern for your health and safety, we’ve made the difficult decision to forgo our usual fête. However, we are pleased to present more...
Sharon Kopriva is featured in the Online Magnolia Ball Silent Auction and the exhibition, Entwined: Ritual Wrapping and Binding in Contemporary Southern Art. Curator of the Collection, Bradley Sumrall, will talk with Sharon about her work, Owls & Oleanders, included in the silent auction and her work in Entwined. . Sharon Kopriva, a Texas native, currently works...
A Curated Conversation with Curator of the Collection, Bradley Sumrall, and Entwined artist, Sonya Yong James, will publish to the O Blog this Wednesday, July 1 at noon. Sonya Yong James was born in 1971 in Knoxville, Tennessee. A lifelong Southerner, she has lived for the past forty years in Atlanta, Georgia, where she maintains...
Join Museum Educator, Michelle Pontiff, for a series of stress free, beginner level online drawing classes designed to improve on and build your drawing skills. Participants are encouraged to tune in each week to learn a new technique and need only a pencil, eraser and paper to join in. Optional additional materials for each class...
Art & AC is Back! FREE Admission Sundays in July Thanks to The Helis Foundation, Art & AC has returned for its 4th year! Every Sunday in July, admission is FREE for Louisiana residents at Ogden Museum. Enjoy additional free days at Ogden Museum on July 5, 12, 19 & 26. And don’t forget Thursdays are...
Join us for 30 minutes of Art + Zen! Every Wednesday at noon, join us for a LIVE seated mindfulness meditation inspired by a work of Southern art. This online meditation program is led by Ogden Museum Educator and yoga and meditation instructor, Mikhayla Harrell. All experience levels welcome. Registration required. Registration is FREE, but...
Join Museum Educator, Michelle Pontiff, for a series of stress free, beginner level online drawing classes designed to improve on and build your drawing skills. Participants are encouraged to tune in each week to learn a new technique and need only a pencil, eraser and paper to join in. Optional additional materials for each class...
Hey y'all! Please join us for a series of engaging conversations about Southern art and artists! On four Thursday afternoons this summer, Museum Educator, Sara Echaniz, will lead an in-depth participatory discussion about an artwork from Ogden Museum's permanent collection and provide background information about the artist and artwork. Before the program begins, registrants will receive...
Ogden Museum presents Ogden After Hours at Home! This weekly series features Southern musicians and DJs performing from the comfort of their own homes. Live sessions will be available on Zoom and Ogden Museum’s Facebook! And every fourth Thursday of the month, our esteemed host, Brandon Lattimore, will take us on a nostalgic journey and...
Art & AC is Back! FREE Admission Sundays in July Thanks to The Helis Foundation, Art & AC has returned for its 4th year! Every Sunday in July, admission is FREE for Louisiana residents at Ogden Museum. Enjoy additional free days at Ogden Museum on July 5, 12, 19 & 26. And don’t forget Thursdays are...
Last month, our Kohlmeyer Circle members enjoyed a special talk with artist Jeremy Novy and Bradley Sumrall, Curator of the Collection. In this conversation with Jeremy Novy and Bradley Sumrall, we learn about Jeremy's artistic background, see other pieces of his work from around the country and discuss his role in the queer street art...
Join us for 30 minutes of Art + Zen! Every Wednesday at noon, join us for a LIVE seated mindfulness meditation inspired by a work of Southern art. This online meditation program is led by Ogden Museum Educator and yoga and meditation instructor, Mikhayla Harrell. All experience levels welcome. Registration required. Registration is FREE, but...
Join Museum Educator, Michelle Pontiff, for a series of stress free, beginner level online drawing classes designed to improve on and build your drawing skills. Participants are encouraged to tune in each week to learn a new technique and need only a pencil, eraser and paper to join in. Optional additional materials for each class...
Join What Music is Within artist, John Barnes, and Bradley Sumrall, Curator of the Collection, as they discuss Mr. Barnes' studio practice, career and inspiration. The conversation will be posted to the O Blog at noon on Thursday. ABOUT JOHN BARNES John Barnes is a sculptor who mainly deals in wood assemblages. Barnes first took...
Ogden Museum presents Ogden After Hours at Home! This weekly series features Southern musicians and DJs performing from the comfort of their own homes. Live sessions will be available on Zoom and Ogden Museum’s Facebook! And every fourth Thursday of the month, our esteemed host, Brandon Lattimore, will take us on a nostalgic journey and...
Art & AC is Back! FREE Admission Sundays in July Thanks to The Helis Foundation, Art & AC has returned for its 4th year! Every Sunday in July, admission is FREE for Louisiana residents at Ogden Museum. Enjoy additional free days at Ogden Museum on July 5, 12, 19 & 26. And don’t forget Thursdays are...
Join us for 30 minutes of Art + Zen! Every Wednesday at noon, join us for a LIVE seated mindfulness meditation inspired by a work of Southern art. This online meditation program is led by Ogden Museum Educator and yoga and meditation instructor, Mikhayla Harrell. All experience levels welcome. Registration required. Registration is FREE, but...
Join Museum Educator, Michelle Pontiff, for a series of stress free, beginner level online drawing classes designed to improve on and build your drawing skills. Participants are encouraged to tune in each week to learn a new technique and need only a pencil, eraser and paper to join in. Optional additional materials for each class...
Ericka Lassair aka "Chef Diva" will reopen her business, Diva Dawg, at Ogden Museum Thursday, July 23, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Her signature dawgs are amazing and she has vegetarian options too! Make sure to pick up an Ogden Museum koozie, free with your Diva Dawg purchase. On Thursdays, Louisiana residents enjoy free admission at Ogden Museum,...
Hey y'all! Please join us for a series of engaging conversations about Southern art and artists! On four Thursday afternoons this summer, Museum Educator, Sara Echaniz, will lead an in-depth participatory discussion about an artwork from Ogden Museum's permanent collection and provide background information about the artist and artwork. This week, we're looking outside at...
Art & AC is Back! FREE Admission Sundays in July Thanks to The Helis Foundation, Art & AC has returned for its 4th year! Every Sunday in July, admission is FREE for Louisiana residents at Ogden Museum. Enjoy additional free days at Ogden Museum on July 5, 12, 19 & 26. And don’t forget Thursdays are...
Join us for 30 minutes of Art + Zen! Every Wednesday at noon, join us for a LIVE seated mindfulness meditation inspired by a work of Southern art. This online meditation program is led by Ogden Museum Educator and yoga and meditation instructor, Mikhayla Harrell. All experience levels welcome. Registration required. Registration is FREE, but...
Ogden Museum presents Ogden After Hours at Home, featuring music by Southern musicians and DJs. This week, we're paying tribute to the great Ellis Louis Marsalis, Jr. About Ellis Louis Marsalis, Jr.: Ellis Louis Marsalis, Jr., Jazz pianist and music professor, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on November 14, 1934. Marsalis began his musical journey...