FOCUS: Looking Back Hurricane Katrina at 20

To mark the 20th anniversary of this historic event, Ogden Museum of Southern Art presents the work of six artists that directly address the storm, its devastation and the resiliency of the people impacted. Through their practice, these artists bore witness to both the physical and psychological damage wrought by the storm. They crafted complex narratives, built monuments to resiliency and offered prayers for recovery.  Through their work, they attempted to process this event, and as a result offer that same opportunity for healing to the viewer. Read More about FOCUS: Looking Back Hurricane Katrina at 20

Louisiana Contemporary 2025 Presented by The Helis Foundation

Ogden Museum of Southern Art first launched Louisiana Contemporary, presented by The Helis Foundation in 2012, as an annual survey exhibition that would bring to the fore the work of artists living in Louisiana and highlight the dynamism of art practice throughout the state. Since the inaugural exhibition fourteen years ago, Ogden Museum has shown works by over 600 artists, making Louisiana Contemporary an important moment in the national arts calendar to recognize and experience the spectrum and vitality of artistic voices emanating from New Orleans and art communities across Louisiana. Read More about Louisiana Contemporary 2025 Presented by The Helis Foundation

The Unending Stream: Chapter I

The Unending Stream is a two-part exhibition that showcases the thriving community of photographers in New Orleans. The title of the exhibition pays homage to a Clarence John Laughlin photograph of the same title, which is a part of the permanent collection at Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Laughlin’s seminal work, created between the 1930s and 1950s, is an important chapter in the long-storied relationship between New Orleans and photography. Following in his visionary footsteps, this exhibition focuses on emerging and underrepresented photographers who continue to focus on the South through poetic imagery.The Unending Stream celebrates New Orleans’ continuing role as one of America’s most important cultural capitals while also highlighting the role that the arts have played in revitalizing the region for the past twenty years since Hurricane Katrina. Read More about The Unending Stream: Chapter I

Hoa Tay (Flower Hands) Southern Artists of the Vietnamese Diaspora

Ogden Museum of Southern Art commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Fall of Saigon with Hoa Tay (Flower Hands), an exhibition which centers emerging and established Vietnamese-American artists working throughout the American South. These artists use diverse media and styles to forge their own distinctive vision, conveying narratives of the Vietnamese Diaspora, both personal and universal. Read More about Hoa Tay (Flower Hands) Southern Artists of the Vietnamese Diaspora