New Orleans based artist Jacob Reptile spent three weeks working with second through fifth graders from Young Audiences Charter School at Lawrence D. Crocker Campus to create a forest of cypress trees made from recycled fabric and paper bags. For the residency, Reptile drew inspiration from the remarkable features of the Louisiana bald cypress tree. Students learned all about the tree: how its powerful roots help to hold together Louisiana’s shoreline and absorb water reducing city flooding; how the mighty cypress can not only survive hurricane winds but also acts as a windbreak for the city; and lastly, how its canopy helps to reduce high temperatures during the hot summers. Read More about Artists & Sense of Place Residency Louisiana Wildlife: Where Y’at?

NOCCA PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE: A 50th Anniversary Exhibition includes works from Ogden Museum’s permanent collection; the private collection of the Museum’s founder, Roger Ogden; works purchased by the NOCCA Foundation, NOCCA’s nonprofit partner; and pieces by current and past NOCCA faculty. Read More about NOCCA PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE A 50th Anniversary Exhibition

Presented by Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s Learning and Engagement Department, this exhibition features artist Rontherin Ratliff in collaboration with 4th and 5th grade students from ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Academy. Read More about Artists and Sense of Place Residency Stories from New Orleans East: The Shape of a New Day

Ogden Museum of Southern Art first launched Louisiana Contemporary, Presented by The Helis Foundation in 2012, to establish a vehicle that would bring to the fore the work of artists living in Louisiana and highlight the dynamism of art practice throughout the state. This year’s guest juror, Aleesa Pitchamarn Alexander, the Robert M. and Ruth L. Halperin Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Cantor Arts Center at Stanford, has selected 45 works by 31 artists from a total of 790 submissions. Read More about Louisiana Contemporary 2023 Presented by The Helis Foundation

CURRENTS is an annual juried exhibition of photographic works by members of New Orleans Photo Alliance. Each year, Ogden Museum of Southern Art hosts this exhibition, which also coincides with the PhotoNOLA Festival. Read More about CURRENTS 2023: A New Orleans Photo Alliance Member Showcase

New Orleans: Elegance and Decadence features 17 photographs by Richard Sexton from the book of the same name, which has become in the 30 years since its release, a contemporary classic. The book, and this exhibit, focus on the interiors, furnishings, art collections and gardens of a handful of creative people in New Orleans in the 1990s. Read More about New Orleans: Elegance and Decadence The Photographs of Richard Sexton and Narrative by Randolph Delehanty

Featuring artwork by students from Dillard University and Xavier University of Louisiana. Read More about 10th Annual HBCU Art Showcase Presented by The New Orleans (LA) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated

Showcasing artwork from Photography Camp 2023. Aspiring photographers of all levels worked with teaching artist, Leah Floyd for a hands-on program designed to develop the skills needed to capture and construct powerful photographs. Read More about Photography Camp 2023 Exhibition Teaching Artist, Leah Floyd

This exhibition illustrates how, with each new development – from early photography, Impressionism, Tonalism, the Arts & Crafts Movement and Symbolism through American Scene Painting, Social Realism and Regionalism – Southern artists responded with a distinct blend of tradition and innovation along with a steadfast awareness of the power of place. Artists include Jacques Amans, Joseph Meeker, Ellsworth Woodward, Lulu King Saxon, Julian Onderdonk, Elizabeth Catlett, George Ohr, Angela Gregory, Richmond Barthé, Bill Traylor, Walker Evans, Benjamin Wigfall, Walter Anderson and many more. Read More about Knowing Who We Are: From 19th Century Academic Painting through Southern Regionalism MADE POSSIBLE BY THE TERRA FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART