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

While Modernism and Abstract Expressionism developed in the first half of the twentieth century, many artists working in the American South incorporated these new ideas into their practice after World War II. This section of the exhibition traces the development of abstraction in Southern Art through examples by leading figures including Fritz Bultman, Dusti Bongé, Sam Gilliam, Ida Kohlmeyer, Robert Reed, Eugene Martin, Minnie Evans, John T. Scott, Kendall Shaw and Dorothy Hood, among others. Read More about Knowing Who We Are: The Rise of Abstraction, Vernacular Art and Photography MADE POSSIBLE BY THE TERRA FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART

This selection of works from Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s permanent collection considers the many ways artists throughout the region explore concepts of process, material and identity through diverse media and practices. These works illustrate how Southern artists are actively engaging with their region and with the rest of the world through their practice and how Ogden Museum is filling a critical role in confronting the past, embracing the future and bridging the reconciliation of both. Read More about Knowing Who We Are: The Contemporary Dialogue MADE POSSIBLE BY THE TERRA FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART

This exhibition, encompassing the entire Museum, tells an updated story of the South through the permanent collection and recent major acquisitions. Drawing inspiration from Ralph Ellison who said, “knowing where we are has a lot to do with our knowing who we are,” this exhibition provides a portrait of place that challenges conventional notions of Southern identity. With a geographic region spanning from Baltimore to Miami to El Paso, Knowing Who We Are celebrates the diversity of the region – its histories, cultures and proximate traditions – offering a view of Southern identity that is more fully representative of its people. Read More about Knowing Who We Are: A 20th Anniversary Exhibition MADE POSSIBLE BY THE TERRA FOUNDATION FOR AMERICAN ART