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 in art communities across Louisiana. Read More about Louisiana Contemporary 2025 Presented by The Helis Foundation

This exhibition focuses on contemporary photographers who are visually defining the Crescent City in the twenty-first century. The Unending Stream celebrates of the city of New Orleans’ continuing role as one of America’s most important cultural capitals while also highlighting the role the arts have played in revitalizing the region over the past twenty years since Hurricane Katrina. Read More about The Unending Stream: Chapter II

This exhibition draws its title from an often-repeated phrase from artist and Xavier professor John T. Scott. Scott guided his students with the mantra “Each one teach one,” instilling a practice of giving and mentorship alongside developing artistic skills. John T. Scott was both a graduate of Xavier and a professor, beginning his teaching career there in 1965. After his death in 2007, former Xavier president Norman C. Francis recalled, “He had a very famous admonition that all of us remember. He didn’t want thanks. Just pass it on. Pass it on to others.” His legacy of excellence in his practice and of giving back to the community was transformational in Xavier’s Department of Fine Arts and the lives and work of his students. That legacy continues under the stewardship of Ron Bechet, current department head and co-curator of this exhibition. Each One Teach One is a celebration and illustration of those founding and cultivated principles of excellence and community that define Xavier University of Louisiana. Read More about Each One Teach One 100 years of art from Xavier University of Louisiana