June Collection Highlight Lonnie Holley
This month’s Ogden Museum permanent collection artist highlight focuses on Lonnie Holley. Lonnie Holley is a self-taught Black artist from the American South known for his vernacular and contemporary…
5 Southern Films You Can Watch At Home Part Three Celebrating Black Cinema
In part three of the series, “5 Southern Films You Can Watch at Home,” we celebrate Black Cinema that offers a lens to Black experience and thoughtful education through…
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Jeremy Novy’s Koi Fish Colorful Symbols of Good Fortune and Strength
Perhaps you have been walking down a street in New Orleans and seen a group of koi fish painted on the sidewalk. Perhaps they were under water in a puddle….
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Ogden Museum of Southern Art Granted Emergency Relief Funding Through the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities’ Louisiana Culture Care Fund This Award is Made Possible Through a Contribution from The Helis Foundation to The Louisiana Culture Care Fund
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art has received a $10,000 emergency relief grant provided by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities’ Louisiana Culture Care Fund. This generous contribution, designated for operational…
O-riginal Art Activities: Abstract Landscape Drawing Inspired by Will Henry Stevens
Español abajo Create an abstract drawing of a nature scene near you. Will Henry Stevens, Abstract Mississippi River, 1942, Pastel on paper Will Henry Stevens was an artist from Indiana…
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Looking at Herbert Singleton’s “Leander Perez” A Powerful Visual Metaphor for Institutionalized Racism
Herbert Singleton was born on May 31, 1945, and grew up in the Algiers neighborhood of New Orleans. As a child, he would play along the Mississippi River, sculpting forms…
Kevin Cole’s “Jacob’s Ladder: Joy and Pain” "My work is a universal story with both hero and villain, good and evil."
Kevin Cole is a Black Southern artist based in Atlanta, Georgia. He is known for his mixed-media abstract sculptures, which utilize the necktie as a symbol of power. That symbol…
O-riginal Art Activities: Wooden Sculpture Inspired by John Barnes
Español abajo Create a sculptural piece that utilizes repetition and pattern. John Barnes is a sculptor who predominately creates wood assemblages. Barnes first took an interest in art when he…
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Curated Conversation with Revelations Photographer, Lee Deigaard Part II Featuring Photographs from the Unbidden series
Select CC for closed captioning. This is part two of a Curated Conversation with Lee Deigaard, a photographer featured in our current exhibition, Revelations: Recent Photography Acquisitions. This video features…