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The Ogden Museum of Southern Art is excited to announce that we have partnered with local artist MOMO as part of Unframed presented by The Helis Foundation, a project by the Arts Council New Orleans. Five local and international artists’ murals will transform downtown New Orleans in the spring of 2019 with all five murals…
The O-riginal Art Activity at Ogden After Hours pays homage to one of the South’s prominent abstract expressionists Dusti Bongé. Use collage to create an abstract piece. Dusti Bongé created a body of work that moved from figurative and Cubist depictions of her Mississippi home in the 1930s, through a period of Surrealism and into…
Each year, the Ogden Museum is fortunate to be able to participate in GiveNOLA Day, a 24-hour event created by the Greater New Orleans Foundation to inspire people to give generously to the nonprofits that make our community thrive. Contributions to the Ogden Museum support a wide variety of programming, including our dynamic exhibitions, educational…
Louisiana Contemporary, Presented by the Helis Foundation has been an opportunity for the Ogden Museum of Southern Art to highlight Louisiana’s contemporary art culture for the last eight years. In 2018, the exhibition featured work by 24 artists from across the state with 34 works of art on view. This year’s Juror will be David Breslin,…
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To celebrate International Sculpture Day, we’re highlighting some of the great sculptures that are currently on view at the Ogden Museum! Me, Knife, Diamond and Flower This large-scale sculpture by Texas artist James Surls stands tall in front of the Museum to welcome visitors and passerbys. Surls’ sculpture combines elements of nature, simplified facial features,…
Since its inception in 1975 by Bud Brimberg, the Jazz Fest poster has become a long standing and singular highlight of the annual celebration of music and culture in New Orleans. The poster provides great support for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Foundation and encapsulates the energy and enthusiasm for each year’s festival….
On view now at the Ogden Museum is Margarita Cabrera, presented by The Center for Southern Craft & Design. Margarita Cabrera creates sculptures made out of materials ranging from steel, copper, wood, ceramics and fabric focusing on social-political community issues including cultural identity, migration, violence, inclusivity, labor and empowerment. Combining contemporary art practices, indigenous Mexican folk art…
The O-riginal Art Activity at Ogden After Hours takes a close look at the experiences of immigrants through Margarita Cabrera’s esculturas suaves (soft sculptures). Use paper to create a soft sculpture inspired by a long journey. Margarita Cabrera focuses on social-political community issues including cultural identity, migration, violence, inclusivity, labor and empowerment, Cabrera creates sculptures…