Celebrating the Diversity and Excellence of the Art of the American South

Thank you for joining us for O What a Night! Gala 2024! It was a tremendous night and we are so thankful for all the support. Stay tuned for more information on O What a Night! 2025.

Ogden Museum of Southern Art, dedicated to broadening the knowledge, understanding, interpretation and appreciation of the visual arts and culture of the American South, will hold its annual O What a Night! Gala on October 19, 2024, with a Patron Party at the home of Fern & Kevin Watters and auction preview on October 17, 2024.

Ogden Museum, with 2024 O What a Night! Gala co-chairs Deanna Rodriguez, Fern Watters and Sharonda Williams, invite you to the O What a Night! Gala, which sells out every year and plays host to affluent and influential patrons from New Orleans and across the country. This evening is not only an experiential celebration of the very best in Southern art, music and food, but is also the Museum’s top fundraising event. Your contribution to the O What a Night! Gala 2024 will provide critical funds for our award-winning educational programs and our dynamic exhibitions of Southern painting, photography, sculpture and much more.

What makes this event so special? The people and the art! People from all over the country will be able to bid on works of art in the silent auction and live auction. Year after year, art collectors look forward to viewing all of the beautiful works of art created by artists of the South.

The Silent Auction, sponsored by Neal Auction, will open for online bidding on Saturday, October 12 and will close Sunday, October 20 at 5 p.m. View in auction in-person between October 13 through 20 in the Museum’s Historic Patrick F. Taylor Library.

Bid In The Silent Auction

 


O What a Night! Gala 2024

DEANNA RODRIGUEZ, FERN WATTERS AND SHARONDA WILLIAMS
2024 Co-chairs

PALATE NEW ORLEANS
Seated Dinner Crafted by
Executive Chef and Owner, Glenn Vatshell

DESSERT
Crafted by Beth Biundo
Dessert Sponsor

CK SWETT
Auctioneer

ENTERTAINMENT
Jeremy Davenport
Sporty’s Brass Band
Water Seed

ENTERGY
Decor Sponsor


Live Auction Artists

Alex Beard
Aron Belka
David Borgerding
Michael J. Deas
Thomas Deaton

Ben Depp
Keith Duncan
Simon Gunning
Kelli Scott Kelley
Kaori Maeyama

Jeremy Novy
Anastasia Pelias
Matt Scobey
Carlton Scott Sturgill
James Surls


Silent Auction Artists

Richard Albertine
Renée Allie
Scott Andresen
Artemis Antippas
David Armentor
Kadeshia Bellard
Mark Bercier
Ginina Biondini
Wendo Brunoir
Virginia Candler
Lord Karl
Dan Charbonnet
Maude Schuyler Clay
Langdon Clay
Theresa Cole
Michael Roque Collins
Compton III
Anita Cooke
Craig Crawford
Curio
Giancarlo D’Agostaro
Janet Dake
Rick Dobbs
Matthew Draughter
William Dunlap
Misty Findley
James Flynn
Josiah Gagosian
Ashley Gates
Mitchell Gaudet
Jennifer Gibbs
Rosemary Goodell

Kate Gordon
Cheryl Anne Grace
Lindsay Gustafson
Amber Hart
James Henderson
Jonathan R. Hodge
Marcia B. Holmes
Horton Humble
Warren Irwin
Jeremiah Johnson
Miles Jordan
Emre Karaoglu
Audra Kohout
Sharon Kopriva
Barbara Kuebel
Lily LaGrange
Erica Larkin Gaudet
Deanna Larmeu
Kristina Larson
Cameron Lartigue
Nicholas LiCausi
Megan Lightell
Adam Loftin
Charles Muir Lovell
Sarah Martzolf
Richard McCabe
Molly McCall
Michael Meads
Piki Mendizabal
James Michalopoulos
Milagros Collective
Jacob Mitchell

Cristina Molina
Hotel Monteleone
David Rae Morris
Joelle Nagy
Amy Newell
Neal Novak
Nonney Oddlokken
Ruth Owens
Sherry Owens
Bryson Payne
Pablo Perez
Olivia Grey Photography
Susan Plum
Zana Ranđelović Brown
Stephanie Reed
Karoline Schleh
Cynthia Scott
Gregory Siff
Mark Spiers
Leslie- Claire Spillman
Jim Steg
Alexander Stolin
Jill Stoll
Jessica Strahan
Trenity Thomas
José Torres-Tama
Paige Valente
Harold W.
John Isiah Walton
Laura Welter
Janine Wesselmann
J. Cletus Wilcox


Sponsors

ELEMENT
The Helis Foundation

Premium Parking
SAZERAC / Goldring Family Foundation

St. Charles Avenue
The Times-Picayune | nola.com


Benefactors

Arthur Roger Gallery
Coleman E. Adler II
Callan Contemporary
Claire Elizabeth Gallery
Beverly Dale

Delta Utilities
Ferrara Showman Gallery
Peggy & Timber Floyd
LeMieux Galleries
Roger Ogden & Ken Barnes

Fort Gansevoort
Spillman l Blackwell Fine Art
Surls + Locke Museum
Charles D. Urstadt & David Bernard
Fern & Kevin Watters


Patron Hosts

Adler’s Jewelry
Gayle and Tom Benson Charitable Foundation
Suzie & Ted Bloch III M.D.
Hattie Collins & Rebecca Maisel
Debra J. Fischman
First Horizon Bank
Hancock Whitney Bank

Haynie Family Foundation
HUB International
LCMC Health
Matthew B. Moreland
Mignon Faget, LTD.
New Orleans & Company
Ochsner Health
Palate New Orleans

Pan-American Life Insurance Group
Holly & Geoff Snodgrass
Thibodeaux’s Floral Studio
Total Wine & More
Jason Waguespack & Jeffery Morgan
Leslie Sisco-Wise & Whit Wise
Yazoo Restorations


Patrons

Wayne Amedee
Barbara Arras
Black Pearl Catering
Carlos Carmona & David Pine
Dorothy Clyne
Sara & Richard Freeman
Monica Ann Frois & Eve Barrie Masinter
Monique & Warren Gardner
Jane Scott & Philip Hodges
JP Morgan Private Bank

Laurie & James Kalyvas
Catherine & Jason Kuuskraa
McEnery Residential
E. Lee Jahncke Mead
Denise Morse
MPress
NOLA Protection Group
Judith Oudt
PJ’s Coffee

Jacques & Mallory Page Rodrigue
Dr. Troy Scroggins & Frank Wilder
Adam Shopkorn
Rivers Spencer & Guy Feltenstein
Jennie Cannon West & Jason Richards
Susan & Andrew Stall
Dawn A. Wheelahan
Elizabeth & James Williams
Sharonda Williams
WWNO


2024 Gala Committee

Coleman E. Adler II, Tiffany Adler, Christopher J. Alfieri, CJ Bui & Erin Biro, Suzie & Ted Bloch III M.D., Meaghan & Joe Bonavita, Susan & Ralph Brennan, Pamela Bryan, Tracy Copeland, Jeremy Corkern, Paola & Jose Corrada, Richard Dragisic & Bill Brockschmidt, Penny & Todd Francis, Monica Ann Frois & Eve Barrie Masinter, Monique & Warren Gardner, Alice & Brodie Glenn, William Goldring, Debra J. Fischman, Jessie & Beau Haynes, Betsey Hazard, Catherine & Jason Kuuskraa, Paul J. Leaman & Marilyn V. Dittmann, Catherine Makk, Sarah Martzolf, Mr. & Mrs. Jason A. Mead, Matthew B. Moreland, Michelle & Field Ogden, Roger Ogden & Ken Barnes, Judith Oudt, Carlos Carmona & David Pine, Jacques & Mallory Page Rodrigue, Deanna Rodriguez, Dr. Troy Scroggins, Laura & Sonny Shields, Nathalie Simon, Holly & Geoff Snodgrass, Karen & George Solomon, Rivers Spencer, Charles D. Urstadt & David Bernard, Jason Waguespack & Jeffery Morgan, Fern & Kevin Watters, Sharonda R. Williams, Elizabeth & James Williams, Leslie Sisco-Wise & Whit Wise


Sponsorship Opportunities

O WHAT A NIGHT! TITLE SPONSOR: $50,000

  • Name recognition (“O What a Night! Gala Presented by Title Sponsor”) as Title Sponsor on all print and digital materials including 2,000 printed invitations and 400 event programs and catalogs
  • Name recognition on 400+ Gala dinner menu cards
  • Name and logo recognition on Gala’s step and repeat banner and on projection screens throughout the event
  • Logo recognition as title sponsor on Gala web page, with link to sponsor’s website (average of 30,000 pageviews per month)
  • Logo and name recognition via social media outlets (67,200+ followers)
  • Personal acknowledgment during Gala dinner and live announcement by auctioneer
  • Logo placement on table numbers
  • 24 tickets to the O What a Night! Gala Patron Party
  • 3 tables at the O What a Night! Gala with first row placement, which includes a dedicated service captain and an elevated wine selection (24 seats, $30,000 value)

PATRON PARTY SPONSOR: $30,000

  • Name recognition as Underwriter on all print and digital materials including 2,000 printed invitations and 400 event programs and catalogs
  • Name and logo recognition on Gala’s step and repeat banner and on projection screens throughout the event
  • Logo recognition as Patron Party sponsor on Gala web page, with link to sponsor’s website (average of 30,000 pageviews per month)
  • Personal acknowledgment during Gala dinner and live announcement by auctioneer
  • Logo and name recognition via social media outlets (67,200+ followers)
  • Name and logo recognition (“O What a Night! Patron Party Presented by Sponsor”) on signage at Patron Party
  • Logo placement on table numbers
  • Opportunity for branded materials at Patron Party
  • 16 tickets to the O What a Night! Gala Patron Party
  • 2 tables at the O What a Night! Gala with first row placement, which includes a service captain and an elevated wine selection (16 seats, $20,000 value)

LIVE AUCTION SPONSOR: $25,000

  • Name recognition as Live Auction Sponsor on all print and digital materials including 2,000 printed invitations and invitation inserts, as well as 400 event programs and catalogs
  • Name and logo recognition on Gala’s step and repeat banner and on projection screens throughout the event
  • Logo recognition as Underwriter on Gala web page, with link to sponsor’s website (average of 30,000 pageviews per month)
  • Logo and name recognition via social media outlets (67,200+ followers)
  • Personal acknowledgment during Gala dinner and live announcement by auctioneer
  • Logo placement on bidding paddles
  • 16 tickets to the O What a Night! Gala Patron Party
  • 2 tables at the O What a Night! Gala with first row placement, which includes a service captain and an elevated wine selection ( 16 seats, $20,000 value)

GALA TENT SPONSOR: $20,000

  • Name recognition as Sponsor on all print and digital materials including 2,000 printed invitations and 400 event programs and catalogs
  • Name and logo recognition on Gala’s step and repeat banner and on projection screens throughout the event
  • Name recognition as Sponsor on Gala web page (average of 30,000 pageviews per month)
  • Recognition signage at tent entrance
  • 8 tickets to the O What a Night! Gala Patron Party
  • 1 table at the O What a Night! Gala with premium placement, which includes a service captain and an elevated wine selection (8 seats)

DINNER SPONSOR: $15,000

  • Name recognition as Sponsor on all print and digital materials including 2,000 printed invitations and 400 event programs and catalogs
  • Name and logo recognition on Gala’s step and repeat banner and on projection screens throughout the event
  • Name recognition as Sponsor on Gala web page (average of 30,000 pageviews per month)
  • Name and logo recognition on 400 Gala dinner menu cards
  • 8 tickets to the O What a Night! Gala Patron Party
  • 1 table at the O What a Night! Gala with premium placement, which includes a service captain and an elevated wine selection (8 seats)

MUSIC SPONSOR: $10,000

  • Name recognition as Sponsor on all print and digital materials including 2,000 printed invitations and 400 event programs and catalogs
  • Sponsor acknowledgment during announcement of musical act
  • Name and logo recognition on projection screens throughout the event
  • Name recognition as Sponsor on Gala web page (average of 30,000 pageviews per month)
  • 4 tickets to the O What a Night! Gala Patron Party
  • Half table at the O What a Night! Gala with preferred placement, which includes a service captain and an elevated wine selection (4 seats)

DECOR SPONSOR: $10,000

  • Name recognition as Sponsor on all print and digital materials including 2,000 printed invitations and 400 event programs and catalogs
  • Sign recognition at tent and library entryways
  • Name recognition as Sponsor on Gala web page (average of 30,000 pageviews per month)
  • 4 tickets to the O What a Night! Gala Patron Party
  • Half table at the O What a Night! Gala with preferred placement, which includes a service captain and an elevated wine selection (4 seats)

INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THIS EVENT AS A SPONSOR? CONTACT US AT DEVELOPMENT@OGDENMUSEUM.ORG OR 504.539.9616.