(NEW ORLEANS, LA) – Ogden Museum of Southern Art invites Southern ceramicists to submit their work to the 17th annual Art of the Cup now thorough September 13. Juried by New Orleans potter, Rachael DePaux, the exhibition will be on view in the Museum’s Center for Southern Craft & Design starting October 26.
Art of the Cup is an annual juried exhibition that features cups and teapots created by world class Southern ceramicists. Since its launch in 2007, the exhibition has featured over 1,100 works of art.
Important dates:
- Wednesday, July 31 – Call for entries open at www.ogdenmuseum.org
- Friday, September 13 – Call for entries closes
- Friday, September 27 – Selected ceramicists for Art of the Cup 2024 will be notified
- Monday, October 14 – Selected ceramicists deadline to send cups and teapots to Ogden Museum
- Saturday, October 26 – Art of the Cup 2024 opens
- Thursday, November 21 – Reception for Art of the Cup 2024 takes place from 6 – 8 p.m.
- Monday, December 9 – Art of the Cup 2024 closes
Jane Winslow, Museum Store Manager and Curator of the Center for Southern Craft & Design shares, “Entering its 17th year, Art of the Cup has become one of the highlights of the Museum, attracting both new and seasoned collectors! At its core, this exhibition is a celebration of the objects that enhance our everyday rituals and routines. I am blown away year after year by the variety of skills and techniques used in each piece submitted, showcasing the artists’ talent, innovation and dedication to their craft.”
To submit work to Art of the Cup, please visit https://ogdenmuseum.org/art-of-the-cup-2024/
About Rachael DePauw
Rachael DePauw, originally from St. Louis, Missouri, is an artist and educator who has run Rachael DePauw Pottery in New Orleans for over 10 years. She and her husband, William, create a variety of artwork such as dinnerware, decorative pieces, ceramic jewelry and house number plaques. She has created pieces for Mignon Faget’s HIVE collection, been featured in Garden & Gun, and was recently awarded a 2021 grant from The Studio Potter. You can find Rachael DePauw Pottery for sale at various locations such as her home studio, The Historic New Orleans Collection, Ogden Museum of Southern Art and at occasional Southern craft festivals like Jazz and Heritage Festival. Rachael taught at Isidore Newman School from 2009-2019, and William currently teaches in the Art Department at Tulane University.
DePauw earned a Bachelor’s in Political Economy from Tulane University in 2007. She surprisingly discovered a passion for ceramics during her junior year while fulfilling a required arts credit. Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Newcomb College was merged into Tulane University. DePauw was one of the last students who was able to receive an official degree from the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College.
DePauw continues to be influenced by the aesthetic and philosophic concepts associated with New Orleans’ Newcomb Pottery tradition. Attempting to modernize the historic enterprise through a process called Sgraffito, she creates bold relief patterns and uses design motifs referencing Louisiana’s indigenous flora. On the pre-fired vessel, DePauw paints a thin layer of black, liquid clay before using a small tool to carve through the slip, revealing the white clay beneath. The linear and abstract patterns created reflect the South’s unique landscape and reference the blue and greenish wares of the Newcomb Pottery that was produced from 1895 to 1940.
About Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Located in the vibrant Warehouse Arts District of downtown New Orleans, Louisiana since 1999 and open to the public since 2003, Ogden Museum of Southern Art invites visitors to experience and learn about the artists and culture of the American South. Ogden Museum is home to a collection with almost five thousand works, making it the largest publicly available and most comprehensive repository dedicated to Southern art in the nation, with particular strength in the genres of Self-Taught art, Regionalism, Photography and Contemporary Art. The Museum is further recognized for its original exhibitions, public events and educational programs, which examine the development of visual art alongside Southern traditional of music, literature, culinary heritage and craft and design.
Ogden Museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Museum is located at 925 Camp Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130. For more information visit ogdenmuseum.org or call 504.539.9650.
