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Media Contact:

Miriam Taylor
925 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
504‐539‐9631
mtaylor@ogdenmuseum.org 

The Ogden Museum of Southern Art will host several events in October to celebrate current and upcoming exhibitions including artist workshops, artist demonstrations, and an opening reception during Art for Art's Sake.

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WHAT:
Art for Art' Sake exhibition openings: Simon Gunning and the Southern Louisiana Landscape and Maude Schuyler Clay: Mississippi History

Art for Art's Sake is an annual arts walk event in the downtown arts district. Admission is free, and includes cash bars and entertainment by DJ Ed Maxmillion.

Australian-born Simon Gunning moved to New Orleans in 1981 and began painting its neighborhood streets and later, the natural scenery of South Louisiana. This exhibition will highlight Gunning's mastery of the Southern Louisiana landscape, which he has been painting for over thirty years.

Maude Schuyler Clay is a fifth generation Mississippian who started her color portrait series Mississippi History in 1975. Clay's expressive, allegorical portraits of her friends, family and other Mississippians are the driving forces behind her recollection of moments of family life in Mississippi in the 1980s and 90s.

DATE:
Saturday, October 1st

TIME:
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

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WHAT:
Artist Workshop-Hand Papermaking

Learn about the history and construction of handmade paper as we make paper by hand using cotton fiber. Participants will pull their own sheets of paper using a temporary paper mill set up at the Ogden.

DATE:
Sunday, October 2nd

TIME:
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

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WHAT:
Day of the Dead Altar install (honoring Allen Toussaint)

Each year, the Ogden Museum celebrates Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), presenting an authentic altar, workshops, and a community celebration during Ogden After Hours. This year artist Cynthia Ramirez will build the altar in dedication to Allen Toussaint.

An American musician, songwriter, record producer and one of the most influential figures in New Orleans R&B, Mr. Toussaint died November 10, 2016.

DATE:
From October 5th to November 8th

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WHAT:
New Docent Training

An Ogden Docent is a volunteer who leads tours helping visitors "see the South" through the visual arts and in the context of literature, music, food, and more. Prospective docents should have an interest in art and Southern culture and a desire to interact with adults and children.

DATE:
Wednesday, October 5th and October 19th and October 26th

TIME:
10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

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WHAT:
Dia de los Muertos Teacher Workshop (presented in collaboration with Tulane's Stone Center for Latin American Studies)
Wednesday, October 7, 2016
5:30 - 7:30 pm
During this workshop, teachers will receive information on how to incorporate the tradition into their classroom, including a history of the celebration, lesson plans and art projects. Artist Cynthia Ramirez, will also speak about the traditional elements of altar building. For more information or to register, visit stonecenter.tulane.edu.

DATE:
Wednesday, October 5th

TIME:
5:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.

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WHAT:
Ogden After Hours: Colin Lake

Ogden After Hours is a weekly entertainment series featuring Southern musicians, films and more. Each OAH includes an art activity for kids in our Education Gallery, a cash-bar and our galleries are open for viewing.

Colin Lake moved to New Orleans seven years ago and his passion and innate feel for roots music found fertile ground from which to spring. While his powerful vocal style and soulful touch on the guitar and lap steel owe heavily to countless blues greats, it's Lake's knack for song craft that sets him apart from almost anyone in that genre.

DATE:
Thursday, October 6th

TIME: 6:00p.m-8:00p.m.
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WHAT:
Education Gallery Exhibitions
Thursday, October 6- Sunday, November 27
Artists and Sense of Place Residency Show featuring artwork created by students from Airline Park Academy for Advanced Studies in collaboration with artist Shawn Hall

DATE:
Thursday, October 6th - Sunday, November 27th

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WHAT:
All Ages Workshop: Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Altar-Making

Explore the history and cultural traditions of Día de los Muertos through hands-on art activities, including creating papel picado (cut paper), calaveras (sugar skulls), and family ofrendas (altars). Participants may bring family photos or objects to incorporate into the altars in keeping with the Día de los Muertos tradition of honoring those who have passed away.
Pre-registration required.

Adults: $20 member; $25 non-member
Child: $10 member; $15 non-member
Advanced registration required. Visit ogdenmuseum.org/education

DATE:
Saturday, October 8th

TIME:
10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

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WHAT:
Ogden After Hours: The Happy Talk Band

Ogden After Hours is a weekly entertainment series featuring Southern musicians, films and more. Each OAH includes an art activity for kids in our Education Gallery, a cash-bar and our galleries are open for viewing.

Happy Talk Band formed in New Orleans, Louisiana in 2001 and features the songwriting of Luke Spurr Allen, accompanied by some of the top musicians in the Crescent City scene. Happy Talk has played venues all over NOLA as well as some of the city's more esteemed festivals, including New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Voodoo Fest, and French Quarter Fest.

DATE:
Thursday, October 13th

TIME:
6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.

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WHAT:
O What a Night! Gala

The O What a Night! Gala is the Ogden Museum's annual fundraiser. The Gala begins with a large silent auction in the Patrick F. Taylor Library, where guests arrive, mingle and bid while partaking in cocktails and appetizers by Chef Devillier. Moving from the Taylor library into the Gala tent, guests will enjoy musical and artistic surprises before being seated for a dinner by Mitch Arens, Executive Chef of Calcasieu.
DATE:
Saturday, October 15th

TIME:
6:00 p.m.- 11:00 p.m.

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WHAT:
Ogden After Hours: Artist TBA

Ogden After Hours is a weekly entertainment series featuring Southern musicians, films and more. Each OAH includes an art activity for kids in our Education Gallery, a cash-bar and our galleries are open for viewing.

DATE:
Thursday, October 20th

TIME:
6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.

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WHAT:
Guest Artist Kids Activity at Ogden After Hours:

Sculpt with Saplings. - All ages are welcome to drop in to create their own sapling sculptures from bendable branches, guided and inspired by The Myth Makers: Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein (whose work is featured on the Poydras Art Corridor). Each family will work together to build a collaborative project using the materials provided.

DATE:
Thursday, October 20th

TIME:
6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.

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WHAT:
Saturday Studio: Graffiti Lettering with Top Mob artist Jamar Pierre

After investigating Top Mob: A History of New Orleans Graffiti, students will work with educator and Top Mob artist Jamar Pierre to create their own graffiti "piece" employing basic principles of design such as shape, line, and color.
For students in grades 5th - 8th
$20 member; $25 non-member
Advanced registration required. Visit ogdenmuseum.org/education

DATE:
Saturday, October 22nd

TIME:
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

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WHAT:
Celebrate Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) at Ogden After Hours with Los Po-Boy-Citos!
Costume Contest! Come dressed to celebrate!

Ogden After Hours is a weekly entertainment series featuring Southern musicians, films and more. Each OAH includes an art activity for kids in our Education Gallery, a cash-bar and our galleries are open for viewing.

Los Po-Boy-Citos started out in 2006 and combines Latin soul and raw New Orleans funk. Starting with a base of boogaloo born in 1960s Harlem, the band adds horns reminiscent of a New Orleans second line to create something uniquely original. Named Best Latin Band three years in a row at the Big Easy Awards, Los Poboycitos has played every major festival and venue including Jazz Fest, French Quarter Fest, Tipitina's and House of Blues.

DATE:
Thursday, October 27th

TIME:
6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.

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Located in the vibrant Warehouse Arts District of downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art holds the largest collection of Southern art and is recognized for its original exhibitions, public events, and educational programs which examine the development of visual art alongside Southern traditions of music, literature, and culinary heritage to provide a comprehensive story of the South. Established in 1999 and in Stephen Goldring Hall since 2003, the Museum welcomes almost 80,000 visitors annually, and attracts diverse audiences through its broad range of programming including exhibitions, lectures, film screenings, and concerts which are all part of its mission to broaden the knowledge, understanding, interpretation, and appreciation of the visual arts and culture of the American South.

The Ogden Museum is open Wednesday through Monday from 10AM-5PM and also on Thursdays from 6-8PM for Ogden After Hours. Admission is free to Museum Members and $13.50 for adults, $11 for seniors 65 and older, $7.25 for children ages 5-17 and free for children under 5.

The Ogden Museum is free to Louisiana Residents on Thursdays from 10AM-5PM courtesy of The Helis Foundation. The Helis Foundation is a Louisiana private foundation, established by the William Helis Family. The Art Funds of the Helis Foundation advance access to the arts for the community through contributions that sustain operations for, provide free admission to, acquire works of art, and underwrite major exhibitions and projects of institutions within the Greater New Orleans area.

The Museum is closed Martin Luther King Day, Lundi Gras and Mardi Gras, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and day following, Christmas Day and New Years Day.

The Museum is located at 925 Camp Street, New Orleans Louisiana 70130. For more information visit ogdenmuseum.org or call 504-539-9650.