With so much to do in New Orleans, many forget that the city’s art scene is just as vibrant as the food and music. Check out the highlighted exhibits below and search our calendar to find even more art in New Orleans.  

Wang Qingsong, Come! Come! Come!, 2005. C-print. Gift of Drs. Joy and Howard Osofsky, 2022.180.a,.b,.c

“Come! Come! Come!: A Triptych by Wang Qingsong” 

The contemporary artist Wang Qingsong creates elaborately staged large-format photographs that focus on the dramatic social, political, and cultural changes in China in the post-Mao era. Qingsong's 2005 triptych "Come! Come! Come!," on view in the Stafford Gallery this spring, both documents and comments upon the embrace of capitalism and the rapid Westernization of China in the 1990s through the early 2000s. See it at the New Orleans Museum of Art beginning April 19.

Courtesy of The National WWII Museum
“Our War Too: Women in Service”

"Our War Too: Women in Service” 

"Our War Too: Women in Service" is a groundbreaking special exhibit honoring the nearly 350,000 American women who answered the call to serve their country during World War II. On display in the Senator John Alario, Jr. Special Exhibition Hall from November 11, 2023, through July 21, 2024, this exhibit recognizes servicewomen’s wartime efforts and celebrates their accomplishments, the impacts of which extend into the present day. After its initial run at The National WWII Museum, the exhibit will be available for travel to other host venues. 

Image courtesy of Ashé Cultural Arts Center
“Celebrating the Life & Work of Chuck Siler: Memorial & Exhibition”

“Celebrating the Life & Work of Chuck Siler: Memorial & Exhibition” 

This exhibit at Ashé Cultural Arts Center honors Baba Chuck Siler's life, times, and commitment to Black institutions. The exhibit is on display from May 25 - June 15, 2024.         

“NOLA @ Night: Teen Takes on the Crescent City”  

Join Teens throughout the Crescent City and beyond in an open call exhibition for a teen-curated teen art exhibition at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. The exhibit opens April 27 and closes on May 26.