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Eudora Welty Photographs A showcase of the photographic work of one of America’s most celebrated and beloved authors, Eudora Welty. From the collection of the Eudora Welty Foundation, Jackson, Mississippi.  On view through July 14, 2013. Walter Inglis Anderson: Selections from the Permanent Collection of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art A painter, potter, writer and naturalist, Walter Anderson spent most of his life working in or around his family’s business, Shearwater Pottery in Ocean Springs, Missippi. Horn Island, a small, undisturbed barrier island, became his refuge and main inspiration. The exhibition showcases works from the Ogden Museum’s permanent collection, as well as those from the Wesley and Galen Brown Collection. Ongoing exhibition. OPENING APRIL 25, 2013 House of Blues Self-Taught Outsider and Visionary Art Collection The vernacular art of the American South developed in a very similar way as the blues and gospel music of the same region. Many artists throughout the region worked separately to create a unique visual landscape that parallels the musical development of a truly American art form known as “the blues.” Growing up in Tennessee, Isaac Tigrett, founder of the House of Blues music club, developed a deep love for the music, art and culture of the rural South. Guided by Tigrett’s vision, the House of Blues has collected some of the finest examples of southern vernacular art for more than 20 years. This exhibition will showcase some of the collection’s finest examples of sculptures, drawings, paintings and textiles by artists including Leroy Almon, Roy Ferdinand, Reverend Howard Finster, Jimmy Lee Sudduth, Sybil Gibson, Mr. Imagination and many others. On view through July 21, 2013. SPECIAL EVENTS: DOCENT-LED TOURS First and Third Saturdays a month Experience the largest collection of southern art with your own tour guide. BOOK CLUB AT THE O The Book Club is FREE and open exclusively to OMSA members. Join Ogden Museum docent and former teacher Maureen O’Dwyer for a lively discussion about southern art, literature and culture. This club will meet approximately every six weeks. Members may arrive at 5:30 p.m. Discussion will begin at 6 p.m. and last approximately one hour. Upcoming Book Clubs April 9, 2013: Memory’s Keep by James Kibler May 21, 2013: Last of the Red Hot Poppas by Jason Berry To join, please register with Ellen Balkin, education coordinator, at ebalkin@ogdenmuseum.org or (504) 539-9608. Sippin’ in Seersucker Friday, May 10 6pm - 8pm The Shops at Canal Place Don your best seersucker ensemble—or summer chic—for this party that kicks off the summer social season. Hosted by the Shops at Canal Place, the event benefits the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Partygoers will enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres from local restaurants and luscious libations, shopping specials, entertainment and raffles for entertainment and shopping. There’s even a seersucker ensemble contest! For more information, go to: ogdenmuseum.org (Events). For more information on Ida Kohlmeyer, visit COURTESY OF OGDEN MUSEUM OF SOUTHERN ART one of Mississippi’s most significant artists, from his school years in Jackson, through college at Ole Miss and the Art Institute of Chicago, to adulthood as an artist in his hometown. Hollingsworth captured the landscapes and people of central Mississippi in watercolors and oil, received numerous national awards for his art and exhibited across the country, from San Diego to New York. Hollingsworth exhibited alongside the great regionalists of his time—Thomas Hart Benton, John Steuart Curry and Grant Wood—when premature death ended a promising career. To Paint and Pray is sponsored by Adams & Reese. On view through July 14, 2013. The O-Mazing Race Abstract in White by Ida Kohlmeyer, 1957 Presented by the Kohlmeyer Circle Saturday, June 8 Spend an unforgettable afternoon in the French Quarter, where teams of four to eight people will pursue clues, testing their knowledge of all things southern culture— music, art, literature and fashion—in this exhilarating, interactive scavenger hunt adventure. Besides having an O-Mazing time, race participants will also be raising funds for a good cause: the programs presented by the Ogden Museum’s Kohlmeyer Circle, a group of young arts and cultural enthusiasts. Programs include Ogden Playdate, Southern Storytellers, Ogden Nightcap, Haute and Handmade (fashion show), Collecting 101, sponsoring an artist’s exhibition for White Linen Night and, of course, the O-Mazing Race For more information, go to: www.ogdenmuseum.org (Click on Events). Ogden After Hours 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., every Thursday All ages shows! March 7: Calvin Johnson Jr. (Contemporary jazz saxophone) March 14: Davis Rogan (New Orleans funk) March 21: John Boutte (Jazz vocalist) March 28: Cedric Burnside (North Mississippi blues) Dates are subject to change. Follow us on: Twitter (@OgdenMuseum), Facebook, Tumblr, Instagram (@OgdenMuseum) and Pinterest (Center for Southern Craft & Design/Ogden Museum) Spring 2013 • LOUISIANA CULTURAL VISTAS 55  http://www.knowla.org/entry.php?rec=1287 http://www.ogdenmuseum.org http://www.ogdenmuseum.org

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