Ogden Museum

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Lobby Atrium of The Ogden Museum of Southern Art's Stephen Goldring Hall

Tuesday Nights, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., February 23 - March 30, 2010

Painting 102 is a further exploration of the fundamentals of painting. The class will focus on color, brushwork and specific techniques that will support the development of your paintings. Individual attention will be exmphasized.

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED. Space is limited to 20 participants.
Museum Members: $150 plus $30 supply fee
Non-Members: $175 plus $30 supply fee

For more information or to reserve a space, please contact Stephanie Spicer at 504.539.9616 or sspicer@ogdenmuseum.org

Contact: Libra LaGrone, 504.539.9600, llagrone@ogdenmuseum.org

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Throughout the Ogden Museum's Stephen Goldring Hall

Militant environmentalist and cultural activist, poet and singer-songwriter Zachary Richard’s roots are deeply planted in his native Louisiana. Participating in two distinct cultures and creating in his two languages, French and English, Zachary’s artistic style is uniquely his own. Inspired by the various styles of the region, his songs go beyond the limitations of any particular genre - he is the most American of French songwriters, and the most French of the American.

From the moment Zachary purchased a Cajun accordion during his early days in New York, he was swept up by the French language and culture of Louisiana. Delving into the Cajun tradition, Zachary formed the first new generation Cajun/Rock band. It would be years, however, before Cajun music became popular outside of rural Louisiana. In the meantime, Zachary’s career led him to Canada and France where he recorded seven French albums including two gold albums, "Mardi Gras" and "Migration." Despite critical and commercial success in the French-speaking world, Zachary returned to Louisiana and began another phase of his career, this time recording in English. He recorded two albums for Rounder Records," Mardi Gras Mambo" and the perennial favorite "Zack’s Bon Ton," before signing with A&M, and recording two albums at the label, "Women in the Room," and "SnakeBiteLove."

In 1994, after an extended absence from the French market, Zachary returned to Canada to play at the Acadian World Congress in New Brunswick. Passionately inspired by his heritage once again, Zachary began a new collection of French songs. The result was "Cap Enragé," a double platinum album which established Zachary Richard as one of the foremost singer-songwriters in the French-speaking world.

Contact: Libra LaGrone, 504.539.9600, llagrone@ogdenmuseum.org

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Fifth Floor Gallery

Artist Bo Bartlett, a native of Columbus, Georgia, is one of the leaders of the New American Realist movement. In the tradition of Thomas Eakins and Andrew Wyeth, of whom he was protégé, Bartlett's large canvases capture the spirit and beauty of the everyday and the extraordinary, often with a hint of mystery and fantasy. He also directed the film Snow Hill, a biography of Andrew Wyeth, in collaboration with Wyeth's widow, Betsy.

For this event, Bartlett will screen images of his paintings while discussing his influences and evolution of his work. All of this will be set in the exhibition, Bo Bartlett: Paintings 1984-2000 (currently on view through March 28, 2010).

Ogden Members: FREE (Members can reserve a seat no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 10)
General Admission: $10

For information or to reserve a seat, please contact Stephanie Spicer at 504.539.9616 or sspicer@ogdenmuseum.org

Contact: Libra LaGrone, 504.539.9600, llagrone@ogdenmuseum.org

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Throughout the Ogden Museum's Stephen Goldring Hall

Dr. Jee Yeoun Ko
Jee Yeoun Ko, a native Korean cellist, began piano at age 5 and won first prize at age 7 in the Young Artist Competition in Seoul, Korea. She also studied a Korean traditional percussion instrument “Jango” for three years before she began cello at age 13. She was accepted to Chung Ang University in Korea as the only scholarship winner for that year. She continued her studies with a M.A. after winning a scholarship as best graduate school student in the Arts, Music, Media, and Drama departments. She went to study at the Staatliche Hochschule fuer Musik in Mannheim, Germany. During her studies in Germany, she was also an active chamber musician with her international piano trio and cello ensemble. After earning Künstlerisches Aufbaustudium degree in Germany, she was recruited by a German American cellist, Babara Thiem, to study in the United States. Ko earned her doctoral degree majoring in cello performance, minoring in orchestral conducting at Louisiana State University where she was teaching as an assistant of Professor Dennis Parker. She was the Associate Principle in Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra and member of Acadiana Symphony Orchestra in Lafayette.
Her awards include an Honor Scholarship Award from Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the United States of America, winner of Louisiana State University Dean’s Concerto Competition, a fellowship from Music Academy in Schloss Ort in Gmunden, Austria and first prize at the Junior Concerto Competition in Seoul, Korea. She also was selected as a soloist with Aldo Parisot cello ensemble conducted by Aldo Parisot.
Her teachers include Duk Sung Na, Jung Eun Kang, Michael Flaksman, Dennis Parker and she worked with numerous renowned cellists such as Aldo Parisot, Stefan Geber, Leslie Parnas, Victoria Yagling, Antonio Meneses, Siegfried Palm, Eleonore Schoenfeld, and Helga Winold. Ko has a special interest in the music of her home country and in transcribing it for her instrument. In addition she worked on interpretations of music written for other instruments on the cello. Since August 2008, Jee Yeoun Ko joined New Orleans Center for Creative Arts as an artist teacher and was appointed as chair of the classical instrumental department in May, 2009.

Dr. Ji Sook Park
Ji Sook Park was born in Pusan, South Korea. She began her piano lesson at age of four and moved to United States at age of 17. She studied under Bach Specialist, Dr. Sharon Mann who is currently piano faculty at San Francisco Conservatory. During her studying with Dr. Mann, She won many of Bay Area piano competitions including MTNA, Bach Competitions and concerto competition. She also was selected to work with Robert Shannon and Peter Tackas at Oberlin International Piano Festival and competition. She was accepted to Aspen Music festival as high school student and studied under John and Antoinette Perry.
She went to New England Conservatory and studied with Gabriel Chodos during her undergraduate program. She received a special piano department scholarship and got accepted to free tuition scholarship from Aspen music festival. She continued to stay at New England Conservatory and studied with Patricia Zander and got accepted to many chamber music festivals as full scholarship students.
She went on to University of Wisconsin-Madison for her doctoral degree and studied with Christopher Taylor and also minor in opera coaching/accompanying. Between her doctoral degree, she got hired to teach at Leysin American School in Switzerland as piano instructor.

Contact: Libra LaGrone, 504.539.9600, llagrone@ogdenmuseum.org

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Fifth Floor Gallery

Members-Only Reception, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.

This one-night only event is a tribute to Tampa-born, Tulane University graduate Les Blank: ethnographer, documentarian, naturalist, storyteller, a chronicler of custom, gesture, tradition, ritual, song and dance. Fiercely prolific and steadfastly independent, Blank (b.1935) has made more than 40 vibrant, poetic, lyrical and loopy films in as many years and collaborated with cultural icons - Werner Herzog, Ry Cooder, Clifton Chenier, Alice Waters - and unheralded, unknown heroes. For this program, in collaboration with the filmmaker, the Museum has selected four rare works that tell stories about various people and places in Texas, Louisiana, Appalachia, and Alabama:

Del Mero Corazon(1979, 29 minutes)
Shot during the making of Blank's 1976 classic Chulas Fronteras (selected for preservation by the Library of Congress National Registry), Del Mero Corazon is a lyrical journey through the heart of Chicano culture as reflected in the love songs of the Tex-Mex Norteña music tradition. Featuring Little Joe and the Familia.

Dry Wood(1973, 37 minutes)
A fascinating look at black Creole life in French Louisiana, held together by the wild, insistent music of Bois-Sec Ardoin and Canray Fontenot.

Sprout Wings and Fly (1983, 30 minutes)
This touching tribute to Appalachian culture profiles legendary, old-time fiddler Tommy Jarrell. His unpretentious folk wisdom is interlaced with family scenes and reminiscences, plus plenty of old-time music.

A Well-Spent Life (1971, 44 minutes)
Many people consider Texas bluesman Mance Lipscomb to be the greatest blues guitarist and songster of all time. This glowing portrait of the legendary musician (also life-long husband and sharecropper) is among Blank's special masterworks. Instead of growing bitter, tough times made Lipscomb sweet.

Blank will also preview an excerpt of an untitled film on the life and work of self-taught artist Butch Anthony of Seale, Alabama. Blank's camera follows Anthony to various folk art festivals around the South, and visits the friends and artists who inspired him to create art. He also observes Anthony's life in Alabama's rural landscape. From raccoon hunting to calling up alligators and digging up fossils, Butch Anthony shows us a South not known to many.

About the Ogden Museum of Southern Art's Art of Southern Film: Established Masters and Emerging Makers: This series showcases established and emerging auteurs whose films and video present unique visions and versions of the people and places, memories and histories, of the American South. Quarterly events include discussions with filmmakers and collaborators, as well as the temporary exhibition of relevant artwork. The series is supported by a grant from the Louisiana State Arts Council through the Louisiana Division of the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Additional support provided by the W Hotel and Full Motion Productions. Series Producer and Ogden Museum Curator of Film: Madeleine Molyneaux.

Ogden Members: FREE (Members can reserve a seat no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, March 19)
General Admission: $10

For information or to reserve a seat, please contact Stephanie Spicer at 504.539.9616 or sspicer@ogdenmuseum.org

Contact: Libra LaGrone, 504.539.9600, llagrone@ogdenmuseum.org

3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Fifth Floor Gallery

Members-Only Reception, 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Tootie's Last Suit by Lisa Katzman (2007/2010, 54 minutes)
A new version of the critically acclaimed documentary, courtesy of the filmmaker. The late Allison "Tootie" Montana is a New Orleans icon, famed for his brilliant handmade Mardi Gras costumes and renowned as a community leader for his onetime role as Big Chief of the Yellow Pocahontas Indian tribe. His family life, however, is undoubtedly more complicated. When he decides to come out of retirement to participate in one last Carnival, a long-simmering conflict with his son (and heir apparent) Darryl erupts. As both vie for the spotlight, it becomes evident that they are fueled less by animosity than by a deep passion for their craft. For Tootie, the costumes are artistic creations as well as emblems of a long-standing family history; for Darryl, they are a means of self-expression but also a way of distinguishing his own carefully honed suit-making skills from those of his father. At once a riveting family drama and an insightful exploration of the history of Mardi Gras within the city's vibrant African-American community, the film is a celebration of the resilient spirit of a man determined at all costs to preserve a vital tradition.

Following Tootie’s Last Suit, there will be a one-on-one conversation with Lisa Katzman and Les Blank about their films and filmic alliances with New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians and musicians followed by a screening of:

Always for Pleasureby Les Blank (1978, 58 minutes)
An intense insider's portrait of New Orleans' street celebrations and unique cultural gumbo: Second-line parades, Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest. Features live music from Professor Longhair, the Wild Tchoupitoulas, the Neville Brothers, and more. This glorious, soul-satisfying film is among Les Blank's special masterworks and aptly adheres to his credo: “Doing a film is a way of getting close to the spirit or the soul of a place.”

Ogden Members: FREE (Members can reserve a seat no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, March 19)
General Admission: $10

For information or to reserve a seat, please contact Stephanie Spicer at 504.539.9616 or sspicer@ogdenmuseum.org

Contact: Libra LaGrone, 504.539.9600, llagrone@ogdenmuseum.org

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Throughout the Ogden Museum's Stephen Goldring Hall

James Low was raised in rural Oregon and is considered one of Portland's great poets and folk guitarists. Low’s genre is indie and alternative rock, and his most recent album, “The Blackguard’s Waltz,” combines the piano with “Low’s sweet tenor which sounds better than ever.”

“In a town teeming with singer/songwriters, it takes a lot to make an impact. James Low’s understated eloquence marks him a standout — a genuine talent with no need for hyperbole. Low’s recently released EP, ‘The Blackguard’s Waltz,’ is a stellar collection of five songs with a solid pop skeleton, a big, wounded heart and the kind of smart/sensitive insight that’s difficult to come by. If you’re looking for something that tickles your brain and your soul without insulting either, Low’s mini-album should definitely find its way into your collection.” -Barbara J Mitchell, Portland Tribune

Contact: Libra LaGrone, 504.539.9600, llagrone@ogdenmuseum.org

Atrium of The Ogden Museum's Goldring Hall

Calliope Puppets' Karen Konnerth directs a two-hours workshop for children, leading them to use puppetry to bring to life stories of their own, inspired by the Ogden Museum of Southern Art collection.

For this puppet-making workshop directed by Karen Konnerth of Calliope Puppets, the inspirations are works by Clyde Connell ("Creatures of the Hot, Humid Earth") and John T. Scott ("Black Butterfly"). Build and adorn a rod and string controlled puppet using lightweight construction materials, producing a creature never seen before on Earth! Each participant will leave with their own working rod marionette.

This is part of a series of workshops direct by Calliope Puppets. Each workshop will feature a different puppetry technique, so they may be taken as a series or individually. Through these workshops, children will learn about Southern artists and art traditions. These workshops are funded in part by the Windgate Charitable Foundation

Museum Members: $20 / Non-Members: $25

To register or for more information, contact Stephanie Spicer at 504.539.9616 or sspicer@ogdenmuseum.org

Contact: Libra LaGrone, 504.539.9600, llagrone@ogdenmuseum.org

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Shops at Canal Place

SAVE THE DATE!

The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, University of New Orleans, and The Shops at Canal Place would like to invite you to join us for the sixth annual Sippin’ in Seersucker to be held at Canal Place on Friday, May 14, 2010, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Proceeds from the event will benefit the operations, exhibitions, programs and educational initiatives of The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution dedicated to celebrating the visual art and culture of the American South.

Sippin’ in Seersucker guests will enjoy Southern cocktails, delicious samplings of our city’s cuisine, live music, fine fashion and shopping in Canal Place’s premiere upscale stores. Guests will also be able to view selections from the Ogden Museum’s spring exhibition series, as well as participate in a raffle drawing and seersucker fashion contest.

For more details and event information, please call (504) 539-9616.

Contact: Libra LaGrone, 504.539.9600, llagrone@ogdenmuseum.org

6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Taking it to the streets of New Orleans

The past four weeks have been an amazing time to live and play in New Orleans. With the excitement of our Saints' first Super Bowl win and the Mardi Gras celebration, the Kohlmeyer Circle has rescheduled the O-Mazing Race for Saturday, May 22, 2010.

Participants of this exhilarating, interactive scavenger adventure start at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, then travel in teams via mule-drawn carriages in pursuit of clues and their answers, testing their knowledge of all aspects of Southern culture in New Orleans: music, art, literature and fashion are all potential topics in this ultimate quest to explore the Big Easy.

The race ends at Republic New Orleans, where there will be an O-Mazing After Party at which the top three winners of the race will be announced. This party is open to both race participants and those who just want to come to the party! There will be live music, cash bar featuring amazing drink specials and food.

This event is a benefit for the Ogden Museum of Southern Art/University of New Orleans. The Kohlmeyer Circle is a group of young art and culture enthusiasts who support the mission of the Museum.

O-Mazing Race Details:
- When: Race Registration @ 5:30 p.m.; Race begins promptly @ 6 p.m. at Ogden Museum of Southern Art; O-Mazing After Party begins @ 8:30 p.m. at Republic New Orleans
- Teams consist of 6 people (though there are two carriages with 8 seats). If you do not have a complete team, the Museum can place you with a team, space available.
- Tickets are $125 per person for the race and the After Party; $20 per person for After Party only.
- Reservations for the race will be accepted in the order they are received. Space is limited to 17 teams (for a total of 102 participants).
- There are no refunds for reservations made after Friday, May 14, 2010.
- The race is rain or shine.
- Participants must be 18 years or older.
- Tickets for O-Mazing After Party can be purchased before or at the party.
- Where: Ogden Museum of Southern Art, 925 Camp St., New Orleans; Republic New Orleans, 828 S. Peters St, New Orleans

Register Now! Go online to http://www.ogdenmuseum.org/race/omazingrace_2010.html

Questions? Contact Stephanie Spicer, 504.539.9616 / sspicer@ogdenmuseum.org

Contact: Libra LaGrone, 504.539.9600, llagrone@ogdenmuseum.org