NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Ogden Museum of Southern Art announced the winners from the 2021 edition of Louisiana Contemporary, an annual juried exhibition now on view at the museum through Oct. 10.

This year’s exhibit features 51 works by 39 Louisiana artists from a pool of 1,170 submissions.

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The Ogden Museum of Southern Art is celebrating a milestone as it launches the 10th edition of Louisiana Contemporary, in conjunction with Fidelity Bank White Linen Night this weekend. The exhibit presented by the Helis Foundation celebrates 39 artists in this statewide juried exhibition. We talk with William Pittman Andrews, Executive Director of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.

The Ogden Museum’s exhibit, Louisiana Contemporary presented by the Helis Foundation, opens Saturday, in conjunction with Fidelity Bank White Linen Night…

Fog art is a thing, and it doesn’t need to be viewed from afar. Instead, you can run through it waving your arms and screaming with joy.

Artist Fujiko Nakaya designed the fog installation at the Louisiana Children’s Museum in New Orleans. It was introduced two years ago, and it’s one of the first permanent fog installations in the United States.

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COOL MUSEUM OPENINGS: Art and air-conditioning returns with free admission for Louisiana residents at area museums, courtesy of the Helis Foundation. Every Sunday in July, the New Orleans Museum of Art (1 Collins Diboll Circle, City Park), the Ogden Museum of Southern Art (925 Camp St., New Orleans) and the Contemporary Arts Center (900 Camp St., New Orleans) admit residents free, plus there are giveaways from the foundation. The Louisiana Children’s Museum (15 Henry Thomas Drive, City Park) will also be open free on Sunday, July 11, as part of the Art for All Program…

While Louisiana residents have enjoyed free admission to the New Orleans Museum of Arts on Wednesdays for quite some time now, that privilege is expanding once again. During the month of July, all Louisiana residents will get free admission on Sundays as well thanks to the Helis Foundation as part of its Art and AC program. Who doesn’t love the chance to enjoy some artwork for free while being free from the heat and rain constantly plaguing New Orleans during the summer months?

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Already sick of the heat? The Helis Foundation is offering another option to stay cool this summer with Art & A/C! Every Sunday in July, Louisiana residents can enjoy free admission to Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans Museum of Art, and Contemporary Arts Center.

The program is an extension of “Art for All” which offers free admission on select days to many cultural institutions throughout the year…