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PhotoNOLA 2020

Louisiana Contemporary, Presented by the Helis Foundation

© Trenity Thomas, Teenage Summer, Photograph

Louisiana Contemporary, Presented by the Helis Foundation

September  5, 2020 – February 7, 2021

Ogden Museum of Southern Art
925 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
504-539-9600
Hours: Wed-Mon 10am-5pm; plus Ogden After Hours, Thurs 6-8pm

For the 2020 edition of the annual juried exhibition, Louisiana Contemporary, Presented by The Helis Foundation, guest juror René Morales, Director of Curatorial Affairs and Chief Curator at Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), has selected 55 works by 56 artists.

Ogden Museum first launched Louisiana Contemporary, Presented by The Helis Foundation, in 2012, to establish a vehicle that would bring to the fore the work of artists living in Louisiana and highlight the dynamism of art practice throughout the state. Since its launch, Louisiana Contemporary has presented 729 works by 450 artists.

This statewide, juried exhibition promotes the contemporary art practices in the state of Louisiana, provides an exhibition space for the exposition of living artists’ work and engages a contemporary audience that recognizes the vibrant visual arts culture of Louisiana and the role of New Orleans as a rising, international art center.

The Helis Foundation Art Prize for Best in Show: Wendo Brunoir
Appropriation of a Masterpiece, Spray paint on laser cut wood on birch panel
Don’t Catch You Slippin’ Up, Acrylic and spray paint on laser cut wood mounted to panel

First Place: Nic Brierre Aziz
Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy (White Barbies), Video

Second Place: Luis Cruz Azaceta
CRISIS 3, Acrylic on canvas

Third place: Ann Perich
determination or distrust, Archival pigment print

Posted on: Nov 15 2020
Posted in: Exhibitions, Julia/CBD Arts District, Museums, PhotoNOLA 2020

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