Virtual opening of HBCU Art Showcase
The seventh annual HBCU Art Showcase at the Ogden is now available to for online perusal
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America's only Historically Black and Catholic University, Xavier University of Louisiana, is known for excellence in STEM fields, and producing more African American graduates from medical school than any other university in the nation. What you might not associate with the esteemed school with is art, but that's about to change: for the seventh consecutive year, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art has teamed up with Xavier University and The Links, Incorporated to present The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Art Showcase. This curated exhibit of art by eleven artists who attend Xavier will not only be display at the Ogden later this fall, but is currently available online, too. Featured artists this year include Kennedi Andrus, Allana Barefield, KaLya Ellis, Barriane Franks, Lauren Gray, Ashley A. Miller, Reid Hobson-Powell, La’Shance Perry, Makeda Wells, Bryce Williams and Maliya Vaughan. Find the exhibit and more information about the artists and their work online at ogdenmuseum.org/2020hbcuartshowcase/.