Ogden Museum of Southern Art announces Louisiana Contemporary winners

Posted: Aug 11, 2021 / 03:15 PM AST

Updated: Aug 11, 2021 / 03:33 PM AST

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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.

The 2021 guest juror, Hallie Ringle, Hugh Kaul Curator of Contemporary Art at the Birmingham Museum of Art, announced the following awards:

The Helis Foundation Art Prize for Best in Show: Diana Abouchacra

Material as Rediscovered Memory I, Intaglio

First Place: NH DePass

Ida III, Vinyl heat transfer, digital print on canvas, thread, Sunbrella marine canvas

Elizabeth, Birch plywood, high pressure laminate, acrylic sheet, digital print, Ralph Lauren wallpaper, pewter candlestick holders, candle sticks, ceramic horse figurine, iPhone 11 Pro Max replica, jeweled iPhone case, steel brackets

Second Place: Mac Ball

Pop Goes America, Oil on canvas

The Border Patrol, Oil on canvas

A Voyeur in King Tut’s Tomb, Oil on canvas

Third place: Kelsey Scult, music by Sava Wolf

The Helis Foundation Art Prize for Best in Show: Diana Abouchacra – Material as Rediscovered Memory I
First Place: NH DePass – Ida III (Vinyl), Elizabeth (Birch)
Second Place: Mac Ball – Pop Goes America
Second Place: Mac Ball – The Border Patrol
Second Place: Mac Ball – A Voyeur in King Tut’s Tomb
Third place: Kelsey Scult, music by Sava Wolf – Her Teeth and Where to Find Them

Her Teeth and Where to Find Them, Video and mixed media installation

With support from The Helis Foundation, the four awards come with cash prizes and special recognition at the museum. Diana Abouchacra, the recipient of the lead award will receive $5,000.

The full roster of 2021 artists includes: