January 14, 2021
2019-2020 Gulf South Writer in the Woods Ladee Hubbard‘s second novel, The Rib King, which she worked on while in residence, will be released by HarperCollins on January 19, 2021. The acclaimed author of The Talented Ribkins deconstructs painful… Read More
December 15, 2020
Dear Friend, How do you measure the value of a day…a week…a month of uninterrupted creativity? Over and over again, A Studio in the Woods’ resident artists and scholars tell us that the experiences they have on our wooded campus… Read More
December 2, 2020
Adaptations Residents Géraldine Laurendeau and Jonathan Mayers recently released two collaborative short films, “Meschacébé” and “Ô Grand Cyprès“. Both films are inspired by research and writings done while in residence. The artists met during their residencies… Read More
December 1, 2020
After a pandemic postponement, we are pleased to announce Anya Groner, Kristina Kay Robinson and Maurice Carlos Ruffin as Inaugural Writer Residents. These one-week residencies support literary artists living in southeast Louisiana in celebration of our newly constructed Writer’s… Read More
December 1, 2020
We are pleased to award Relief Residencies to Christine “Cfreedom” Brown, David L. Harris, Jarrell Hamilton, Kina B. Joshua and Greer Mendy. Conceptualized in response to Covid-19, these residencies provide a one-week retreat to local… Read More
November 23, 2020
We are pleased to announce a new collaboration between A Studio in the Woods and Dillard University’s Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center. Dr. Sacoby Wilson, (Associate Professor, Applied Environmental Health and the UMD Prevention… Read More
November 18, 2020
Gulf South Writer in the Woods, a program of A Studio in the Woods and the New Orleans Center for the Gulf South, supports the creative work, scholarship and community engagement of writers examining the Gulf South region. Specifically,… Read More
October 7, 2020
We are currently seeking nominations for the Friends of A Studio in the Woods Board of Directors! If you or someone you know are interested in becoming one of our most crucial advocates, fill out a simple application… Read More
October 7, 2020
The 2019-2020 season at A Studio in the Woods has been one of our most active years, filled with forward momentum, even in the face of global changes and challenges. This year we have found the Studio’s work to be… Read More
September 23, 2020
Three former residents – Jeffery Darensbourg, AnnieLaurie Erickson, and Monique Verdin – all have work featured in the Contemporary Art Center New Orleans’ newest exhibition, “Make America What America Must Become,” An Exhibition of Gulf South Artists. Together, 34 artists… Read More