February 7, 2022
After a delayed start due to Hurricane Ida, our collaborative residency with Brandon Ballengée and the Plaquemines Parish Government, Searching for the Ghosts of the Gulf, is officially underway. While the storm pushed… Read More
January 27, 2022
Replenish Residencies (formerly Relief Residencies) provide 1-2 week restorative visioning retreats to local BIPOC artists and culture bearers; the heart of New Orleans culture. Due to the many racial disparities still present in our society at large and the arts… Read More
January 27, 2022
The ByWater Institute and A Studio in the Woods seek to enhance and support the scholarship, creativity and cross-disciplinary activity of Tulane faculty and trainees using the lens of any field or discipline to examine environmental… Read More
January 12, 2022
We are pleased to announce that we have been approved for a $35,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to support Rising: Climate in Crisis Residencies. These residencies invite artists to face the severity of the climate crisis and be… Read More
January 6, 2022
We were deeply saddened to hear of the passing of world-renowned naturalist, biologist and author E.O. Wilson a few weeks ago. We were lucky enough to work with Dr. Wilson as part of an artist residency for photographer Alex… Read More
December 16, 2021
Rising: Climate in Crisis Residencies at A Studio in the Woods invite artists to face the severity of the climate crisis and be agents of change to guide our collective understanding, response, and vision as we shape our shared future. New Orleans and… Read More
December 14, 2021
Inspiring Health Justice is a partnership between Dillard University’s Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center and A Studio in the Woods. The 2021-2022 project began September 2021 and will end in April 2022. Dr. Kristi Anderson will… Read More
December 6, 2021
Throughout 2021, the 20th year of programming at A Studio in the Woods, we’ve been reflecting on our programs, the artists and scholars who have shaped them, and the inspiring new works that have resulted. Peruse the articles we’ve written… Read More
December 6, 2021
Throughout our 20th year we’ve been reflecting on our programs, the artists and scholars who have shaped them, and the inspiring new works that have resulted. We believe that reflecting on our histories is essential to the work of shaping our future. In… Read More
December 2, 2021
Dear Friends, We find ourselves writing you in the afterglow of a beautiful FORESTival, our annual festival celebrating art and nature right here in our beloved woods. It was truly a gift to enjoy art, music, nature, good food and… Read More