Ebb & Flow is a 6-week residency based on the premise that Southern Louisiana can be seen as a microcosm of the global environment, manifesting both the challenges and possibilities inherent in human interaction with urban and natural ecosystems. We ask artists to describe in detail how the region will affect their work, to propose a public component to their residency and to suggest ways in which they will engage with the local community. A Studio in the Woods, located in the Louisiana wetlands, has observed firsthand the dynamic nature of this rapidly changing territory which in turn affects the entire northern hemisphere. We envision this as a powerful context for the exploration of critical thinking, the development of new ideas and strategies, and using the creative process as a catalyst for social change.
The water we experience is not just hydrogen and oxygen but is the intersection of water as a physical, economic, legal, spiritual, cultural and artistic thing. Those factors, and perhaps others, make up the third component of water, a component which this Studio in the Woods residency seeks to explore and express.
Mark Davis, Tulane Institute on Water Resources Law & Policy
The residencies awarded for the 2011-2012 cycle are
Maia Harris
Katie Holten
Benjamin Morris
Rebecca Snedeker
Roy Staab
We appreciate the time and imagination that all of the applicants contributed to their proposals and we have been inspired by everyone’s approaches to the theme, one that clearly merits further exploration. Congratulations to Maia, Katie, Benjamin, Rebecca and Roy and hope that you will join us for events scheduled around each residency.
Ebb & Flow Residencies are sponsored in part thanks to generous support of the National Endowment for the Arts, The RosaMary Foundation and The Surdna Foundation. This program is supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council. The grant is administered through the Arts Council of New Orleans.
