We are thrilled to announce our 2025-26 Resident Artists and Scholars.

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Self as Universe: Mending our Collective Ecosystem Residencies

Invites artists for six-week residencies to explore the connections within our collective ecosystems and use the power of imagination to heal the wounds in the relationship between ourselves and our environment.

Residents: Cory Diane, Ching-In Chen, Carl Harrison Jr., Trécha Jheneall, Sarah Fouts & Fernando López, Sultana Harris, and Gary White.

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Replenish Residencies

Provides restorative visioning retreats for up to two weeks for Southern Louisiana artists and culture bearers.

Residents: Big Chief Lil Pie, Artist Journey Allen, T Nobile, Gregory Swafford, Sheleen Jones, Big Chief Victor Harris, Big Chief David Peters Montana, John James the Poet, Erika BoBaby Gaddies, and Rin Ramirez

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Bulbancha Residencies

Three-week residences for Indigenous artists with a deep connection to Louisiana. These residencies aim to support the unique place of Indigenous Peoples in discussions of climate change and its aftermath.

Residents: Rain Prud’homme-Cranford, Mariah-Rose Marie, Ozone 504 / Koni Achafa

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Scholarly Retreats

Each year, we partner with Tulane and Xavier Universities to host one-week Scholarly Retreats for faculty and trainees across disciplines.

Tulane ByWater Institute Resident Scholars: Olamide Eniola, Jill Love, Ezra Remer, Nathaniel Rich, Carolina Sánchez, and Andrew Ward

Tulane School of Liberal Arts Resident Scholars: Fayçal Falaky Muira McCammon, Jenny Mercein, and Rachel Schoner

Xavier University Resident Scholars: Spyridoula Litsa Cheimariou, and Elizabeth Hammer

 

Image credits from the Artist Announcement mailer can be found here.