Introducing our 2026 – 2027 Residents!

August 3, 2026

Replenish Residents

Replenish Residencies provide funded restorative visioning retreats for up to three weeks for Southern Louisiana artists and culture bearers.

Big Chief Al
Bruce Sunpie Barnes
Angel Chung-Cutno
The Clovers
Geeta Dave
Phoenix E. Love
The West Sisters

Bulbancha Residents

Bulbancha Residencies are up to three-week funded residences for Indigenous artists with a deep connection to the Indigenous cultures of Louisiana and Bulbancha.

Mariah Hernandez-Fitch
Lokosh (Joshua D. Hinson)

Scholarly Retreat Residents

In partnership with Tulane and Xavier Universities, A Studio in the Woods hosts academics and scholars for week-long Scholarly Retreats.

Tulane ByWater Institute Scholarly Retreat Residents

Kelly Bond
Jacob Dixon
Lydia Gutowsky
Andrew Liles
Balaji Ramesh
Laura Richens
Crystal Zheng

Tulane English Department Graduating Senior Retreat
O livia Apatini

Tulane School of Liberal Arts Scholarly Retreat Residents
Amanda Bertana
Brad Bolman
Daniel C. Burston
Emily Rains

Xavier University Scholarly Retreat Residents
Stephanie M. Baran
Wendy A. Gaudin

While we are limited in the number of residencies we can award, we would like to recognize the following semifinalist artists for their strong applications and commitment to their practice. We would also like to express deep appreciation to our jurors for their thoughtful work in selecting this year’s residents.

REPLENISH

SEMIFINALISTS: Rachel Laymoun, Amy Le, & Dusky Waters

JURORS: Wendy Gaudin, Fernando Lopez, & Maaliyah Papillion

BULBANCHA

SEMIFINALISTS: Cole Redhorse Taylor

GUEST JUROR: Federico Cuatlacuatl

Replenish Residents

Bulbancha Residents

Scholarly Retreat Residents

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