14th Annual FORESTival: A Celebration of Art & Nature

Join us at A Studio in the Woods on Saturday, November 16, 2024, 11am – 5pm for our 14th annual FORESTival, Buy tickets here!

This year’s FORESTival will feature:

• • Music performances by Water Seed, Baba Luther and the Congo Square Drummers and former residents Kr3wical & More Love and Kelly Love Jones
  • Artistic presentations from residents and guest artists including Alina Allen, paris cyan cian, Kristal “M2daE” Jones, John Lacarbiere III, Sweetie Magee, Antoine Prince, Alex Sorapuru and Maaliyah Papillion
  • Environmental Justice Hub creatively featuring frontline and fence line organizations and efforts such as Rise St. James, Inclusive Louisiana, Refined Community Development, Lincoln Beach/Healthy Gulf activists and the Water Collaborative.
  • Local eats provided by Crescent City Burgers, Big O’s Pops, Eli’s Kitchen and Saved by the Juice
  • Art & Science activities for kids and kids-at-heart alike including festival favorite Build a Clay Forest, woodland scavenger hunt with former resident John Lacarbiere III, meeting Weezy the mini Scottish Highlander Cow from Sugar Roots Farm and interactive science activities with STEM NOLA, Glass Half Full, RicRak, Restore the Mississippi River Delta and Pontchartrain Conservancy and more.
  • Walks in the Woods with Tulane University and local scientists
  • Photo booth fun and Be Loud youth interviewing
  • Silent auction of one-of-a-kind art objects and experiences

Want to help sponsor FORESTival? Click here to find out more on becoming one!

Interested in volunteering? Click here to submit your form!

FORESTival was made possible by the sponsors pictured below and the following:  89.9 WWNO, iHEART, Be Loud, STEM NOLA, The Inkwell Press, Tulane University’s ByWater Institute, Lynne Burkart, Tom & Ellen Prewitt, Power Systems Specialists, Walmart, DePaul Community Health Center, Catherine & David Edwards, Jamie Manders & James Riopelle, Regina & Luis Zervigon, Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Canizaro, Renee Peck, Libra LaGrone and Casius Pealer.

Thank you to our 2024 Planning Committee:

Jessica Dandridge, The Water Collaborative

Gigi Dupuy, Board Member

Alexandra Mora, Board Member

Natalie Nguyen, EisnerAmper

Jennifer Nugent, Gulf Coast Bank and Trust