Uncommon Exchanges: Juneteenth

Newcomb Art Museum Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, United States

Newcomb Art Museum presents Uncommon Exchanges, a unique dialogue between unlikely pairings of Tulane and Gulf South experts, in partnership with A Studio in the Woods, The ByWater Institute at Tulane University, and New Orleans Center for the Gulf South . For this special program marking Juneteenth, artist Brandan "Bmike" Odums will be in dialogue with Dr. Rosanne Adderley, Associate Professor of […]

Fruit Tree Park Dedication

Bayou Bienvenue Wetland Triangle 5600 Florida Ave., New Orleans, LA

Join A Studio in the Woods, Fallen Fruit, Pelican Bomb, and Newcomb Art Museum for a celebration of the recently planted fruit park at the Bayou Bienvenue Wetland Triangle in the Lower Ninth Ward. In these divided times, there’s one thing we can all agree on: fruit is delicious! Internationally acclaimed artists Fallen Fruit (David […]

Aurora Levins Morales reading work in progress from ‘Silt’

Ashe Power House Theater 1731 Baronne St., New Orleans, LA

Current Adaptations Resident Aurora Levins Morales will present a reading of work in progress on Saturday, November 3, 10:30am at Ashe Power House Theater, 1731 Baronne St. New Orleans. Free […]

FORESTival: A Celebration of Art and Nature

A Studio in the Woods 13401 Patterson Rd, New Orleans, LA, United States

Join us at A Studio in the Woods for the 8th annual FORESTival: a celebration of art and nature! Suggested $10 Donation*, KIDS FREE! Music and Performances: 12:00pm * Les Cenelles 1:00pm * Punica Granatum’s Bittersweet Orbit 2:00pm * The Original Pinettes Brass Bandjohnjohn 3:00pm * Jonathan Mayers’ Pirogue Poetry 3:30pm * GIVERS Walks in […]

Artist Salon with Manon Bellet

A Studio in the Woods 13401 Patterson Rd, New Orleans, LA, United States

Meet A Studio in the Woods' newest resident artist, Manon Bellet, who has been awarded one of six Adaptations Residencies at A Studio in the Woods this season. Manon will present on her work to the group and then we will all share a meal. This is a potluck, we will provide the main dish […]

Empire Closing Party

Newcomb Art Museum Woldenberg Art Center, New Orleans, LA, United States

Newcomb Art Museum's tricentennial installation EMPIRE by Fallen Fruit closes on December 22. But before that happens, let's celebrate the run of this incredible show in style! Join us on December 8 for a day full of festivities and friends as we mark the close with three unique experiences. At 12pm, bring out the whole […]

Artist Salon with Ash Arder

A Studio in the Woods 13401 Patterson Rd, New Orleans, LA, United States

adaThe event is free, but RSVP is required. Meet A Studio in the Woods' newest resident artist, Ash Arder, who has been awarded one of six Adaptations Residencies at A Studio in the Woods this season. Ash will present on her work to the group and then we will all share a meal. This is […]

Walk in the Woods with David Baker

A Studio in the Woods 13401 Patterson Rd, New Orleans, LA, United States

50 years ago, Joe and Lucianne Carmichael purchased the land at 13401 River Road where A Studio in the Woods now lives. Since then, we have hosted more than 130 artists and scholars on the banks of the Mississippi River and worked hard to protect our precious bottomland hardwood forest. The event is free, but […]

Artist Salon with Geraldine Laurendeau

A Studio in the Woods 13401 Patterson Rd, New Orleans, LA, United States

Artist Salon with Geraldine Laurendeau Join us Thursday, January 24, 2019, 6:30pm at A Studio in the Woods to meet our newest Adaptations resident, Geraldine Laurendeau. This is a potluck, we will provide the main dish but ask that everyone pitch in a little something - drinks, salad, appetizer, dessert... Geraldine Laurendeau is a multidisciplinary […]

Byron Asher’s Skrontch Music

Marigny Opera House 725 St. Ferdinand St., New Orleans, LA, United States

Skrontch Music is an ongoing composition project led by multi-instrumentalist Byron Asher that investigates the history and lineage of New Orleans music in its social and political context through contemporary jazz composition and collective improvisation. The initial Skrontch Music suite was premiered in 2017 and explores the intertwined histories of New Orleans jazz and anti-Jim Crow […]