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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Current Adaptations Resident Geraldine Laurendeau has been collaborating with Environmental Curator David Baker to investigate and respond to our site. Drawing on David's fifteen years of experience restoring and managing our forest, Geraldine has installed several site-specific earthworks titled "Territoires d'Impermanence", that remember, reveal, observe, experiment and mitigate features of this land. Join us on Friday, February 22, 12:30 […]
The Land Memory Bank and Seed Exchange will be activating for the 44th Annual Los Islenos Fiesta, March 9th and 10th, on the banks of St. Bernard Parish’s Bayou Terre aux Boeufs. In the fall of 2018, in celebration of the 300 year colonial establishment of the city of New Orleans, the Cultural Office of […]
Tuesday, March 12, 2019, 6:30pm at A Studio in the Woods, join us for a potluck and to learn more about our final Adaptations Resident of the 2018-19 season, Hannah Pepper-Cunningham! Hannah Pepper-Cunningham has been creating performance work in New Orleans since 2009. A member of Mondo Bizarro from 2009-2018, Hannah served as co-artistic director […]
New Orleans Video Access Center and A Studio in the Woods present a picture of life on the coast and a historical retrospective in three short films from the Post Coastal series. Refuge, Locked, and Ends of the Earth (a film from the 70s by local artists about Plaquemines Parish) provide a unique spectrum of perspectives […]
