Join us at the Small Center 1725 Baronne St) next Monday, May 8th from 5-7pm, for a Pop-Up Video Installation by current Rising: Climate in Crisis residents Artists-in-Residence Nailah Jefferson and Laurie Sumiye’s. ⁠ This immersive, work-in-progress video installation delves into memory and tides of “urban renewal” in communities of color in New Orleans and Honolulu. In the displacement of lives impacted […]

Learn with former resident Shay Nichols how singing in nature can deepen our connection with the natural world and each other. Discover the process of rewilding your voice, allowing natural music to emerge. Listening deeply to the forest, Shay invites participants to play with the building blocks of music found in nature, using tones, textures, and rhythmic […]

Join us to meet and learn more about current Rising Residents Quintron & Miss Pussycat. They will give a short presentation on their work followed by a light dinner and refreshments. Registration is required below. During their residency, Quintron and Miss Pussycat will create a live puppet show about extreme weather events, utilizing a “Wildlife […]

Join us for a work-in-progress sharing of Rachel Lin Weaver’s MOSQUITO DANCE, a new multi-part experimental film and video/projection mapping installation series on Tuesday, May 23rd, from 6:30-9:00pm. Join us for Quintron & Miss Pussycat's Artist Salon and stay for Rachel's sharing. At this event, Weaver will showcase their first installment of projection and live/performed sound, which documents the microbial life […]

Join us for a Walk in the Woods on Friday, June 2nd (previously May 26th) at 9 am with Studio Botanist David Baker to learn first-hand about his work and the land. This walk will focus on the forest’s response to hurricanes and how increasing storm frequency changes the forest. If you donated to us […]

Joe M. Carmichael was an extraordinarily kind man who had an incredible ability to pay attention, a deep well of humor, a steady hand, a twinkling eye, and a creative mind full of inventive solutions to wide-ranging problems. His life touched innumerable friends, students, artists, scholars, and New Orleanians of all stripes, and he will […]

At Kids in the Woods Camp, youth 7-11 years old learn about their relationship to the natural environment. Through hands-on art activities, children use both artistic and scientific skills to observe, identify and collect natural materials and processes. They then record their experiences through visual arts such as clay, painting, drawing, collage, and sculpture. They […]

Join us for a Walk in the Woods with Studio Botanist David Baker to learn about his work and the land first-hand. This walk will focus on the forest’s response to hurricanes and how increasing storm frequency is changing the forest. The event is free but registration is required below. Friday, September 29th at 9 am […]

Join us to meet and learn more about current Rising Resident Ian Gerson on October 10th (previously September 28th) from 6:30-9:00 pm. He will give a short presentation on his work followed by a light dinner and refreshments — Registration is required below. Ian Gerson is a queer and trans interdisciplinary artist and educator born […]

Join us to get your hands dirty in support of the forest! Volunteers will assist with Ecologist David Baker’s work, learning how to identify and properly remove a range of invasive species common in our area. 9am – 12pm on Friday, October 13th. Registration is required below! Bring your lunch - beverages and sweets will be […]