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SUMMARY:Mardi Gras From a Bird's Eye View Bead Collection
DESCRIPTION:Recycle your beads with the Mockingbird Project! Artist Pippin Frisbie-Calder\, scientists from Karubian Lab\, and community volunteers will be out on the Uptown parade route (Napoleon between Magazine and St. Charles) to recycle Mardi Gras Beads and raise awareness about lead contamination in the city. Bring us your beads and we will exchange them for a hand-made throw and recycle them. Sunday\, February 23\, 1:30pm – 5:30pm. \nA Studio in the Woods is working in collaboration with Tulane biologists Dr. Jordan Karubian and PhD student Annelise Blanchette to host an artist residency for printmaker Pippin Frisbie-Calder to raise awareness about urban birds and lead contamination in New Orleans with themes related to both public health and the well being of all living creatures. As in many older cities around the world\, lead contamination represents an important health risk to both human and animal inhabitants of New Orleans. Ongoing work by Dr. Jordan Karubian and colleagues suggests that high levels of lead in some New Orleans neighborhoods may impact the behavior and reproductive success of urban songbirds. In this way\, these songbirds may serve as “canaries in the coal mine” for the risks associated with lead contamination\, with the potential to raise awareness about this important but sometimes under-appreciated issue. The artist will collaborate closely with scientists from Karubian Lab and staff at A Studio in the Woods to understand the effects of lead and develop provocative community engagement using the shared platform of Mardi Gras as a vehicle to reach a broad swath of local residents. \nA key component to this project will be getting toxic beads out of the trash and into recycling programs. In addition to high levels of lead in New Orleans from historic contamination\, Mardi Gras beads have been shown to have high levels of heavy metals. Objects tossed off of Mardi Gras parade floats\, called ‘throws’ locally\, comprise approximately 25 million pounds of trash produced annually during the two week celebration. Our intention is to incentivize people to recycle their beads by exchanging them for a beautiful\, eco-friendly\, handcrafted throw. Thanks to GroundsKrewe.org and ArcGNO.org for assistance in recycling our beads!
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/mardi-gras-from-a-birds-eye-view-bead-collection-2/
LOCATION:Uptown Parade Route – Napoleon between Tchoupitoulas and St. Charles
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SUMMARY:Artist Salon with Jeffery Darensbourg
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, March 5\, 2020\, 6:30pm at A Studio in the Woods\, join us for a potluck and to learn more about Adaptations Resident Jeffery Darensbourg. \nTHE EVENT IS FREE BUT PLEASE RSVP HERE \nDuring his residency\, Jeffery Darensbourg is interested in exploring the knowledge of flora\, fauna\, and people his Atakapa-Ishak ancestors carried with them and wishes to connect this sort of Louisiana-specific knowledge to the knowledge urban Natives such as himself have in negotiating Indigeneity\, within the contemporary milieu of city life in our current social and economic climate. \nJeffery U. Darensbourg is an enrolled member and tribal councilperson of the Atakapa-Ishak Nation of mixed Native and Louisiana Creole ancestry. He was a 2018-2019 Monroe Fellow of the New Orleans Center for the Gulf South at Tulane University. His work explores the intersections of cultural studies\, mixed ethnicity\, and Indigeneity. Jeffery grew up in Baton Rouge\, earned his Ph.D. from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette\, and currently lives near Bayou Choupic (what white colonists attempted to rename as “Bayou St. John”) in Bulbancha (what white colonists attempted to rename as “New Orleans”). He is a founding coeditor of the zine Bulbancha Is Still a Place: Indigenous Culture from New Orleans.
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/artist-salon-with-jeffery-darensbourg/
LOCATION:A Studio in the Woods\, 13401 Patterson Rd\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70131\, United States
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SUMMARY:Residency Info Session
DESCRIPTION:Our friends at Arts Council New Orleans are hosting us at their offices to present information on applying for Rising Residencies and Emerging Writers’ Residencies for 2020-21. \nPlease join us to learn more on Wednesday\, March 11th\, 4PM at Arts Council New Orleans\, 1307 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard\, Suite 100. (Entry is at the back of the building\, look for signage on our door next to the Dryades Market).  Free parking available in the lot. Light refreshments provided. \nRising: Climate in Crisis Residencies at A Studio in the Woods invite artists to examine the severity of the climate crisis and be agents of change to guide our collective understanding\, response\, and vision as we shape our shared future. The call is open to artists of all disciplines who have demonstrated an established dialogue with environmental and culturally related issues and a commitment to seeking and plumbing new depths. Applications are due April 13\, 2020. Full application details available here. \nEmerging Writers’ Residencies at A Studio in the Woods invite local poets\, playwrights\, and prose writers (fiction and nonfiction) to apply for one-week residencies at our Writer’s Cabin to support new or ongoing work. Applications are due April 13\, 2020. Full application details available here.
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/rising-residency-info-session/
LOCATION:Arts Council New Orleans\, 1307 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70113\, United States
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SUMMARY:Postponed - Writer's Cabin Dedication
DESCRIPTION:Dear friends\, in response to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic\, specifically to an increased number of cases in the New Orleans metro area\, and in accordance with Tulane’s recommendations\, we have decided to postpone the Writer’s Cabin dedication in line with physical distancing protocols. Staff will be convening to determine appropriate adaptations of our other scheduled programming this coming week. Thank you for your understanding and take care\, The Staff of A Studio in the Woods. \n— \nWednesday\, March 18 at 9:30am\, A Studio in the Woods will dedicate its new Writer’s Cabin with a celebration featuring remarks and performances by Cheryl Landrieu\, Mark Davis\, Rebecca Snedeker\, Monique Verdin\, Benjamin Morris\, and Dr. Michael White. Attendees at the dedication will have the opportunity to view the new space and participate in a tour of the grounds with A Studio in the Woods Environmental Curator David Baker or a tour of the facility and program with Managing Director Ama Rogan. \nThis new live/work space for literary artists is the fifth structure on the Studio’s 7.66 acres of protected bottomland hardwood forest. The addition of the Cabin deepens A Studio in the Woods’ reputation as a destination for emerging and established writers of all genres and backgrounds\, expands artist-in-residency programs\, adds private retreat space\, and furthers community outreach. The 500 square foot Cabin includes a private workspace with views of the Woods\, separate sleeping quarters and a dogtrot-style porch. Designed by John Anderson of unabridged Architecture\, the building slips quietly into the Woods and is simple\, yet elegant in its relationship to the environment and the existing buildings on site. The Cabin is energy efficient and hurricane resistant. \nThe first writer to benefit from this new space will be local author Ladee Hubbard.  Hubbard’s first novel\, The Talented Ribkins\, received the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence and the Hurston-Wright Legacy Award for Debut Fiction. During her residency\, Hubbard will be revising a prequel to her debut novel. Hubbard is the second Gulf South Writer in the Woods\, a program of A Studio in the Woods and the New Orleans Center for the Gulf South\, designed to support the creative work\, scholarship and community engagement of writers examining the Gulf South region. \nThe event is free but please RSVP here.
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/writers-cabin-dedication-2/
LOCATION:A Studio in the Woods\, 13401 Patterson Rd\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70131\, United States
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SUMMARY:Emerging Writers' Residencies Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an online information session about Emerging Writers’ Residencies. Staff will answer questions about the application process and residency experience. \nRegister here. \nThese one week residencies support emerging poets\, playwrights\, composers\, and prose writers (fiction and nonfiction) living in southeast Louisiana—Assumption\, Jefferson\, Lafourche\, Orleans\, Plaquemines\, St. Bernard\, St. Charles\, St. James\, St. John the Baptist\, St. Tammany\, Tangipahoa\, Terrebonne\, and Washington parishes. \nDetails and full application available here.  Applications due by April 13\, 2020.
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/emerging-writers-residencies-webinar-2/
LOCATION:LA
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SUMMARY:Rising Residency Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an online information session about Rising Residencies. Staff will answer questions about the application process and residency experience. \nRegister here. \nRising: Climate in Crisis Residencies at A Studio in the Woods invite artists to examine the severity of the climate crisis and be agents of change to guide our collective understanding\, response\, and vision as we shape our shared future. New Orleans and the inhabitants of our region are frequently invoked as some of the most vulnerable to the effects of environmental degradation. While sea levels\, temperatures and emotions are rising\, our highly manipulated landscape can be seen as a microcosm of the global environment\, manifesting both the reckoning and hope which are required in the ways humans interact with shifting urban and natural ecosystems. As the climate crisis moves beyond coastal communities and permeates the collective understanding of the future\, the challenges faced by Southern Louisiana resonate exponentially. We look to artists to ignite our imaginations\, illuminate our challenges\, and offer new ways to examine the world. Applications due by April 13\, 2020. Full details and application available here.
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/rising-residency-webinar-2/
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SUMMARY:Postponed - Studio on the Half Shell
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening of art\, food and music in support of A Studio in the Woods at the home of Libra & Casius Pealer. Sunday\, April 5\, 2020\, 4pm – 7pm. \nOysters\, seafood\, and more by Chef Ryan Prewitt of Pêche and chef Steve Meaux of Smokey Mary’s \, coming soon from Mid City Yacht Club. \nWet your whistle with a cocktail by Cure. \nDesserts by Shake Sugary. \nArtistic offerings from former residents kai barrow\, Adam Crosson\, Pippin Frisbie-Calder and Jackie Ehle Inglefield. \nTarot card readings by Andrea Louise Duhé. \nArt tour with Bradley Sumrall. \nMusic by Trendafilka and Tonya Boyd-Cannon. \n\nDress: Break out of your shell with pearls and seaworthy cocktail attire.
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/studio-on-the-half-shell-3-2/
LOCATION:The Home of Libra and Casius Pealer
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SUMMARY:Postponed - New Orleans Town Gardeners Walk in the Woods with David Baker
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun and informative Walk in the Woods with Studio Botanist David Baker to learn about his work and the land first-hand. Visitors are welcome to bring lunch with them to enjoy on the grounds following the tour. The event is free but please RSVP. Monday\, April 20 at 11am at A Studio in the Woods\, 13401 Patterson Rd. New Orleans\, LA 70131. This program is sponsored by the New Orleans Town Gardeners.
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/new-orleans-town-gardeners-walk-in-the-woods-with-david-baker-2/
LOCATION:A Studio in the Woods\, 13401 Patterson Rd\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70131\, United States
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SUMMARY:Emerging Writers' Residency Application Deadline
DESCRIPTION:Emerging Writers’ Residencies at A Studio in the Woods invite local poets\, playwrights\, composers\, and prose writers (fiction and nonfiction) to apply for one-week residencies at our Writer’s Cabin to support new or ongoing work. \nProposals are due April 13\, 2020\, and residencies will be awarded by June 12\, 2020. Full details and application available here.
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/emerging-writers-residency-deadline-2/
LOCATION:LA
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SUMMARY:Rising Residency Application Deadline
DESCRIPTION:Applications for Rising: Climate in Crisis Residencies are due by midnight PDT on April 13\, 2020. View full application details here.
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/rising-residency-application-deadline/
LOCATION:A Studio in the Woods\, 13401 Patterson Rd\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70131\, United States
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SUMMARY:Tulane Scholarly Retreat Application Deadline
DESCRIPTION:Applications for Tulane Scholarly Retreats are due by midnight PDT on April 13\, 2020. View full application details here.
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/tulane-scholarly-retreat-application-deadline/
LOCATION:A Studio in the Woods\, 13401 Patterson Rd\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70131\, United States
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SUMMARY:Big River Detour – An Instagram Residency by Artists Monique Verdin and Karen Goulet
DESCRIPTION:This spring Big River Continuum artist Karen Goulet was scheduled to be in residence at A Studio in the Woods. COVID-19 changed that\, but Karen and partner artist Monique Verdin are taking their Mississippi River exchange residency to a new platform – Instagram. Follow their Big River Detour on our partner Weisman Art Museum’s Instagram account @weismanartmuseum\, April 15 – May 15\, 2020. \nMonique and Karen will post dispatches from their respective ends of the river\, sharing with one another\, and us\, the places and moments they had hoped to in person. Karen is also chronicling the exchange on her blog. \n\nAbout Big River Continuum: It is one thing to know about a river\, and yet another altogether to consider the river itself as a way of knowing. The University of Minnesota’s Itasca Biological Station at the Mississippi headwaters\, the Weisman Art Museum in the Twin Cities\, and A Studio in the Woods in the Mississippi Delta have established a creative exchange program that does just that. By linking communities at the headwaters and delta of the Mississippi river\, the Big River Continuum cultivates dynamic exchanges between these communities as artists from both regions participate in collaborative residency programs that ignite inquiry into the interconnectedness of cultures\, research and river/land environments. \nTaking inspiration from the Ojibwe name Misiziibi\, or gichi-ziibi meaning “Huge River\,” this initiative turns the Mississippi River in its entirety into a platform for creative collaboration. The Big River Continuum strives to collaborate across topographies of power\, time\, and access in order to synergize artists and scholars from diverse river cultures in a shared and equitable process of inquiry. \nAbout Karen Goulet: Karen is a multimedia artist. Her work is informed by the people and places that define her. “I see my work\, as an artist\, to be a tributary of a larger body of living\, breathing creative spirit. I come and go as I move between various media\, expressing what I dream and remember\, while documenting what I witness from a place of needing to make.” \nShe goes on: “I consider myself a cultural hybrid – from Ojibwe\, Métis\, Saami/Finn people. My family are makers – people who create and grow things. My art reflects  histories and relationships that have been made by journeys\, evolving cultures\, and the fierce will to survive. Water is ever present in the stories and my history. The Northwoods waterways have been the lifeline of my family and culture. To have this opportunity to create work that honors water\, through reflecting and research of this Great River\, is something I am eager and honored to do.” \nAbout Monique Verdin: Monique Verdin is a multidisciplinary artist working with the complex interconnectedness of environment\, economics\, culture\, climate\, and change along the Gulf South for decades. Her indigenous Houma relatives and their life-ways have been the primary focus of her storytelling practice. Monique is the director of The Land Memory Bank & Seed Exchange\, a part of the Another Gulf Is Possible Collaborative core leadership circle and author of Return to Yakni Chitto Houma Migrations. Monique’s Big River Continuum residency at Itasca Biological Field Station in MN investigates ways in which the headwaters and the delta have been in conversation with each other for thousands of years:  Palms to Pines.
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/big-river-detour-an-instagram-residency-by-artists-monique-verdin-and-karen-goulet/
LOCATION:@weismanartmuseum
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SUMMARY:Virtual Writer's Cabin Dedication
DESCRIPTION:The Writer’s Cabin was a long-held dream of our founder\, Lucianne Carmichael\, that we’ve worked on over the last decade to make a reality. This winter it was finally completed and we scheduled a dedication full of readings\, remarks and celebration for March 18\, 2020. The global pandemic cancelled the event\, but now we would like to (virtually) invite you in. Take a tour\, read reflections\, and dream of what could happen in this space. We invite you to submit your wishes for the future of the cabin here or suggest a book for the Writer’s Cabin library here. \nThe Writer’s Cabin at A Studio in the Woods\, a program of Tulane University’s ByWater Institute\, celebrates writers of every genre by offering a 300-square foot live-work space to host both emerging and established playwrights\, composers\, authors\, choreographers\, and scholars. This addition to the Studio campus will allow us to support more artists and scholars and greatly increase our impact. \n \n“Tulane has long been home to some of the country’s most influential writers and poets. The Writer’s Cabin at A Studio in the Woods will serve as an invaluable resource for the Tulane community\, providing the space and setting for creativity to flourish and adding to our growing network of interdisciplinary academic hubs across the university that spur innovation and creative collaboration.” – Michael A. Fitts\, President\, Tulane University \n“Friends extends our appreciation to the generous donors and Tulane University as we celebrate the completion of the Writer’s Cabin.  We honor the intent of Studio’s founders – Lucianne and Joe – as we open the final building phase of their long-held vision for this respite in the woods. To future artists and writers – may you find inspiration and courage to put pen to paper.” – Mary Len Costa\, Chair\, Friends of A Studio in the Woods Board of Directors \n“I had an extremely productive time during my residency\, which provided me with the time and solitude I needed to complete my project. I loved being in the writer’s studio and it was truly a gift to be able to work in such a peaceful and idyllic setting.” – Ladee Hubbard\, Writer and Inaugural Writer’s Cabin Resident \n“While here at A Studio in the Woods\, free to really concentrate on a project I’ve been working on\, in one way or another\, for about a decade\, I have finally experienced coming into my own as a storyteller\, a researcher\, and a poet.” – Jeffery Darensbourg\, Writer and Former Resident \n“This Writers Cabin is more than a new building\, it is a broad new window of opportunity for creative expression\, interdisciplinary collaboration and just plain wonder.   It is a gift to artists and scholars everywhere and it only goes to show why A Studio in the Woods is so important.” – Mark S. Davis\, J.D.\, Director\, Tulane ByWater Institute \n“At long last\, the first permanent home for writers in the Gulf South\, thanks to the vision of A Studio in the Woods. In coastal Louisiana\, Virginia Woolf’s dream come true: truly\, a room of one’s own.” – Benjamin Morris\, Writer and Former Resident; Friends of A Studio in the Woods Board of Directors \n“The Writer’s Cabin is designed to foster an intimate connection with nature. The dogtrot is a threshold between the living space and the writing studio but the cross axis allows nature to pierce the building form. The structure is simple and wood-framed\, explicitly referencing the vertical trunks of the forest and the spreading canopy overhead.” – John Anderson AIA\, LEED-AP\, Writer’s Cabin Architect\, Unabridged Architecture \nAcknowledgements\nThe Studio would like to thank the generous donors who made the construction of the Writer’s Cabin possible: A Friend Of A Studio In The Woods\, A Friend Of A Studio In The Woods – In Honor Of Lake Douglas\, The Family of Stephen E. Ambrose\, Dawn Barrios\, Carol Bebelle\, Jason Berry\, Lynne Burkart\, Sarah Burnette\, Joe Carmichael\, Bridget Carter\, Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation\, Richard C. Colton\, Jr.\, Mary Len & Lou Costa\, Foster Creppel\, Luann Dozier\, Eleanor Duckworth\, Janet Daley Duval\, Marilee Eaves\, Ella West Freeman Foundation\, William Fagaly\, Terry & Michael Fontham\, Alicia Franck & Brinkley Serkedakis\, Carol Gelderman\, Gustaf W. McIlhenny Foundation\, Elizabeth & Oliver Houck\, Anne & James Hubbell\, Keller Family Foundation\, Lambent Foundation\, Amy Lesen\, Jamie M. Manders & James M. Riopelle\, Miggy & Jay Monroe\, Benjamin Morris\, Julian Mutter – Doerr Furniture\, Libra LaGrone Pealer & Casius Pealer\, Renée & Stewart Peck\, Laura & Robert Perez\, Nancy Picard & Clif St. Germain\, Donna & Ben Rosen\, Jane & William Sizeler\, Liz & Poco Sloss\, Kristen Struebing-Beazley\, Jackie Sullivan\, Thomas Tews\, Catherine Tremaine\, Mary & Rodney Yanker\, and Lea Young. \nThe Studio would also like to thank the following individuals\, whose unique contributions of time and talent have helped make the Writer’s Cabin a reality: John Anderson\, John Kleinschmidt\, Susan Norris-Davis\, Werling Brothers\, Anne Mueller\, Cathy Hernandez\, Kim Krupa\, Brinkley Serkedakis\, Tulane Capital Projects\, Friends of A Studio in the Woods Board of Directors\, and the dedicated staff of A Studio in the Woods. \nDonors who made gifts of $500 and above to the Campaign for the Writer’s Cabin at A Studio in the Woods are recognized via a permanent plaque on the Writer’s Cabin porch. \nFriends of A Studio in the Woods Board of Directors\nMary Len Costa\, Chair; Lynne Burkart\, Treasurer; Benjamin Morris\, Secretary; Katrina Andry\, Joe M. Carmichael\, Luann Dozier\, Mignon Faget\, Alicia Franck\, Tina Freeman\, Robert Hopkins\, Scott Hutcheson\, John Kleinschmidt\, Baishali Mallik\, Alexandra Mora\, Libra LaGrone Pealer\, Ylva Rouse\, Jackie Sullivan\, and Dawn Wesson.
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/virtual-writers-cabin-dedication/
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SUMMARY:Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy Book Release
DESCRIPTION:Garden District Book Shop\, A Studio in the Woods\, and the New Orleans Center for the Gulf South at Tulane University present a virtual event\, Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy\, author Edward Ball in conversation with Dr. Lydia Pelot-Hobbs  \nThursday\, August 6\, 2020 \n6pm CST\, via Zoom  \nRegistration link: https://tulane.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctcO-spjIsGNfbbNo7WsTmPzBaZ6HpmmcS \nPlease join us for the release of Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy\, with National Book Award-winner Edward Ball and geographer Dr. Lydia Pelot-Hobbs. Life of a Klansman (Farrar\, Straus and Giroux; 8/4/20)\, Ball’s sixth book of non-fiction\, tells the story of a member of the Ku Klux Klan\, a carpenter in New Orleans who took up the cause of fanatical racism during the years after the Civil War. A descendant of the Klansman\, Ball paints a portrait of his family’s anti-Black militant that is part history\, part memoir rich in personal detail and critical reflection. Ball and Pelot-Hobbs will discuss this story and its significance to our current national reckoning with racism. The discussion will be followed by a q&a with attendees. \nEdward Ball’s books include The Inventor and the Tycoon\, about the birth of moving pictures in California\, and Slaves in the Family\, an account of his family’s history as slaveholders in South Carolina\, which received the National Book Award for Nonfiction. He has taught at Yale University and has been awarded fellowships by the Radcliffe Institute at Harvard and the New York Public Library’s Cullman Center. He is also the recipient of a Public Scholar Award from the National Endowment for the Humanities. \nLydia Pelot-Hobbs is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow with New York University’s Prison Education Program and will be joining the faculty of the Geography department and African American & Africana Studies at the University of Kentucky this fall. Her research and writing has been widely published in academic and public venues and focuses on questions of the carceral state\, racial capitalism\, and freedom struggles in Louisiana. She has also been active in anti-racist movements in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina.  \nIn 2017-2018\, Edward Ball was the inaugural Gulf South Writer in the Woods while researching and writing Life of a Klansman. The Gulf South Writer in the Woods program\, a partnership between A Studio in the Woods and the New Orleans Center for the Gulf South\, is designed to support the creative work\, scholarship and community engagement of writers examining the Gulf South region. The 2019-2020 Gulf South Writer in the Woods is novelist Ladee Hubbard. \nGarden District Book Shop is an independent bookstore that has been serving the local community for the past 40 years \nOrder Edward’s new book and/or CD-audio of Life of a Klansman here: https://www.gardendistrictbookshop.com/search/site/life%20of%20a%20klansman \nAccess select writing by Lydia Pelot-Hobbs here:  https://nyu.academia.edu/LydiaPelotHobbs  \n 
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/life-of-a-klansman-a-family-history-in-white-supremacy-book-release/
LOCATION:https://tulane.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJctcO-spjIsGNfbbNo7WsTmPzBaZ6HpmmcS
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SUMMARY:We're Hiring - Development Manager
DESCRIPTION:A Studio in the Woods is seeking a part-time Development Manager to spearhead the organization’s fundraising efforts. A successful candidate will possess the ability to build and execute a comprehensive fundraising plan for the organization while working closely and collaboratively with the organization’s staff\, the Tulane University development office\, and the Friends of A Studio in the Woods Board of Directors to meet the Studio’s development goals. Friends of A Studio in the Woods’ operating budget is $300\,000 with approximately 88% in contributed revenue from individuals\, corporations\, and government and foundation grants\, and 12% in earned revenue from special events and fees. \nABOUT A STUDIO IN THE WOODS \nA Studio in the Woods\, a program of the ByWater Institute at Tulane University\, is committed to fostering creative responses to the challenges of our time by providing retreat to artists\, scholars\, and the public in a protected forest on the Mississippi River. Since its founding\, the Studio has become one of the leading artistic and academic residency programs in the Gulf South region.  \nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES \n\nDesign and implement a fundraising program which includes strategies for two annual special events\, donor stewardship\, and individual\, corporate and foundation giving.\nCultivate a portfolio of current and prospective donors.\nDirect the annual fund campaigns\, which include donor solicitations and GiveNOLA Day strategies.\nOversee the grants management process\, which includes prospect research\, proposal writing\, pipeline maintenance\, and reporting requirements.\nOversee the creation of publications and other collateral which support fundraising activities\, such as annual reports.\nManage the fundraising database (Little Green Light) and gift tracking functions.\nGenerate acknowledgement letters and tax receipts.\nProvide support to the Managing Director and members of the Friends of A Studio in the Woods Board of Directors as they carry out essential fundraising activities.\nAttend programmatic events to network with donors and support staff.\n\nQUALIFICATIONS \n\nInterest in and commitment to the mission of A Studio in the Woods.\nBachelor’s degree.\nTwo to three years of development experience or equivalent educational or nonprofit experience.\nAbility to work collaboratively with a diverse board\, staff\, and community of stakeholders.\nExcellent planning\, organizational\, and time management skills\, as well as strong attention to detail.\nFamiliarity with or ability to adapt to new software quickly\, specifically Little Green Light and Quickbooks Online\nFlexibility and willingness to take on responsibilities outside of immediate development activities.\nCommitment to equity and social justice.\nComfortable working in a natural environment.\nResident of the Greater New Orleans metro area.\n\nWORK ENVIRONMENT \nA Studio in the Woods thrives on a collaborative shared leadership model. This position will be a key part of an administrative team of four. Schedule is flexible with the possibility for remote work. Currently staff is working primarily remotely. \nCOMPENSATION \nThis is part-time contract employment for one year with the intention to grow into a full-time salaried position. $25\,000 – $30\,000 annual contract\, dependent on experience. \nTO APPLY \nLetter of interest\, resume\, and two writing samples or fundraising assets you spearheaded (preferably a membership\, individual giving campaign letter\, or sponsorship appeal; and an excerpt from a grant narrative; feel free to redact as needed) should be sent to Managing Director Ama Rogan at arogan@tulane.edu. Priority will be given to applications received by October 5\, 2020. \nWe strongly encourage applications from people of color and LGBTQ+ candidates.
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/deadline-to-apply-development-manager/
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SUMMARY:FORESTival 2020
DESCRIPTION:For last minute questions please contact us at 504-407-4410. \nThis year our annual celebration of art and nature will bring the magic of the bottomland hardwood forest into the city and your home. Choose your own adventure from an array of offerings and socially-distanced experiences that capture the essence of FORESTival while supporting the vital work of A Studio in the Woods. \nBUILD YOUR FORESTival BY CLICKING HERE \nScroll down for more details on each item. \n \n  \nBUILD YOUR FORESTival BY CLICKING HERE \n  \nChoose one or choose them all! \nAll FORESTival “guests” will receive link to video song in the woods with ChE + kei slaughter and mailed FORESTival sticker. \nEnter a drawing for two tickets to Floating Adaptations in Search of Invisible Rivers presented by Monique Verdin\, Nick Slie\, and Jeff Becker featuring outdoor performances\, food\, and portions of the Return to Yakni Chitto exhibition. December 12\, 2020 at 2pm (Date subject to change pending weather). Secret location to be revealed\, but must have car and ability to travel within 30 miles of Orleans Parish. Thanks to collaborators: Another Gulf is Possible\, Mondo Bizarro\, Neighborhood Story Project. Limited to 75 attendees. Drawing will happen live on our social media on November 14\, 2020. $15 \nLetterpress broadside of a poem written in Ishakkoy by Jeffery Darensbourg during his Adaptations Residency. Will be mailed to you by November 20\, 2020. $30 \nNative bird calendar designed by Pippin Frisbie-Calder. Will be mailed to you by November 20\, 2020. $40 \nSculpt-your-own clay forest materials will be hand delivered prior to November 14th to be enjoyed on the day of FORESTival\, plan a collaborative activity with your neighborhood friends\, or share your creations to our online community clay forest (Greater New Orleans only). $50 \nUrban forest scavenger hunt will be held on November 14th\, 10am – 2pm\, East Bank of New Orleans\, accessible by bike or car (Date subject to change pending weather). Include up to 6 people on your quaran-team. Snacks and prizes included. $50 \nHave questions about being a Super Sponsor to send science students on the scavenger hunt? Contact us at info@astudiointhewoods.org. \nTickets to Floating Adaptations in Search of Invisible Rivers presented by Monique Verdin\, Nick Slie\, and Jeff Becker featuring outdoor performances\, food\, and portions of the Return to Yakni Chitto exhibition. December 12\, 2020 at 2pm (Date subject to change pending weather). Secret location to be revealed\, but must have car and ability to travel within 30 miles of Orleans Parish. Thanks to collaborators: Another Gulf is Possible\, Mondo Bizarro\, Neighborhood Story Project. Limited to 75 attendees. One ticket $75\, two tickets $150\, four tickets $250. \nPrivate Art Party – New Addition! Jackie Ehle Inglefield will come to your house to lead a socially distanced art activity for two hours inclusive of setup and breakdown. Jackie will bring all the necessary supplies for up to five kids to craft their own menagerie from recycled materials. Includes a copy of Amelia Bedelia & Friends: Amelia Bedelia & Friends Paint the Town which features a character inspired by Jackie herself! Must be scheduled before 12/30/21 and subject to mutual availability. $250 \nPrivate Woods Walk with Studio Environmental Curator Dave Baker at the forest of your choosing in the Greater New Orleans area and a wine (or NA beverage of your choice) and cheese picnic. Examples include Woodlands Conservancy\, Barataria Preserve\, or your own property! Schedule based on availability. Limit 6 attendees. $500 \nArtist Studio Tour with Manon Bellet or Pippin Frisbie-Calder and a limited edition artwork by the artist. Schedule based on availability. Limit 2 attendees. $1000 \nParticipants are required to wear masks and maintain social distance during all events. \n  \nBUILD YOUR FORESTival BY CLICKING HERE \n  \nSpecial thanks to all of the former residents supporting our work through their contributions to this year’s FORESTival\, Manon Bellet\, Jeffery U. Darensbourg\, Pippin Frisbie-Calder\, Monique Verdin\, Nick Slie\, and ChE + kei slaughter.
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SUMMARY:FORESTival: A Celebration of Art and Nature
DESCRIPTION:Our 10th annual FORESTival will be held on Saturday\, November 14\, 2020.  Stay tuned for details on art\, music and more!
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/forestival-a-celebration-of-art-and-nature-4/
LOCATION:A Studio in the Woods\, 13401 Patterson Rd\, New Orleans\, LA\, 70131\, United States
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SUMMARY:Open Call for Next Gulf South Writer in the Woods
DESCRIPTION:Gulf South Writer in the Woods\, a program of A Studio in the Woods and the New Orleans Center for the Gulf South\, supports the creative work\, scholarship and community engagement of writers examining the Gulf South region. \nSpecifically\, this year we aim to support BILAPOC Speculative Fiction writers working in prose\, poetry and stage/screenwriting. Special consideration will be given to southern voices\, under-represented communities\, and perspectives not often heard. Eligible writers must live in the Gulf South\, be from/have heritage in the Gulf South\, and/or write about the Gulf South. The awardee will receive a stipend of $5\,000\, a 6-week residency at A Studio in the Woods over 18 months\, Tulane University library access\, and staff support from the presenting partners. \nDATES The term of the Gulf South Writer in the Woods will be Winter 2021 through Summer 2022. The six weeks of residency at A Studio in the Woods can be scheduled in up to three sessions between July 2021-June 2022. \nREQUIREMENTS \n\nExploration and early development of concept for a significant manuscript\nCreative and radical thinking\nParticipation in six week residency\nGiving a public lecture\nDesign and implement a community engagement event\nParticipating in a public dinner\n\nDEADLINE Proposals are due January 8th and residency will be awarded by February 26\, 2021. \nELIGIBILITY Creative writers working in Speculative Fiction in the format of prose\, poetry\, or stage/screenwriting will be considered. This year we aim to support BILAPOC writers working in prose\, poetry and stage/screenwriting who live in the Gulf South\, are from/have heritage in the Gulf South\, and/or write about the Gulf South. There are no degree requirements. If the applicant is a student\, they must be an active and advanced graduate student—in their second year of coursework and beyond. Note that this is an opportunity for a single writer\, not a collaborative team or ensemble. Foreign language projects are welcome\, however application and primary work sample must be in English. \nSPECULATIVE FICTION Speculative Fiction is a broad category of fiction encompassing genres with certain elements that do not exist in terms of the recorded history and observed phenomena of the current universe\, covering various themes in the context of the supernatural\, futuristic\, and many other imaginative topics.[1] Under this umbrella category\, the genres include\, but are not limited to\, science fiction\, fantasy\, horror\, superhero fiction\, alternate history\, utopian and dystopian fiction\, and supernatural fiction\, as well as combinations thereof (e.g. science fantasy).[2] \nSELECTION PROCESS Every two years\, a new Gulf South Writer in the Woods is selected through a jury process. The position will be awarded on the merit of the proposal\, the stage of the manuscript\, and its potential to result in new and refreshed understandings about this region. We will also consider the impact of the position on the writer’s career trajectory. The next selection process will take place in Winter 2023. \nSUPPORT The awardee will receive a stipend of $5\,000\, a 6-week residency at A Studio in the Woods over 18 months\, Tulane University library access\, and staff support from the presenting partners. We are looking to support projects in the exploratory phase and will endeavor to connect the writer with faculty and experts in relevant fields. We will provide full room and board including food\, utilities for living and studio space to selected resident. Resident is expected to cover personal living expenses\, additional materials and supplies\, and any other expenses relating to the cost of producing work incurred while in the program. Travel and shipping expenses to and from A Studio in the Woods for the residency are also the responsibility of the artist. To better understand project impact\, each artist will work with an external evaluator. \nClick HERE to submit proposal online. \nGUIDELINES  \nGulf South Writer in the Woods proposals should include the following: \n\n500-word project summary.\nProject narrative of no more than five double-spaced pages.\n\nPlease address the following: \n\nProject description.\nProject status and production/publication timeline.\nWhat resources can ASITW/NOCGS provide at this stage of writing?\nProposed community engagement that fosters new imaginings.\nWhat is your relationship to any community/ies that your work will depict?\nWhy is being in the Gulf South fertile for this stage of the project?\nForeign language projects welcome\, however application and primary work sample must be in English.\n\nAttachments: \n\n\n\n5000 words or less\, double-spaced excerpt of recent (past three years) creative work.\nUp-to-date CV.\nTwo letters of recommendation sent directly by references to gulfsouth@tulane.edu\nNot required\, but permitted as supplemental materials: letters of interest from publishers\, previous work.\n\n\n\nClick HERE to submit proposal online. \nFor questions or more information\, please contact Cammie Hill-Prewitt at info@astudiointhewoods.org \nImage: Esther Solondz\, Bee Palace\, 2017
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SUMMARY:Gulf South Writer in the Woods Ladee Hubbard In Conversation with Dr. Jessica B. Harris
DESCRIPTION:Join Gulf South Writer in the Woods Ladee Hubbard and culinary historian Jessica Harris for a discussion of Hubbard’s new novel\, The Rib King (HarperCollins 1/19/21) moderated by Denise Frasier\, Assistant Director\, New Orleans Center for the Gulf South. Tuesday\, January 26\, 2021 at 6pm CT\, register here. \nHubbard works to deconstruct painful African American stereotypes and offers a fresh and searing critique on race\, class\, privilege\, ambition\, exploitation\, and the seeds of rage in America in this intricately woven and masterfully executed historical novel\, set in the early twentieth century\, that centers around the Black servants of a down-on-its heels upper-class white family. Elegantly written and exhaustively researched\, The Rib King is an unsparing examination of America’s fascination with Black iconography and exploitation that redefines African American stereotypes in literature. In this powerful\, disturbing\, and timely novel\, Ladee Hubbard reveals who people actually are\, and most importantly\, who and what they are not. \nLadee Hubbard served as the 2019-2020 Gulf South Writer in the Woods\, a program of A Studio in the Woods and the New Orleans Center for the Gulf South that supports the creative work\, scholarship and community engagement of writers examining the Gulf South region. \n—  \nLadee Hubbard is the author of The Talented Ribkins which received the 2018 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence. Her writing has appeared in Guernica\, The Times Literary Supplement\, Arkansas International\, Copper Nickel and Callaloo among other venues. She is a recipient of a 2016 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award and has also received fellowships from Art Omi\, the Sacatar Foundation\, the Sustainable Arts Foundation\, Hedgebrook\, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts among other places. Born in Massachusetts and raised in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Florida\, she currently lives in New Orleans with her husband and three children. \nJessica B. Harris is an award-winning food historian and one of the world’s leading experts on African Diaspora cooking. She is the author of the memoir\, My Soul Looks Back (Simon & Schuster\, 2017) about her youth in Harlem in the Seventies\, where her social circle included James Baldwin\, Toni Morrison\, Maya Angelou\, Nina Simone and other leading black intellectuals and artists of the time. She is the author of twelve critically acclaimed cookbooks documenting the foods and foodways of the African Diaspora as well\, including Iron Pots and Wooden Spoons: Africa’s Gifts to New World Cooking\, Sky Juice and Flying Fish Traditional Caribbean Cooking\, The Welcome Table: African-American Heritage Cooking\, The Africa Cookbook: Tastes of a Continent\, and Beyond Gumbo: Creole Fusion Food from the Atlantic Rim. Harris also conceptualized and organized The Black Family Reunion Cookbook. Her book\, High on the Hog: A Culinary Journey from Africa to America\, was the International Association for Culinary Professionals 2012 prize winner for culinary history. \nPhoto Credits: Ladee Hubbard by Zack Smith\, Dr. Jessica Harris by Rog Walker/ Paper Monday
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SUMMARY:Floating Adaptations In Search of Invisible Rivers 
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT \nFloating Adaptations In Search of Invisible Rivers is an installation conceived by Jeff Becker\, Nick Slie and Monique Verdin that features visual art\, live performance and food. In this one time event\, the artists are physically modeling ideas about how we can learn to live with fluctuation\, to live with uncertainty\, to live in symbiosis with our increasingly watery world. The event will also feature live music by Denise Frazier. \nMarch 21\, 2021 with showings beginning at 1:15pm\, 2pm and 2:45pm. Secret location to be revealed\, but must have car and ability to travel within 10 miles of Orleans Parish. Thanks to collaborators: Another Gulf is Possible\, Mondo Bizarro\, Delta Collective\, and Neighborhood Story Project. \nVenue is outdoors with plenty of room to spread out. Each showing is limited to 25 attendees. All attendees are required to wear masks and maintain social distance.  \nTickets are $75 or you can donate $15 to be entered into a drawing to win two tickets. All proceeds from this performance will support the programming of A Studio in the Woods. \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \n 
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/floating-adaptations-in-search-of-invisible-rivers-2/
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SUMMARY:Reckoning with the History of Whiteness in New Orleans: A conversation with author Edward Ball and historian Dr. Laura Rosanne Adderley
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nThe New Orleans Center for the Gulf South and A Studio in the Woods present a virtual discussion with National Book Award winner and 2016-18 Gulf South Writer in the Woods Edward Ball and Tulane historian Dr. Laura Rosanne Adderley about Ball’s book\, Life of a Klansman: A Family History in White Supremacy\, which addresses painful truths of America’s racist past and present\, engages with the vibrant national discussion of anti-racism\, and serves as an anti-racist history of white supremacy in Louisiana. The program includes opening remarks by Dr. Anneliese Singh\, Tulane University Associate Provost for Diversity and Faculty Development and Chief Diversity Officer.  \nPresented by the New Orleans Center for the Gulf South\, housed within the Tulane School of Liberal Arts\, and A Studio in the Woods\, a program of the Tulane ByWater Institute\, with co-sponsors Amistad Research Center and Garden District Book Shop.  \nEvent Objectives \n\nEmpower contemporary anti-racist work by illuminating the often purposefully obscured history of white supremacy in order to better understand its patterns\, insidious power\, and crippling effects.\nEducate our community about New Orleans’ role in the global construction of theories of race and its intertwined histories of white supremacist and racist mob violence\, publications\, and governance\, and of anti-racist\, Black-led organizing\, publications\, and governance. \nRespond to the call to expose Tulane’s white supremacist history by educating ourselves about Tulane’s history and relationship to the global construction of race theory\, as host of lectures by “race philosophers” instrumental in codifying and popularizing constructs of race\, and to white radical terrorism\, as meeting hall for local white vigilante terrorists who participated in mob violence\, government insurrection\, and massacre\, which is detailed in this book.\nExplore how 19th century organized white violence relates to white nationalism and violence today and the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in January 2021.\n\nREGISTER HERE \n  \n\nFAQ: \nDue to the volume of questions we’ve received related to the original iteration of this event\, we have developed a FAQ for those interested in learning more.  \nWhat is GSWW?\nGulf South Writer in the Woods (GSWW)\, a program of A Studio in the Woods (ASITW) and the New Orleans Center for the Gulf South (NOCGS)\, supports the creative work\, scholarship and community engagement of writers examining the Gulf South region. The program was launched in 2016\, and a new GSWW is selected every two years. The Gulf South Writer in the Woods now offers an 18-month fellowship with a $5\,000 stipend and six-week residency at A Studio in the Woods and is responsible for participating in a public Residency Dinner\, giving a lecture on Tulane’s campus\, and leading a community-engaged event during their term. To learn more about our other Gulf South Writer in the Woods recipients\, please visit this page. \nWho is Edward Ball? \nEdward Ball is an American author of six books of history and biography. He has been working to uncover and interrogate his family’s history as slaveholders and white supremacists since the 1990s. His first book\, Slaves in the Family\, an account of his family’s history as slaveholders in South Carolina\, received the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 1998.  In six books of narrative nonfiction\, Edward has told stories about film history\, slavery\, gender assignment\, genetics\, Black family history\, and white supremacy. Edward has taught at Yale University and the State University of New York. He has been awarded fellowships by the Radcliffe Institute\, at Harvard\, and the New York Public Library\, and is the recipient of a Public Scholar Award from the National Endowment for the Humanities. To view a sampling of previous talks with Ball\, please visit: https://www.edwardball.com/talks. \nIs Edward Ball a klansman?\nNo. Edward Ball is not a klansman\, nor was he ever a klansman or a white nationalist. His maternal great great grandfather Constant Polycarp Lecorgne participated in antebellum\, Confederate\, and Reconstruction-era militarized and vigilante racial terrorism. Several of his ancestors\, on his maternal and paternal sides\, enslaved people of African descent.  His book explores the violence of these ancestors through a strongly critical lens. \nWhy was Edward Ball selected as the inaugural Gulf South Writer in the Woods?  \nASITW and NOCGS selected Edward Ball because of the wide impact of his earlier book Slaves in the Family and our understanding that the histories of the global construction of race theory\, 19th century white terrorism in New Orleans\, and the 19th century Black civil rights movement in New Orleans are all still widely underknown. The selection committee\, made up of representatives from ASITW and NOCGS\, felt that Ball’s research and storytelling would help make these important\, intertwined\, and timely narratives accessible to wide audiences. \nDuring his tenure as the pilot Gulf South Writer in the Woods\, ASITW and NOCGS hosted Edward Ball in several lectures on the impacts of slavery and a workshop he co-designed and led with Greg Osborn\, New Orleans Public Library Archivist\, called Inheriting Whiteness: A Workshop About Slavery\, Race Mixing\, and White Ancestors in Family History.   \nWhat is Life of a Klansman: A Family History of White Supremacy about? \nLife of a Klansman is an anti-racist microhistory focused on Ball’s great great grandfather\, Polycarp Constant Lecourgne. Microhistory is a method that studies dynamics amongst individuals and small groups to shed light on larger social movements and issues. Through his focus on one ancestor\, Ball tells the story of white supremacy in New Orleans\, Louisiana\, and the country at large. In the book\, Ball tracks the construction of race theory\, campaigns of white terrorism\, and the history of Black-led resistance to that violence. Along the way\, Ball reckons with his personal relationship to this history—addressing how recent this past is and how it lives in his body\, imagination\, and reality today. In effect\, within this personal strand\, he stands in for the millions of white people in the United States who are contemporary descendents of the Klu Klux Klan and for all people who benefit from white privilege.  He interviews multiple descendants of the 19th century Black-led civil rights movement to better understand the lasting impacts of klan violence today. Throughout the book\, Ball reckons personally with these intertwined histories and their implications for our nation today. \nIs Tulane University part of this story?\nTulane University appears throughout Life of a Klansman. In the 1850s\, Tulane—then named the University of Louisiana’s School of Medicine—was the premiere white academic setting in New Orleans and home to faculty and national-circuit lecturers who were instrumental in creating and popularizing cruel\, pseudo-scientific codifications of race and false representations of human biology that fueled white supremacy\, violence\, and terrorism. (For further detail\, see Dr. Josiah Nott\, Tulane professor of anatomy and author of Indigenous Races of the Earth\, pp. 97-101\, and Dr. Samuel Cartwright\, “race philosopher” circuit lecturer\, pp. 107-108.) During Reconstruction\, on Commons Street\, Tulane—while still named the University of Louisiana—was the meeting hall for one of the councils of the white vigilante terrorist group Knights of the White Camellia. Today\, there is a growing call for our institution to expose its white supremacist history\, and we intend for this event to add to the collective working knowledge of this history. \nWhy was this book discussion rescheduled?\nThe Life of a Klansman book discussion was originally scheduled for August 2020 and had more than 240 registrants. The event was timed to coincide with the national release of the book and organized in accordance with the intentions outlined in the Event Objectives section above. However\, these intentions were not adequately publicized and many Tulane community members raised concerns related to the event\, including but not limited to its timing\, framing\, publicity\, and potentially harmful impact. We decided that rescheduling the event would give us time both to frame it in better accordance with our intended goals and to organize the event more rigorously to achieve those goals. In our planning for the rescheduled event\, we have tried to address concerns brought up by our community. From multiple correspondences and meetings\, we understand that our choice to host the event remains controversial and that our campus community holds a wide spectrum of opinions as to whether it is healing or harmful to host critical discussions about the histories of and ongoing presence of white supremacy in our lives\, institution\, and the world writ large.  \nWhy should a descendent of a KKK member be leading a conversation about whiteness and white violence and domestic terrorism right now?  \nAs an academic institution\, we believe the conversation about the history of white supremacy in our institution\, city\, and nation should be ongoing. The insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in January 2021 makes clear the need for us to understand from where—psychologically and logistically— white radical terrorism erupts and is sustained and maintained. The Civil War and Reconstruction-era insurrection and sedition detailed in Ball’s book serves as an historical precedent to what unfolded this year and illuminates what made conditions ripe for this sort of terrorism. By Ball’s estimate\, 50% of white people in this country have ancestors who belonged to white supremacist groups at some point in its history\, and Ball provides a powerful example for how this large portion of the population can begin to face and reckon with their own families’ participation in anti-Black violence. This recognition and self-knowledge is an anti-racist act and a vital step towards undoing systems of oppression. \nIs Edward Ball profiting off of his family’s history of racism? \nEdward Ball is the author of two books that chronicle the histories and living legacies of racism and racialized violence in his family. These first-person projects and their distribution draw out questions about whether it is ethical for white scholars and artists to profit\, financially or in reputation\, from anti-racist work. What does it mean for white people to earn compensation or stature for their time\, skillsets\, and energy attempting antiracist work? This is a complex question that has been and will continue to be addressed by anti-racist organizers. As acknowledged above\, our groups chose to support Edward Ball in the creation of this manuscript. \nWhat is the value of this book?\nThese two responses to the book resonated for our teams: \n“In this compelling narrative of the life of a klansman\, Edward Ball reckons with the history of whiteness that has shaped the U.S. and which is his personal inheritance. Ball confronts the violence and hatred at the foundation of white authority and privilege by recounting his great-great-grandfather’s worldview and acts of brutality. It is easy to recoil from the ugliness documented in these pages; much more difficult is the task of acknowledging that murder and terror are the bedrock of the nation. Life of A Klansman is a must-read\, now more than ever.” —Saidiya Hartman\, professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University and author of Wayward Lives\, Beautiful Experiments \n“Ball’s direct but nimble prose cuts the contours of Constant Lecorgne’s life and grapples simultaneously with the coherent outline and structure that whiteness imposes . . . Though he claims Life of a Klansman is an investigation of his matrilineal ancestor\, Ball has engineered another kind of coup: a public reckoning with white supremacy . . . Ball’s book is about the postbellum US and the US in 2020; it’s looking both directions at once.” —Walton Muyumba\, The Boston Globe \nHow can I directly address questions and concerns to the organizers of this event?\nPlease email info@astudiointhewoods.org (ASITW team) and gulfsouth@tulane.edu (NOCGS team) with questions and concerns regarding this event. \nHow can I learn more about the presenting organizations?\nPlease begin by visiting our websites and reach out if you would like to connect with our teams. \nA Studio in the Woods   www.astudiointhewoods.org\nNew Orleans Center for the Gulf South  www.liberalarts.tulane.edu/programs/nocgs\nAmistad Research Center www.amistadresearchcenter.org\nGarden District Book Shop www.gardendistrictbookshop.com \nImage of Dr. Adderley by Rohan Preston
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/reckoning-with-the-history-of-whiteness-in-new-orleans-a-conversation-with-author-edward-ball-and-historian-dr-laura-rosanne-adderley-2/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Opening of "Syndemic: COVID-19 and Health Disparities" Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nStarting in January 2021 and for the entire Spring 2021 semester\, Dr. Sacoby Wilson\, (Associate Professor\, Applied Environmental Health and the UMD Prevention Research Center at the University of Maryland\, College Park) has been working remotely with Dillard faculty members John Barnes (Associate Professor of Visual Arts) and Keith Morris (Associate Professor of Film)\, and four Dillard independent study students to create film and art works about COVID-19 and health disparities in our region. \nInspiring Health Justice: A Collaborative Art-Science Scholar-in-Residence Program is a new collaboration between Dillard University’s Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center and A Studio in the Woods. The aim of this program is to bring the arts and public health together to address our region’s longstanding health disparities through creative\, cross-disciplinary mentorship to focus the energy and passion of Dillard art students towards fostering health equity. On April 8th at 5:00 p.m. Central\, Dillard hosts a virtual art opening\, showcasing the work of our four Inspiring Health Justice Dillard University students-in-residence: Aaliyah Arnold (visual art)\, Hildevert Promesse Lafeuille (film)\, Jermaine Robinson (visual art)\, and Juwan Saint Charles (film).
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/virtual-opening-of-syndemic-covid-19-and-health-disparities-exhibition/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Syndemic: Racism\, Environment\, and COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nPlease join us for a conversation about health disparities and COVID-19 between Dr. Sacoby Wilson\, Associate Professor with the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health and Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics\, School of Public Health\, University of Maryland-College Park\, and Dr. Thomas LaVeist\, Dean of the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. This event in the ByWater Institute speaker series\, Future Cities//Future Coasts\, will explore how health disparities are deeply intertwined with issues of environmental justice that face our region and cities around the world. \nThis talk is co-sponsored by the Dillard University Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Center (MHHDRC) and A Studio in the Woods (ASITW). Dr. Wilson is a virtual scholar-in-residence at Dillard and ASITW this semester where he is working with Dillard Faculty Members\, John Barnes (Associate Professor of Visual Arts) and Keith Morris (Associate Professor of Film)\, and students to create artwork inspired by these topics. The students will present and discuss their work after the lecture and Q&A. \nDr. Wilson is an environmental health scientist with over 15 years of experience in the areas of exposure science\, environmental justice\, environmental health disparities\, community-engaged research including crowd science and community-based participatory research (CBPR)\, water quality analysis\, air pollution studies\, built environment\, industrial animal production\, climate change\, community resiliency\, and sustainability. He works primarily in partnership with community-based organizations to study and address environmental justice and health issues and translate research to action. Dr. Wilson is Director of the Community Engagement\, Environmental Justice and Health (CEEJH) laboratory\, which is focused on providing technical assistance and research support to communities fighting against environmental injustice and environmental health disparities in the Washington DC Metropolitan region and across the nation. He is a member of the USEPA’s National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC)\, member of the National Academy of Science’s Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology (BEST)\, board member of the Citizen Science Association\, Editor in Chief of Environmental Justice\, and has won numerous awards for his work. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/syndemic-racism-environment-and-covid-19/
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SUMMARY:Deadline for Tulane Scholarly Retreat Applications
DESCRIPTION:The ByWater Institute and A Studio in the Woods seek to enhance and support the scholarship\, creativity and cross-disciplinary activity of Tulane faculty and trainees by awarding one-week residencies during Academic Year F2021-S2022. These residencies will provide a retreat for faculty and trainees across disciplines to work on a discrete project or scholarly pursuit that can be new or complementary to ongoing work. Applications can be made independently\, though collaborative cross-discipline team applications are also eligible. This opportunity may be considered similar to an artist residency\, writing fellowship or grant-in-aid. Past honorees have used the retreat to analyze data\, write an article\, prepare for a conference or begin a new project. \nPlease click HERE for more information and to apply. \nOpen to Tulane University faculty\, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students (at the thesis or dissertation stage) with awards expected in each category. Open to any discipline or area of research though preference will be given to environmental\, collaborative\, and/or cross-disciplinary scholarship. Scholars of color are encouraged to apply. Deadline April 15\, 2021. Please contact info@astudiointhewoods.org with questions or for more information.
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/deadline-for-tulane-scholarly-retreat-applications-2/
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SUMMARY:Uncommon Exchanges: Indigo
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE \nNewcomb Art Museum in partnership with A Studio in the Woods\, The ByWater Institute at Tulane University\, and New Orleans Center for the Gulf South presents Uncommon Exchanges: Indigo\, a unique dialogue between unlikely pairings of Tulane and Gulf South experts. Rising Resident LaChaun Moore and anthropologist Dr. Sabia McCoy-Torres will use the museum’s current exhibition\, Transcommunality by Laura Anderson Barbata\, as a catalyst for conversation to remedy missing narratives and provide paths forward –through creative means – to a more equitable and just future. Moderated by Adaptations Resident Jeffery Darensbourg\, the conversation will be followed by a Q&A with panelists and exhibiting artist\, Laura Anderson Barbata. Wednesday\, April 21 at 6pm. \nREGISTER HERE \nImage: Laura Anderson Barbata\, “Intervention: Indigo”
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/uncommon-exchanges-indigo/
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SUMMARY:Support A Studio in the Woods on GiveNOLA Day!
DESCRIPTION:This GiveNOLA Day\, we are celebrating a very special milestone – 20 years of supporting artists. Over the past two decades\, we have been building a network of artists working to imagine unique and better solutions to combat the effects of the climate crisis in our community. These are the voices and ideas that carry us forward and keep our hope alive through extraordinary change. A 20th anniversary gift to A Studio in the Woods this GiveNOLA will help support the next 20 years of innovative thinkers – those who can envision a world beyond our current limitations and expand the frame of what is possible. To mark this momentous occasion\, we will select one lucky donor over the $50 level to receive a care package from our collection of artists’ products from the last two decades\, details below. Schedule your gift HERE or mark your calendar for May 4th and join in on this annual day of community support in real time. \nIncluded in our care package: \n\nByron Asher’s Skrontch Music\, composed during his 2017 Flint & Steel Residency.\nAndy Horowitz’s Katrina: A History\, 1915-2015\, which he worked on during his 2015 Tulane Scholarly Retreat.\nBenjamin Morris’ Ecotone\, featuring poems written for specific sites on the land during his 2011 Ebb & Flow Residency.\nAurora Levins Morales’ SILT\, which she worked on during her 2018 Adaptations Residency.\nSarah Quintana’s Miss River and The Delta Demitasse\, featuring songs composed during her 2012 Ebb & Flow Residency.\nMonique Verdin’s Return to Yakni Chitto: Houma Migrations\, a compilation of her photographs and essays featuring conversations with fellow ASITW alumni Raymond “Moose” Jackson\, Kathy Randels\, and Nick Slie.\nDr. Michael White’s Dancing in the Sky\, composed during his 2003 Open Call Residency.\nOur own Overstory: A Field Guide to A Studio in the Woods\, which chronicles the history of A Studio in the Woods and the flora and fauna of the bottomland hardwood forest.\n\nDONATE NOW
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SUMMARY:Deadline for Relief Residency Applications
DESCRIPTION:Relief Residencies provide one-to-two week funded residencies for local\, BIPOC artists and culture bearers who have not participated in an artist residency before. The mission of A Studio in the Woods\, a program of Tulane University’s ByWater Institute\, is to foster creative responses to the challenges of our time by providing retreat to artists\, scholars\, and the public in our protected forest on the Mississippi River. There have been no more acute challenges in recent memory than those presented by Covid-19. In line with our mission\, we have crafted Relief Residencies to support those in our community most greatly impacted by the pandemic and the existing racial disparities it has highlighted. In 2020 we piloted this program through a nomination process and are now adding an open call to reach wider audiences. Applications due May 5\, 2021. \nDETAILS AND APPLICATION HERE
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SUMMARY:Artists of the Big River Continuum: Bloom Like a Wildflower in a Hurricane and Flow Like a River
DESCRIPTION:Join our partners at Weisman Art Museum for a special online event with Big River Continuum artists Monique Verdin and Karen Goulet on Thursday\, June 3\, at 7:00 p.m. Monique and Karen will be joined by Curator Rebecca Dallinger to discuss The Big River Continuum\, an artist exchange residency hosted by us and our colleagues at the University of Minnesota’s Itasca Biological Station. This collaborative project cultivates creative exchanges\, connecting communities of the Mississippi River from the headwaters to the delta. \nMORE DETAILS AND REGISTRATION HERE
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/artists-of-the-big-river-continuum-bloom-like-a-wildflower-in-a-hurricane-and-flow-like-a-river-2/
LOCATION:Weisman Art Museum
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SUMMARY:Sense of Place & Loss: Artists\, Land Loss & Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:Managing Director Ama Rogan will join upcoming Special Collaborations Resident Brandon Ballengée and Sam Oliver\, Director of Acadiana Center for the Arts\, for a conversation about artists\, land loss\, and climate change moderated by Adaptations Resident Jeffery Darensbourg on June 22 at 3pm. Hosted by the Louisiana Folklife Program\, the group will discuss the role of artists and arts organizations in addressing our state’s pressing environmental challenges. \nDETAILS AND REGISTRATION HERE
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/sense-of-place-loss-artists-land-loss-climate-change/
LOCATION:Louisiana Folklife Program
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SUMMARY:An (imaginary) inventory of (palimpsest) plants\, gardens and other related objects in French colonial New Orleans
DESCRIPTION:An (imaginary) inventory of (palimpsest) plants\, gardens and other related objects in French colonial New Orleans is a participatory performance that takes the form of a small\, printed inventory. The public is invited to use the inventory as a guide for creating personal responses to everyday\, unnoticed remnants of French colonial history. \nParticipants begin by collecting the inventory in Algiers Point along the levee\, and then use it as a guide for crossing the Mississippi River on the Algiers ferry and visiting several sites in the French Quarter. Each participant designs their own “performance” path by deciding which sites to visit\, instructions to follow or observations to document. \nDeveloped by Scholarly Retreat Resident Ross Louis\, professor in Art and Performance Studies at Xavier University of Louisiana\, the project is built around archival documents and research at historical sites and markers. It is part of an ongoing performance series that disrupts the archival record of the French trans-Atlantic slave trade through references to colonial gardens and plant voyages. \nAn earlier performance\, Erratum\, was staged in Brest\, France in 2019 and was supported by a Fulbright fellowship at the Université de Bretagne Occidentale. It took the form of a bookmark placed in libraries throughout Brest and printed with performance instructions for a visit to the Jardin des explorateurs.  \nThe Inventory project is supported by a writing residence at A Studio in the Woods and funded by Xavier University of Louisiana and the Performance Studies Laboratory. The inventory was designed and risograph printed by Erik Kieswetter of constance\, with the assistance of Katya Vaz. \nThe performance is limited to fifty participants and begins at the Algiers Point levee at the intersection of Bouny and Delaronde Streets. Times are available in the morning (June 24-26) and evening (June 24-25). To reserve a time to participate\, contact Ross Louis (rosslouis@gmail.com).
URL:https://astudiointhewoods.org/event/an-imaginary-inventory-of-palimpsest-plants-gardens-and-other-related-objects-in-french-colonial-new-orleans-2/
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