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 […]

Join us for an online information session about Emerging Writers' Residencies. Staff will answer questions about the application process and residency experience. Register here. These 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 […]

Join us for an online information session about Rising Residencies. Staff will answer questions about the application process and residency experience. Register here. Rising: 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 […]

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. Oysters, seafood, and more by Chef Ryan Prewitt of Pêche and chef Steve Meaux of Smokey Mary's , coming soon from Mid […]

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 […]

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. Proposals are due April 13, 2020, and residencies will be awarded by June 12, 2020. Full details and application available […]

Applications for Rising: Climate in Crisis Residencies are due by midnight PDT on April 13, 2020. View full application details here.

Applications for Tulane Scholarly Retreats are due by midnight PDT on April 13, 2020. View full application details here.

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 […]

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 […]