Mardi Gras from a Bird’s Eye View Costume Building

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

We are looking for volunteers to participate in a Mardi Gras recycling program to promote citizen science! Volunteers will need to commit to attending the costume building session on January 28 and one bead collection day (4 hours) that will take place on the Uptown New Orleans parade route on the 15th and the 23rd […]

Artist Salon with Nick Slie

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

Please join us to meet A Studio in the Woods' newest resident artist, Nick Slie, who has been awarded one of six Adaptations Residencies at A Studio in the Woods this season. This is a potluck, we will provide the main dish but ask that everyone pitch in a little something - drinks, salad, appetizer, dessert... Please […]

New Orleans Town Gardeners Walk in the Woods with David Baker

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

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 […]

Mardi Gras From a Bird’s Eye View Bead Collection

Uptown Parade Route - St. Charles between Napoleon and Louisiana

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 (St. Charles between Napoleon and Louisiana) to recycle Mardi Gras Beads and raise awareness about lead contamination in the city. Bring us your beads and we will exchange them for […]

Mardi Gras From a Bird’s Eye View Bead Collection

Uptown Parade Route - Napoleon between Tchoupitoulas and St. Charles

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 […]

Artist Salon with Jeffery Darensbourg

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

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. THE EVENT IS FREE BUT PLEASE RSVP HERE During his residency, Jeffery Darensbourg is interested in exploring the knowledge of flora, fauna, and people his Atakapa-Ishak ancestors carried with them […]

Residency Info Session

Arts Council New Orleans 1307 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd, New Orleans, LA, United States

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. Please 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 […]

Postponed – Writer’s Cabin Dedication

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

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 […]

Emerging Writers’ Residencies Webinar

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 […]

Rising Residency Webinar

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 […]