Join us and get your hands dirty in support of the forest! Volunteers will assist with Ecologist David Baker’s weeding, pruning, planting trees, organizing the general landscape, and learning how to identify and properly remove a range of invasive species common in our area on Friday, June 14th, 9am-12pm. Lunch and beverages will be provided! The […]

Join us to meet and learn more about Self as Universe residents, Lue Palmer & Rochelle Jamila. They'll give  short presentations on their work and will be followed by a light dinner and refreshments on Thursday, October 3rd, 6:30pm – 9:00-pm. Lue Palmer is an environmental journalist and writer of fiction on Black relationships to […]

Join us for a Walk in the Woods with our Ecologist and Environmental Curator, David Baker, on Friday, October 11 at 10am to learn about his work and the Bottomland Hardwood Forest Ecosystem of Southeast Louisiana first-hand. Come witness and ponder how our hardwood forest is turning into  Swamp and what ecological processes are accelerating the […]

Join us to meet and learn more about Self as Universe residents, Sunni Patterson & Aurora Levins Morales. They will give  short presentations on their work which will be followed by a light dinner and refreshments on Wednesday, October 23rd, 6:30pm – 9:00-pm. New Orleans native and visionary Sunni Patterson deliberately uses art, poetry, and […]

Join us to get your hands dirty in support of our lush bottomland forest on Friday, October 25 from 9am-12pm! Volunteers will assist our Ecologist and Environmental Curator, David Baker, in some early FORESTival plant permitter clean up focusing on thinning overgrown vegetation and vines for the promotion of young Hardwood trees. He'll also guide volunteers […]

14th Annual FORESTival: A Celebration of Art & Nature Join us at A Studio in the Woods on Saturday, November 16, 2024, 11am – 5pm for our 14th annual FORESTival, Buy tickets here! This year’s FORESTival will feature: Music performances by Water Seed, Baba Luther and the Congo Square Drummers and former residents Kr3wical & More Love and […]

Join us to meet and learn more about Self as Universe: Mending Our Collective Ecosystem residents, Niamh Rita & Justice Singleton and Issy Manley as they give us a glimpse into the work they'll be doing during their residency followed by a light dinner and refreshments on Tuesday, December 3rd, 6:30pm – 9:00-pm. During their […]

We’re kicking off 2025 with an Artist Salon featuring Self as Universe: Mending Our Collective Ecosystem residents, Hali Dardar as she gives us a glimpse into the work she'll be doing during their residency followed by a light dinner and refreshments on Thursday, January 16 at 6:30pm.  Hali Dardar is an enrolled member of the […]

Join us for an online information session about our Self As Universe: Mending Our Collective Ecosystem Residencies. Staff will give an overview of the application process, residency experience and answer any other […]

Whether you're celebrating Valentine's Day, Galentine's or just giving yourself some self-love join us for a Walk in the Woods with our Ecologist and Environmental Curator, David Baker, Friday, February 14 […]