February 18, 2019
The National Endowment for Arts (NEA) has awarded a 2019 Art Works grant for $15,000 to A Studio in the Woods to support Adaptations Residencies! These residencies invite artists to examine how climate driven adaptations – large and small, historic and… Read More
February 6, 2019
Fall 2018 Adaptations Resident Jonathan Mayers has been featured by Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge as an “Artist to Watch”. Click here to read the full feature and interview with Jonathan. Read More
February 5, 2019
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- to two-week residencies during Academic Year F2019-S2020. These residencies will provide a… Read More
January 31, 2019
New Orleans and the region are frequently invoked as one of the areas most vulnerable to the effects of environmental change. Our highly manipulated landscape can be seen as a microcosm of the global environment, manifesting both the challenges and… Read More
November 23, 2018
Pelican Bomb’s announcement that they will conclude operations spawned Amy Mackie to reflect on the changes in the New Orleans art world throughout the years, including art residencies such as those at A Studio in the Woods. As a final… Read More
October 25, 2018
Jonathan Mayers creates paintings in which metaphorical beasts roam amidst rendered landscapes, and uses Louisiana folklore to depict his view of the reality in which we live. Mayers explains his artistic process to Country Roads Magazine. Mayers’ fierce environmental consciousness… Read More
August 17, 2018
A Studio in the Woods is excited to announce the 2018-2019 Adaptations: Living with Change Residents. In its second year of a three year cycle, Adaptations: Living with Change residencies invite artists to examine how climate driven adaptations – large… Read More
August 17, 2018
The Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain and SPAIN-USA Foundation have envisioned a cultural exchange residency between New Orleans, Louisiana and Las Palmas, Canary Islands to facilitate the exchange of ideas and experiences between creators from Spain and the… Read More
July 11, 2018
ISeeChange is an initiative led by Julia Kumari Drapkin and Lindsey Wagner that uses the Internet to connect personal observations with larger investigations into the effects of climate change. News headlines avowing imminent environmental catastrophe float around like wayward icebergs. Read More
July 1, 2018
The urgent and multifaceted nature of our water challenges calls for new ways of thinking, acting, and investing. Water leaders across the nation are embracing the One Water approach—managing water resources in a more integrated, inclusive, and sustainable manner in… Read More