April 6, 2018
To celebrate the New Orleans tricentennial, Fallen Fruit artists created an exhibit that used the vast archives and special collections at Tulane as material to create a complex visual narrative of New Orleans and its history of transnational trade and cultural… Read More
March 28, 2018
Founded by Joe & Lucianne Carmichael, A Studio in the Woods is composed of over 7 acres of hardwood forest, nestled along the Mississippi River. Established to preserve endangered forest area, they house several artists’ residencies in a breathtaking, natural… Read More
March 24, 2018
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
March 23, 2018
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 F2018-S2019. These residencies will provide a… Read More
February 23, 2018
On March 6, author Edward Ball will lead a talk titled “Life of a Klansman,” exploring the life of Ball’s great-grandfather, who violently opposed racial democracy in Louisiana between 1865 and 1877. Ball will discuss the birth of… Read More
February 15, 2018
Produced by A Studio in the Woods, ByWater Institute and New Orleans Center for the Gulf South, “Uncommon Exchanges” uses art in hopes of sparking conversation between members of Tulane and New Orleans communities. The conversation series is envisioned as a… Read More
January 10, 2018
In honor of the city’s tricentennial year, Fallen Fruit is teaming with local individuals, organizations, and the city park department to plant 300 citrus trees in New Orleans public areas throughout 2018. David Burns and Austin Young, co-founders of… Read More
December 15, 2017
Fallen Fruit’s citywide project is designed to open conversations and provide local communities with free homegrown fruit. One particular aspect of the project is to give the Tulane University community the opportunity to adopt a free fruit tree. “New Orleans is… Read More
December 12, 2017
Jeff Whetstone’s film “The Batture Ritual,” 2017, currently on view at UNO St. Claude Gallery, 2429 St. Claude Ave., New Orleans, can be considered a portrait of the Mississippi River. Historically portraits have offered a narrowed or focused perspective on… Read More
November 7, 2017
An adventure in the woods awaits as FORESTival kicks off its 7th celebration of art and nature at A Studio in the Woods in lower Algiers. Click here for full recording. Read More
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