News

A Studio in the Woods to receive $75,000 Our Town Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts

May 19, 2021

A Studio in the Woods has been approved for a $75,000 Our Town grant to support Searching for the Ghosts of the Gulf, a collaborative project with artist and biologist Brandon Ballengée and the Plaquemines Parish Government. This… Read More

Kids in the Woods Camp at Home

May 18, 2021

We can’t host our normal Kids in the Woods Summer Camp this year, but thanks to New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Foundation and Ruth U. Fertel Foundation we are thrilled to have been able to provide 50 ‘camp-at-home’ boxes to 3rd and 4th… Read More

Celebrating 20 Years – Ebb & Flow and Changing Landscapes Residencies

May 18, 2021

2021 marks the twentieth year of programming at A Studio in the Woods! To celebrate this milestone, we will be bringing you reflections throughout the year, looking back on our programs, the artists and scholars who have shaped them, and… Read More

A GiveNOLA Giveaway!

April 19, 2021

This GiveNOLA Day, we are celebrating a very special milestone – 20 years of supporting artists. Over the past two decades, we have been building a network of artists working to imagine unique and better solutions to combat the effects… Read More

Celebrating 20 Years – Restoration Residencies

March 23, 2021

2021 marks the twentieth year of programming at A Studio in the Woods! To celebrate this milestone, we will be bringing you reflections throughout the year, looking back on our programs, the artists and scholars who have shaped them,… Read More

Open Call for Relief Residencies

March 16, 2021

Applications are now open for Relief Residencies. Relief Residencies provide one-to-two week funded residencies for local, BIPOC artists and culture bearers who have not participated in an artist residency before. The mission of A Studio in the Woods, a… Read More

Announcing New Rising Residents

March 16, 2021

We are pleased to award Rising: Climate in Crisis Residencies to Virginia Hanusik, MILAGROS, and Yudith Nieto. Rising Residencies invite artists to examine the severity of the climate crisis and be agents of change to guide our collective understanding, response,… Read More

Announcing Gulf South Writer in the Woods Desiree S. Evans

March 16, 2021

A Studio in the Woods and New Orleans Center for the Gulf South are pleased to announce Desiree S. Evans as the third… Read More

Celebrating 20 Years – The First Residents

February 24, 2021

2021 marks the twentieth year of programming at A Studio in the Woods! To celebrate this milestone, we will be bringing you reflections throughout the year, looking back on our programs, the artists and scholars who have shaped them, and… Read More

Welcome our New Development Manager Gary Watson

February 22, 2021

We are pleased to welcome Gary Watson to the Studio team as our new Development Manager! Gary comes to us as an executive level advertising and business development consultant with over 20 years of experience in marketing, promotions, fundraising, strategic planning,… Read More