River Residencies honored the Mississippi River, a magnificent body of water that has inspired authors, musicians, artists, historians, and playwrights for over a century yet today is challenged by pollution and containment. River Residencies provided sustained quality work time in contact with the Mississippi; time in which one could experience… Read More
In response to the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina, A Studio in the Woods created month-long Restoration Residencies for New Orleans visual artists, musicians, composers, writers and performing artists who lost their homes, studios and/or work in the hurricane and were either displaced in other cities and communities or back… Read More
At the close of the 2008 deadline, we noticed a marked decrease in artists applying for Restoration Residencies, indicating to us that New Orleans and Gulf Coast artists were in a more stable position than they had been since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Inspired by the drastic upheaval in our… Read More
The series titled Ebb & Flow: Dialogues Between Art and Water was the evolution of our Changing Landscapes residencies and reflects a movement to refocus our artists’ energies from the post-Hurricane Katrina landscape to the worldwide importance of water as underscored by the 2010 oil leak in the Gulf of… Read More
Flint and Steel Residencies were designed to allow artists to join forces with invesated academic partners. Each artist was paired with a Tulane or Xavier University faculty member to inspire each other in the development of new works, to excite the public, and to fuel social change. Addressing artists’ desire… Read More
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 possibilities inherent in the ways humans interact with urban and… Read More
The relationship between human beings and the environment is the defining issue of our time and while we recognize there are other reasons for making art, we have decided to devote our organization to support artists who are interested in engaging this issue with power and imagination. Through our residencies,… Read More
Special Collaboration Residencies are conceptualized with partner institutions, pooling resources to support specific projects that further the missions of both A Studio in the Woods and the partner institution. We do not accept proposals for Special Collaborations. Current Special Collaborations Imani Jacqueline Brown, Forest Islands of Our… Read More
Since 2014, A Studio in the Woods has hosted academics and scholars for residencies, providing a creative respite from life at the university. Current programs include: Tulane ByWater Institute Scholarly Retreats – The ByWater Institute and A Studio in the Woods seek to enhance and support… Read More
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