You've got to check out FORESTival this Saturday at A Studio in the Woods! There's lots of fun for kids and adults.
This family-friendly day of celebration features live music, artist presentations by current and former A Studio in the Woods residents, special guest artists, guided Walks in the Woods with Tulane University and local scientists, and a silent auction of one-of-a-kind art objects and experiences. There are hands-on science and art activities for the entire family and local eats are available for purchase. Buy tickets here for FORESTival 2025 on November 15th, 11am-5pm.
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This year’s FORESTival will feature:
•Music performances by Leyla McCalla, Big Chief Juan Pardo & The Golden Comanches, Casa Samba, the Creole Cutie Baby Dolls, and Andrina Turenne!
•Artistic presentations from former residents and guest artists including Ifátùmínínú Bamgbàlà Arẹ̀sà, Trinity City Comics, Issy Manley, Gregory Swafford, Hali Dardar, Miss Pussycat, Jacob Reptile, Asante Salaam, RE(ad) TREAT, and ricRACK fabrics.
•The Green House featuring frontline and fence-line climate organizations and efforts including Rise St. James, Culture of Cleanliness, Water Collaborative, and Healthy Gulf.
•Local fare provided by Crescent City Burgers, Big O’s Pops, Eli’s Kitchen, Abita Brewing, and Greta’s Sushi.
•Art & Science activities for kids and kids-at-heart alike including: festival favorite Build a Clay Forest, Gunderson Lab Lizards, DIY Pet Petri Dishes with Lane Birusing Tellegan, community quilt with Restore the Mississippi River Delta, reading with Re(ad)TREAT, cyanotypes with Climate Culture New Orleans and a visit from Chiquito the miniature horse at Sugar Roots Farms.
•Walks in the Woods with Ecologist David Baker, and Entomologists Bella Termini and Rachel Clear.
•Photo booth with background by Jacob Reptile!
•Silent auction of one-of-a-kind art objects and experiences.
FORESTival is the only time during the year that A Studio in the Woods is open to the public at large and this signature celebration of art and nature is fun for the whole family. A Studio in the Woods is located in Lower Algiers at 13401 Patterson Rd. New Orleans LA, 70131, about a 25-minute drive from downtown New Orleans.
A Studio in the Woods, established in 2001, occupies eight forested acres on the Mississippi River in Lower Coast Algiers of New Orleans. Their residency program is dedicated to science-inspired art engagement, forest preservation and providing a retreat for artists and scholars tackling the challenging issues of our time with power and imagination. A program of Tulane University’s ByWater Institute, A Studio in the Woods’ work is based on the premise that southern Louisiana is a microcosm of the global environment, manifesting both the challenges and possibilities inherent in human interaction with urban and natural ecosystems.
