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 loca 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 2024 on November 16th, 11am-5pm.
This year’s FORESTival will feature:
Music performances by Water Seed, Baba Luther and the Congo Square Drummers, and former residents Kr3wical & More Love and Kelly Love Jones.
Artistic presentations from former residents Alina Allen, paris cyan cian, Kristal “M2daE” Jones, John Lacarbiere III, Sweetie Magee, Antoine Prince, Alex Sorapuru and Maaliyah Papillion.
For the third consecutive year, the Environmental Justice Hub will creatively feature frontline and fence line organizations including Rise St. James, Inclusive Louisiana, Refined Community Development and Healthy Gulf.
Local eats will be provided by Crescent City Burgers, Big O’s Pops, Eli’s Kitchen, Saved by the Juice and Crescent Crown.
Art & Science activities for kids and kids-at-heart alike include festival favorite Build a Clay Forest, woodland scavenger hunt with former resident John Lacarbiere III, meeting a special farm friend from Sugar Roots Farm and interactive science activities with STEM NOLA, Glass Half Full, RicRak, Restore the Mississippi River Delta, Pontchartrain Conservancy, Be Loud youth interviewing and photo booth fun!
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.
