‘It taps another sense’: Artists’ role in the fight against climate change
This piece, titled Poux de sable à la Grande Île (Sand Lice on Grand Isle), was painted by Jonathan Mayers during his time in residency for A Studio in the Woods.
By Ava Borskey
BATON ROUGE, LA — Tucked away on the western bank of the Mississippi River in southeastern Louisiana, you’ll find an artistic and academic residency retreat known as A Studio in the Woods.
Ama Rogan, the current managing director of A Studio in the Woods, has been with the program since its founding in 2001.
“Our mission is really to support artists and scholars—and the general public that has access—to foster creative responses to the challenges of our time. Of course, a huge one is the climate crisis that we find ourselves in,” Rogan said.
A program of Tulane University’s Bywater Institute, A Stud...