We are pleased to have Louisiana ArtWorks as our primary conference host, with additional hosting by A Studio in the Woods, Hot Iron Press, and New Orleans Creative Glass Institute.
Louisiana ArtWorks
This visually stunning, 93,000-square-foot visual arts facility includes ceramics, metal, glass, printmaking, and photography; a 5-story kiln and foundry atrium, and 18 artist-in-residence studios. Louisiana ArtWorks offers a place where creativity is celebrated as visual artists come face to face with the public to share in the fascination and excitement of the creative process.
www.louisianaartworks.org
A Studio in the Woods
A Studio in the Woods, a program of Tulane University located in 7.66 forested acres on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, is dedicated to preserving the endangered bottomland hardwood forest and providing within it a peaceful retreat where visual, literary and performing artists can work uninterrupted. Programming includes community workshops in the arts and environmental preservation, and an outdoor classroom where school children and university students can experience and study the natural world. The only live-in artists' retreat in the Deep South, A Studio in the Woods fosters both environmental preservation and the creative work of all artists.
www.astudiointhewoods.org
Hot Iron Press
In addition to functioning as a custom printshop, Hot Iron Press also actively organizes a number of projects and grassroots arts activities. Hot Iron Press offers residency programs for New Orleans artists as well as visiting artists outside the local area. Hot Iron Press is also a parter with The Front, an artist run collective gallery, fostering the development of contemporary art in the city of New Orleans through exhibitions and community-based projects.
www.hotironpress.com
New Orleans Creative Glass Institute
NOCGI is a non-profit glass arts center, formed in 2006 as an open-access studio for professional glass artists, glass enthusiasts, and beginning glass students. NOCGI offers studio rentals and an extensive array of classes in glass blowing, fusing, casting, and lampwork year-round.
www.nocgi.org
More information on additional sites to come... We look forward to seeing you in New Orleans!