A Studio in the Woods will once again host its annual fundraiser, Mudbugs & Boots: An Afternoon Boil Benefitting A Studio in the Woods on Saturday, May 10, 2025.
Held at the art-filled home of board member, Renee Peck, and husband Stewart Peck, Mudbugs & Boots is a backyard crawfish boil helping to fundraise and celebrate mission-driven initiatives and programming which include residencies for artists and scholars, forest restoration, and science-inspired art engagement for all.
“A Studio in the Woods gives us something bigger to aspire towards, bringing together people and place in a way that calls providence into action through creativity. Mudbugs & Boots, though a one-day afternoon fundraiser, embodies that same spirit by bringing us together for spirited culture and a shared commitment to something greater.”, Development Consultant, Gary Watson shares.
Mudbugs & Boots will feature:
- Crawfish boiled on-site by Nola Boils
- Live music performance from Super Bowl LIX performers and only all women’s brass band, Original Pinettes Brass Band ● Snoballs on site by Nola Snow Snoballs
- Artistic presentations from former resident Li(sa E) Harris and Sha’Condria “Icon” Sibley
- Silent auction of one-of-a-kind art objects and experiences
Mudbugs & Boots: An Afternoon Boil Benefitting A Studio in the Woods, is a fundraising event open to the public but space is limited. Tickets begin at $60. All proceeds support programming of A Studio in the Woods. For tickets and sponsorship opportunities visit astudiointhewoods.org.
Boots will get stomping and crawfish will be peeling so make sure you wear your finest boots whether cowboy,7pm swampers or heels,
A Studio in the Woods, established in 2001, occupies eight forested acres on the Mississippi River in Lower Coast Algiers of New Orleans. Its 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, its 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.
