The recipient entity's physical address:
           13401 Patterson Road
New Orleans, LA 70131

The recipient entity's mailing address (if different):
           13401 Patterson Road
New Orleans, LA 70131

Type of Entity (for instance, a nonprofit corporation):  Non-Profit Corporation

If the entity is a corporation, list the names of the incorporators:
          

The last four digits of the entity's taxpayer ID number:  2728

What is the dollar amount of the request?  $10,000

What type of request is this?  General Appropriation

Is this entity in good standing with the Secretary of State?  Yes

Provide the name of each member of the recipient entity's governing board and officers:
           Ama Rogan, Managing Director, 2212 Valence St. New Orleans, LA 70115
Board of Directors:
Katrina Andry 3420 Palmyra St. New Orleans, La 70119
Joe Carmichael 13401 Patterson New Orleans, LA 70131-3204
Luann Dozier 1555 Poydras, Suite 100 New Orleans LA 70112
Alicia Franck 1326 St. Phillip New Orleans, LA 70130
Jennifer Fuselier 58 Derbes Drive, Gretna, LA 70053
Teddy McGlynn-Wright 1515 N. Galvez St. New Orleans
John Kleinschmidt 1522 Second St. Apt D New Orleans, LA 70130
Alexandra Mora 322 Lafayette Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
Libra La Grone Pealer 1700 St Roch St. New Orleans, LA 70116
Renee Peck 1215 Seventh St. New Orleans, LA 70115
Ylva Rouse 1521 Ingleside Ave. Jacksonville, FL 32205
Monique Verdin PO Box 282 St. Bernard, LA 70085
Dawn Wesson 1148 Moss St New Orleans, LA 70119
Emily Wilkerson 4018 Burgundy St. New Orleans, LA 70117
Regina Zervigon 510 Broadway St. New Orleans, LA 70118

Provide a summary of the project or program:
           Believing that the essential and transformative powers of art and the natural environment are central to a thriving future for all, A Studio in the Woods (the Studio), a leading artistic and academic residency program in the Gulf South region, is dedicated to forest preservation, science-inspired art education, and supporting artists and scholars who are tackling the challenging issues of our time with power and imagination. During this period of profound tumult and uncertainty, the Studio’s mission is more relevant than ever: fostering creative responses to the challenges of our age by providing retreat to artists, scholars, and the public in a protected forest on the Mississippi River in Orleans Parish. In 1969, Lucianne and Joe Carmichael bought the site upon which the Studio now stands, ultimately transforming the bottomland hardwood forest into an artistic and academic retreat – a true source of creative inspiration and education. The Studio was officially founded in 2001, and the Carmichaels donated the property to Tulane University three years later. The Studio is supported by Friends of A Studio in the Woods (Friends), a 501(c)(3) organization, separate from Tulane University, with a standalone Board of Directors that raises funding for all the artistic, environmental and community educational programming. Since 2001 the Studio has hosted over 200 residencies for artists and scholars, providing time, space, support, and a stipend to facilitate and champion the creation – and dissemination – of new work.

What is the budget relative to the project for which funding is requested?:
          Salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000
          Professional Services. . . $0
          Contracts . . . . . . . . . . . $0
          Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . $0
          Major Repairs . . . . . . . $0
          Operating Services. . . . $0
          Other Charges. . . . . . . $0

Does your organization have any outstanding audit issues or findings?  No

If 'Yes' is your organization working with the appropriate governmental agencies to resolve those issues or findings?
          

What is the entity's public purpose, sought to be achieved through the use of state monies?
          The Studio believes that the changing relationship between humans and the environment is the defining issue of our time, and focuses on interrelated areas of programming: residencies for artists and scholars, forest restoration, and science-inspired art education for children and adults. The Studio’s 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. The Studio’s residencies are thematic and grounded in the interplay between humans and the natural world. Aside from creating compelling pieces of art, literature, music or academic research, our residencies serve as the catalysts for new ideas and public discourse around the issues that matter most to individuals living in the Gulf South. During and post-residency, artists and scholars are supported to share their work within the broader community, thereby enhancing the Studio’s impact.

What are the goals and objectives for achieving such purpose?
          The Studio cultivates opportunities for citizens of Southeast Louisiana to connect with the woods, artists, and scholars through creative public engagement, summertime youth programming, and an annual festival, FORESTival: A Celebration of Art and Nature. The Studio’s founders were deeply committed to outreach and public education. We continue their legacy by inviting people in to experience the forest and its power to nurture and inspire.
The Studio’s community-driven events typically attract approximately 1,500 people annually to the site; participants include K-12 students, university students, and community members who visit, attend or otherwise engage in Studio’s innovative arts and environmental initiatives. Offsite, Studio’s publicly engaged programming and artistic output touches over 5,000 community members each year. More importantly, perhaps, are the untold number of individuals who are impacted by the innovative works of art and groundbreaking pieces of scholarly research that are created within the woods and exhibited or applied elsewhere.

What is the proposed length of time estimated by the entity to accomplish the purpose?
           Annually

If any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official is an officer, director, trustee, or employee of the recipient entity who receives compensation or holds any ownership interest therein:
     (a) If an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of the official and the office held by such person:
                
    
     (b) If an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official, the name and address of such person; the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related; and the nature of the relationship:
                

     (c) The percentage of the official's or immediate family member's ownership interest in the recipient entity, if any:
                

     (d) The position, if any, held by the official or immediate family member in the recipient entity:
                 

If the recipient entity has a contract with any elected or appointed state official or an immediate family member of such an official or with the state or any political subdivision of the state:
(a) If the contract is with an elected or appointed state official, provide the name and address of the official and the office held by such person: 
               

(b) If the contract is with an immediate family member of an elected or appointed state official:
          Provide the name and address of such person:
              

          Provide the name, address, and office of the official to whom the person is related:
               

          What is the nature of the relationship? 

(c) If the contract is with the state or a political subdivision of the state, provide the name and address of the state entity or political subdivision of the state:
                

(d) The nature of the contract, including a description of the goods or services provided or to be provided pursuant to the contract:
               


Contact Information
name:  Ama Rogan 
                                       address:  13401 Patterson Road
New Orleans, La 70131
                                       phone:  5046501295
                                       fax: 
                                       e-mail:  arogan@tulane.edu
                                       relationship to entity:  Managing Director