About
Material Institute is where art and ecology are practiced as one. We are a cultural institution and learning community in New Orleans making and experimenting with sound, soil, and textiles to recognize the interconnection of art and the natural world. We understand ourselves as material, including our voices, bodies, and movement.
Within our programs, students, staff, teachers, and collaborators learn and create side by side. We invite global artists and thinkers to share contemporary context to deepen our process. Material Institute centers emerging Black artists from New Orleans while welcoming people across experience and backgrounds.
We are a private operating foundation 501(c)(3) supported by Museum of Old and New Art, an ambitious and experimental museum, in Australia and a sister organization to Material Institute Tasmania.
