The Studios at Burnt Canoe
The Studios at Burnt Canoe provide a private workspace for artists and creatives, small businesses, remote workers, hobbyists and more. Our studios are a place to allow yourself to flourish creatively, to have a dedicated space to focus on work and to network with other professionals. Burnt Canoe Studio is a community of makers, thinkers, dreamers and doers.
WOODWORKING AND DESIGN
Burnt Canoe, our 2,500 sqft woodshop, specializes in custom woodworking and design work utilizing acrylic and metal. While our focus is on crafting handmade heirloom furniture pieces, we also offer custom framing, laser engraving, and laser cutting services. Our goal is to make inspired and long lasting pieces out of the highest quality materials.
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WHY BURNT CANOE?
The significance of the burnt canoe is attributed to an old parable of unknown origin. The parable describes the warriors of an indigenous tribe paddling across a lake in their wooden, dug-out canoes to fight a warring tribe. Once across the lake, the chief commands his warriors to burn their canoes, destroying their way back - their exit route - and forcing them to forge onwards.
Burnt Canoe Studio has been a longtime dream of ours - we’ve burnt our canoe and are making our dream a reality, and with the Studios at Burnt Canoe we hope to help others pursue their dreams as well. The only path is forward.
Our Location
4820 Banks Street
New Orleans, Louisiana 70119
Contact Us
Get in touch — we’re here to help answer any questions you may have about the space or commissioned works through The Wood Shop at Burnt Canoe. Response time is typically within 24 hours.
Please note that every artist and office at Burnt Canoe has different hours of operation — reach out individually for information or appointments.
The Studios at Burnt Canoe
The Studios at Burnt Canoe
The second floor of Burnt Canoe boasts eight unique, private studios: Banks, Bernadotte, St. Patrick, Olympia, Murat, Alexander, Hennessey, and Solomon. Cost of lease includes all bills paid including Wi-Fi. The studios are filled with natural light, original flooring and access to large sinks. We have three studio spaces available with adjoining doors allowing for double the space if needed. Just to clarify: these can be single studios (Bernadotte, St. Patrick, Olympia, Murat, Alexander and Hennessey) or three larger (Bernadotte with St. Patrick , Olympia with Murat, Alexander with Hennessey). St. Patrick has a private kitchenette and bathroom with a shower. There are indoor communal spaces, a kitchen, bathrooms with a shower, coin operated laundry, as well as an outdoor courtyard with seating.
As a tenant, you will have 24 hour access to your studio and the community spaces. While this low-traffic, dead-end section of Banks street has ample parking, we do have a driveway available for loading as well as a building security system in place and locking doors on your personal studio.
We understand that with a variety of mediums and uses for the space come a variety of needs. While our main goal is to provide you with a blank canvas, we are willing to discuss “building to suit” so that your space is what you need it to be. If you don’t see your needs being met with one of our upstairs studio/office spaces, let’s talk, because we’ve got downstairs space in the works!
Our in house wood shop offers a discount on framing and laser cutting and engraving services to all tenants.
Additional Info:
Burnt Canoe Studio is centrally located in Mid-City just off either the North Carrollton Avenue exit or the Metairie Rd/Canal St exit on I-10. It is within a short distance of both streetcar and bus lines, a number of restaurants and bars, grocery stores, convenience stores, City Park, and Bayou St. John.