The Event

The hottest juried art show in the State. The 2009 Art Melt will take place Friday, July 10th from 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm in the Brunner Gallery located in the Shaw Center for the Arts in Downtown Baton Rouge.

The Art Melt is an occasion for all the senses - sights, sounds, smell, taste, and touch - guests viewing the selected pieces of art at the reception will also enjoy hors d'oeuvres, live musical entertainment, and performances. The event is free and open to the public, with a cash bar available. With a first-year reception attendance of about 800 having grown to an estimated 6,000 in the fourth year, The Art Melt 6th year will be the biggest and best yet. The selected works of the exhibit will be on display for one week in the Brunner Gallery which is open from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.

2009 Art Melt Schedule

Lyceum Dean
Tap Ensemble                                    6:30 – 6:45pm, 8:15 – 8:30pm
City at Peace                                      6:45 – 7:00pm, 8:00 – 8:15pm, 9:15 – 9:30pm
Cangelosi Dance                               7:00 – 7:30pm, 8:30 – 9:00pm
Of Moving Colors                             7:30 – 8:00pm, 9:30 – 10:00pm
Culinary Arts                                      6:30 – 10:00pm
Boys & Girls Club                              6:30 – 10:00pm
Bruce Schultz                                     6:30 – 10:00pm                 

Brunner Gallery
Baton Rouge Symphony                               6:30 – 9:30pm
Opera Louisiane                               8:30 – 8:45pm, 9:45pm – 10pm

Third Street
Michael Foster Project                  6:30 – 10:00pm                                 
Chris Shearman                                                6:30 – 9:30pm                                   
Magician                                              6:30 – 10:00pm                                 
Red Stick Roller Derby                   6:30 – 10:00pm                                 
Living Statues                                    7:00 – 9:00pm                                         
DJ Otto                                                 7:00 – 10:00pm                
Bayou Shimmy                                  7:15 – 7:30pm, 9:00 – 9:15pm                                                                                                   
DRUMCart                                          8:00 – 9:00pm                                  

Mockler Truck                                   6:30 – 10:00pm                                 
BRCVB                                                  6:30 – 10:00pm                                 
Ice Cream Truck                                                6:30 – 10:00pm                 

Rue Allbritton
Arts Market                                        6:30 – 10:00pm
Forum 35 Table                                 6:30 – 10:00pm
Storyville                                             6:30 – 10:00pm
Noelie Harmon                                 6:30 – 10:00pm
Baton Rouge Symphony                               6:30 – 10:00pm                 

Shaw Lobby
WRKF                                                    7:00 – 10:00pm                              


"Art Melt is a great venue that gives artists the opportunity to showcase their talents at a statewide level. Events like Art Melt really give us a window into exactly what Baton Rouge and Louisiana are capable of, and I have no doubt that this year's event will be by far the best ever," said Chris Brooks, Forum 35 Board Member and Art Melt Co-Chair

Click here to enter online now. All applicants must be 18 or older and must reside in Louisiana. View the entry rules and guidelines here.

Contact: Christen Losey (entries) or Chris Brooks (media).