THE EVENT
7th Annual Art Melt Event set for July 16
Be sure your calendars are marked for the 7th Annual Forum 35 2010 Art Melt! The event is set for Friday, July 16, 2010 at the Louisiana State Museum (660 North 4th Street, Baton Rouge) from 6:30pm to 10pm.
A multi- media, multi-sensory experience, guests will enjoy musical entertainment by Baton Rouge Symphony, Michael Foster Project, Chris Shearman, DJ OttO, Peter Simon Band, Opera Louisiane and New Orleans Drumcart; performances by Bayou Shimmy, Cangelosi Dance Studio and Of Moving Colors; culinary arts demonstrations; and much more. The Louisiana State Library will also host Smock, Paper, Scissors, a children’s art show with art work submitted by art teachers throughout the district and juried by the School System’s Fine Arts Department. Multiple cash bars and a beer booth will be on hand.
Transportation from Summer Series to Art Melt will be provided by CATS. Many vendors will be on hand with original wares for sale, and a variety of entertainment will be provided throughout the evening.
Art submissions and marketplace entries from around the state will be displayed for all to enjoy. All artwork will be available for purchase while on display. Prizes will be awarded for first place ($2,000), second place ($1,000) and third place ($500). In addition, Country Roads will sponsor an People’s Choice Award, and Forum 35 will sponsor an award.
Jurors for this year’s accepted art submissions are Paul Dean, Associate Professor at the LSU School of Art; Denny Mecham, Executive Director of the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi, Mississippi; and Andrea Pollan, Executive Director of the Curator’s Office in Washington, D.C.
The artwork from the event will be for sale in person during the Preview Party and Art Melt event, and online following the event.
Additional event and organization information can be found at www.ArtMelt.org, www.Forum35.org, the Art Melt group on Facebook, or @ArtMelt on Twitter.
To purchase tickets to the Art Melt Preview Party on July 15, visit www.ArtMelt.org.
Art Melt and related events are made possible by the generous support of major sponsor Jones Walker, and the volunteer and leadership efforts of Forum 35, a community of engaged young men and women dedicated to improving and shaping Baton Rouge.
The Art Melt has grown to become the largest multi-media, juried exhibit in the state of Louisiana and helps promote professional artists within the Greater Baton Rouge community. The event showcases the high quality and variety of local artistic talent, and provides a venue for these artists to receive professional exposure - hopeful creating an increased desire fro them to remain here and contribute to the quality of life in our region. The event also receives support and participation from downtown galleries and merchants, and is attended by both artists and art collectors across the region. In addition, a partnership formed between Forum 35 and the Louisiana State Museum will provide expanded opportunities to promote the Art Melt throughout the arts community and Louisiana State Museum programming. The works selected for Art Melt 2010 will hang in the Louisiana State Museum in for six weeks, July 16th – August 28th. We are excited this new, larger space will allow us to nearly double our exhibition space.
Smock, Paper, Scissors Art Supply Drive to companion 2010 Art Melt
The 7th Annual Forum 35 2010 Art Melt is set for Friday, July 16, 2010 at the Louisiana State Museum (660 North 4th Street, Baton Rouge) from 6:30pm to 10pm, and artwork from East Baton Rouge Parish School System students will be featured throughout the display.
Student art is from the Superintendent's Art Gallery, which recently opened for public viewing. The Gallery is located in the Central Office of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System (1050 S. Foster Dr.)
The children’s artwork was submitted by art teachers throughout the district and juried by the School System’s Fine Arts Department. The exhibit continually will evolve as the School System changes. The children’s exhibit at Art Melt will include a charcoal piece drawn by recent McKinley High School graduate Clare Carter, who used an old Life magazine photo as a guide.
Approximately 80 pieces of students’ artwork will be displayed at the Louisiana State Library from Thursday, July 15 through Monday, July 19. Artists’ ages range from pre-k through 12th grade.
In conjunction with the students’ show at Art Melt and with Louisiana art legend George Rodrigue’s efforts to assist underfunded arts programs across the state, Forum 35 is hosting a Smock, Paper, Scissors drive to collect art supplies for area schools. Collection bins will be at the Art Melt preview party and free event, at the Louisiana State Museum, and at the Louisiana State Library.
Transportation to Art Melt from the Art Council of Greater Baton Rouge’s Summer Series will be provided by CATS. Many vendors will be on hand with original wares for sale, and musical entertainment will be provided throughout the evening. Art Melt artwork will continue to be available for purchase at www.artmelt.org following the event.
Additional event and organization information can be found at www.ArtMelt.org, www.Forum35.org, the Art Melt group on Facebook, or @ArtMelt on Twitter.
To purchase tickets to the Art Melt Preview Party on July 15, visit www.ArtMelt.org.
Art Melt and related events are made possible by the generous support of major sponsor Jones Walker, and the volunteer and leadership efforts of Forum 35, a community of engaged young men and women dedicated to improving and shaping Baton Rouge.
