The 2011 Art Melt was another huge success. And the winners for this year are as follows: 1st Place: Maggie McConnell "Little Fixes"; 2nd Place: Leonardo Madriz "Simultaneity of Presence and Absence"; 3rd Place: Robert Jones "Food For Thought"; Honorable Mention: Joshua Chambers "We Were More Than Friends"; Honorable Mention: Amy Guidry "Trophy"; Honorable Mention: Lissy Sanders "Forgetting #2"; Honorable Mention: Shannon Kolvitz "Used Tires"; and the Forum 35 Choice Award: Kyte Aymond "Monistic Tendency."

Our wide array of live entertainers helped to make Art Melt a multi- media and multi-sensory experience, including: the Mike Foster Project Brass Band, the DeBose Foundation, the Peter Simon Band, Baton Rouge Music Studios, the Greater Baton Rouge Marching Drum Corps and Starettes, the Baton Rouge Symphony Ensemble, Denise Gaines, Cangelosie Dance Project, Jebidiah Goodstuff's Pyromaniacal Olde-Tyme Traveling Sideshow, Baton Rouge Ballet, DJ Steven Weber, and more!

The artwork from the event will be for sale while the show is on display (for 6 weeks after Art Melt), and online in the Forum 35 storet.

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.

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.