Prospect New Orleans’ regional extension into the Capital City, Prospect.3+Baton Rouge, has big events planned for this week to show off the area’s talents. As 225 Weekender reports, the festivities kick off tonight with an opening reception for Ad-Fed Baton Rouge’s DesignBR Vol. 2 Fan Favorite Reveal Party at the Shaw Center for the Arts from 7 to 9 p.m.
Events continue at 6 p.m. Friday at The Walls Project Art & Design Center for the opening of the Elevator Projects’ Manifest Land exhibition, which features works from artists such as Nick Hwang, Alexis Stephenson, Sara Sicona and many more. Prospect.3+Baton Rouge will have citywide events Saturday with free admission from noon to 5 p.m. at the Baton Rouge Gallery, the LSU Museum of Art, Ann Connelly Fine Art and many other locations. The opening of the Baton Rouge Invitational will be hosted on the fourth floor of the Chase Tower South downtown at noon on Saturday, featuring works from more than 100 contemporary artists around the United States.
Kelli Scott Kelley will also discuss her book, Accalia and the Swamp Monster, Saturday at 4 p.m. at the LSU Museum of Art. The event continues Sunday at 6 p.m. with a local filmmaker showcase at Manship Theatre. Admission is $5, and the event features the premiere of Pacifico’s music video for “I Finally Found What I’m Looking For” and much more.
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