Get artsy in the Red Stick this weekend

It’s a great weekend for the arts in Baton Rouge, with plenty of new gallery openings and art shows on the calendar. Some of Baton Rouge’s best artists join forces Friday for “Stabbed in the Art” at 1284 Perkins Road. This one-night-only event features multiple works from more than a dozen local artists in various mediums. On Saturday, Pam Rabelais Vinci, curator of the LSU Textile and Costume Museum and a professor of textile science, apparel design and merchandising, will lead a guided tour through the LASM’s “The Purse and the Person” exhibit. Vinci will discuss the evolution of women’s fashion, handbag fabrication methods and the historic and socio-cultural significance of apparel. This exhibit ends on September 13, so this is one of your last chances to catch it, and your only chance to enjoy it with the accompaniment of an expert eye. The Baton Rouge Arts Market also takes place downtown Saturday. Artists from all over the South will be there in strength, displaying everything from jewelry to blown glass to metalwork. The Shaw Center will host a free opening reception for their latest exhibition, Robert Joy: Rare Vision on Saturday, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., with Joy himself in attendance. For more information on these and other rewarding aesthetic experiences, read 225 Select by clicking here.