The Cary Saurage Community Arts Center, home to Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge.

Featured artist, Rev. Charles Smith, welcomes Gerri Hobdy to the opening reception of Honoring Our Own.

On a private tour of the 21c Hotel art gallery led by Area Director Jori Louise Cheville, 10th from left, are Cary Saurage, Sherry & Dak McInnis, Donna Saurage, George Bayhi, Astrid Clements, Caroline Flint, John Pugh, Mary Terrell Joseph, Renée Chatelain & Kevin Lyle. Not seen are travelers Jill and Robert Kidder and trip coordinator Nancy Little. Art Routes

Meet Pearl!

Congressman Garret Graves with Congressional Art Competition Facebook Fan Favorite winner Ben Forbes, a senior at Central Private.

ACGBR Artist Member Matt Beshears poses with his entry at a reception celebrating this year’s Members+ exhibition, All Roads Lead to the Cary Saurage Community Art Center.

Meet Baton Rouge’s Poet Laureate

Visitors to Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge tent enjoy hands-on activities like painting during last weekend’s Kids Fest 2023.

From left, Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge 2023-24 officers, Vice President Scott Chenevert, Executive Committee member Mikki Matthews, Secretary Creston Pickell, Executive Committee member Deidre Deculus Robert, Chairman Todd Sterling Treasurer Todd Sterling & Executive Committee member James Mack.

From left, Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge CEO Renee Chatelain, Francine & Ana Ramirez and incoming board chairman Todd Sterling

Federal, state & local officials cut the ribbon officially opening Cypress Pinchback Senior Community.

This year’s Alvin Batiste Hall of Distinction Award winner was announce at the final River City Jazz Masters concert featuring Pedrito Martinez. This years winner was the ever popular Mike Esneault.

Participants in the third session of our Creative Aging Writer's Workshop, which focused on the social issue of crime, read their favorite selections at an Open Mic Night March 29 at the Main Library. It was the culmination to the six-session workshop, facilitated by author Rannah Gray, and it provoked a lot of thoughtful introspection by everyone in attendance. Seated from left, are, James Hardey, Lauren Cooper, Teddy McGehee, Ernest Russell & Denise Greenwood Loveless; and, standing, Gray, Janene Grodesky, Joyce Tippy, Diane Owens, Troy Grimes, Doris Alexander, Gordon Buck & Stephen Poss.

Artsplosion Bug Boot Camp teaching artists - all smiles at the end of the week..