Melt into BR’s art scene

Baton Rouge’s largest juried art exhibition hits the big time with an exhibition at the Louisiana State Museum downtown. This new space is double the size of the old Shaw Center gallery, which should help solve the overcrowding problem of this ultra-popular event’s previous years. Featuring nearly 100 Louisiana artists working in every medium you can imagine, it’s no wonder Art Melt is a smashing success year after year. The free Art Melt event will take place on Saturday but tickets to the Thursday night preview party—with open bar and live musical entertainment—can be had for $75, and all art from the exhibition will be on display at the Louisiana State Museum through August. artmelt.org Editor’s note: This item has been changed since its original publication.