Baton Rouge Walls Project (2014)
Art Rocks!
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Art
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2014-11-01
Duration: 00:04:14
Subjects: Community arts projects | Mural painting and decoration
Contributors:
- Fox-Smith, James Host
- Laudun, Tika Producer
- Birkham, Kia Interviewee
- Raby, Cindi Interviewee
- Brown, Sarah Interviewee
- Mellon, Julien Interviewee
- Doucet, Malaya Interviewee
- Johnson, Angela Interviewee
Description
This segment from the November 1, 2014, episode of the series “Art Rocks!” features producer Tika Laudun’s profile of the Baton Rouge Walls Project, a summer youth employment program that pairs teenagers with artists from around the world to create and paint murals on the walls of blighted properties. She interviews: Kia Birkham, the Chief Service Officer with the Office of the Mayor-President in East Baton Rouge Parish; Cindy Raby, a student worker; Sarah Brown, LSU Graduate Student volunteer; Julien Mellon, a visiting artist; Malaya Doucet, a student worker; and Angela Johnson, a community member. Host: James Fox-Smith