The Baton Rouge Arts Market is an open-air market and cultural event held on the first Saturday of the each month (excluding January & May) & the first 3 Saturdays in December from 8 a.m. until 12 noon. Located at 5th @ Main Street in downtown Baton Rouge, the Arts Market is held in conjunction with the weekly Red Stick Farmers Market and the 6-day-a-week Main Street Market and is a project of the Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge.

Objectives

• To provide entrepreneurial opportunities to artists
• To encourage economic development
• To create a sense of community by allowing artists to sell directly to the public
• To encourage the production of quality, handmade arts and crafts

Eligibility
In order to ensure quality and integrity, the Baton Rouge Arts Market is a juried event. Interested artists must submit an application form with five slides or photographs and two actual examples of each medium intended to be for sell at the Arts Market (see application form and guidelines for additional instructions). Jurors base their decisions on the quality, originality, and venue compatibility of the crafts and artwork. Application materials are returned to the applicant or available for pick-up after the jury meets.

Want to Help?
Volunteers can help provide information about the Arts Market and assist with concessions.
To volunteer, call Sandy Dokka, Administrative Assistant, at 225-344-8558.

Artwork Found at the Arts Market:
There’s always a wide variety of artwork found at the Baton Rouge Arts Market including: Pottery Cast & blown glass Jewelry Metal sculpture Hand-bound books Hand-made soaps Mixed media Hand-knit garments Furniture Hand-painted silks Carved wooden utensils Mosaics Birdhouses & feeders Decorative gourds Hand-woven baskets Wind chimes Relief & lithography prints Photography Hand hewn wooden bowls And more!!

For Additional InformationContact:
Sandy Dokka, Administrative Assistant/Curator
Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge
225-344-8558
sandy@acgbr.com

write to:
The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge
Attn: Sandy Dokka, Administrative Assistant
427 Laurel Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
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