Community School for the Arts
The Community School for the Arts offers innovative art learning programs and workshops for youth and adults. Instructors for the Community School are professional artists from the Greater Baton Rouge area. There are a number of programs to choose from including classes, camps, and home school classes with affordable rates as well as financial aid.

We offer a variety of classes such as painting, mixed media, drama, creative movement and performance poetry. What better way to ignite a child’s interest than to expose them to a multitude of art forms!

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UPCOMING EVENTS:

Marketing 101

Marketing 101 Workshop

Mukul Verma and Dennise Reno of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation will provide a primer on public relations. Learn about writing press releases, deadlines, media opportunities for your work, reaching your audience, advertising and more. Bring your questions, expect some answers.
Date: April 2
Time: 6:00 – 9:00
Location: Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
About the Instructors:
Mukul Verma is director of communications for the Foundation. He has worked in local media for 20 years as a reporter for The Advocate and reporter and editor for Business Report and Gambit Baton Rouge. He created Daily-Report.com.
Dennise Reno has worked in graphic design in Baton Rouge for nearly two decades. Before becoming head designer for the Foundation, she was designer an production manager for Business Report.

Business of Art

Business of Art 101 Series
Workshops geared toward the professional visual artist.

Creating a Competitive Portfolio

May 14
Time: 6:00-9:00
Location: Brunner Gallery in the Shaw Center for the Arts
Fee: $15 each workshop
We will review gallery requirements for submission, present examples of professional portfolios, what to include, how to write an artist statement, what galleries look for in resume’s, how to write an Artist Resume and stress the importance of good images and documentation of their work. We will show examples of good images and poor images, and cover issues like lighting, labeling and other specifics for professional documentation of their work. Participants will also be given sample cover letters to use in their portfolios. The second part of this class will be dedicated to artists who would like their personal portfolios reviewed.

Establishing a Successful Art Business

May 21
Time: 6:00-9:00
Location: Brunner Gallery in the Shaw Center for the Arts
Fee: $15 each workshop
Topics will include accounting basics for the artist including some basic business accounting terminology, the importance of a business plan including basics for writing a business plan, pricing your artwork, how to inventory and document artwork, and other issues surrounding business start up - insurance, employees approaching banks, storage spaces, ect.

About the Instructor:

Brunner Gallery in Covington in 1995. This November the gallery celebrates ten years specializing in the exhibition and sale of contemporary art in St. Tammany Parish. The gallery now represents not only regional artists but also artists recognized nationally and internationally. In 2003, Brunner Gallery opened a second location in the Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge and extended their client base throughout Louisiana and surrounding states. Today, Brunner Gallery is focused on the development of private, corporate, and public art collections, art consultations and collaborations with architects and designers.
Susan received her BA in Psychology from Southeastern University in Hammond, graduating Summa Cum Laude in 1995. It was her studies abroad which sparked her interest in art history and design. She attended Tulane University and the University of Florence, Italy, concentrating on the arts, design and culture.

 

Holiday Arts Blasts

Summer Arts Blast

Session I June 2 – 13 $345/$425 ext.
Session II June 23 – July 3 $312/$385 ext.
Session III July 14 - 25 $345/$42 ext.5

Autumn Arts Blast

November 24, 25, 26 $115/$140 ext.

Winter Arts Blast

December 29, 30, 31 $115/$140 ext.


Something New! Specialty Mini-Camps for Teens Grades 7-10!!!

The Community School for the Arts is proud to ofer our first time mini-camps designed specifically for grades 7-10. These specialized camps will highlight art specific exercises and activities that are fun, engaging, and educational. Professional Arts Council artists will teach both camps. Enrollment is very limited so sign up early!

Drama! Drama! Drama!
Grades 7-10
Monday-Thursday: 8:30am-12:30 pm at The Shaw Center for the Arts
June 16-20
 Tuition: $190

Think! Sketch! Paint!
Grades 7-10
Monday-Thursday: 8:30am-12:30 pm at The Shaw Center for the Arts
July 7-10
 Tuition: $190

 

 

Have an idea for a class or workshop?

The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge wants to know what you would like to see offered and what classes or workshops you think would benefit our growing arts community.
Our goal is to better serve our artists and our arts community so eamil us at
CSA@acgbr.com


For more information on any Community School for the Arts program, contact Robin McAndrew, CSA Director at 344-8558.

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