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

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