‘Free as They Want to Be’ EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING
A Variety of experiences across baton rouge
In conjunction with the multi-site presentation of Free as They Want to Be: Artists Committed to Memory, Baton Rouge Gallery – center for contemporary art (“BRG”), Southern University, and The West Baton Rouge Museum are excited to offer a wealth of opportunities for you to celebrate the exhibition while digging deeper with artists, historians, culture bearers and more across all three sites!
All programming being held in conjunction with the exhibition is open to all, free of charge
Exhibition Locations:
Baton Rouge Gallery
1515 Dalrymple Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
12:00 – 6:00pm, Tuesday – Sunday
Southern University
Frank Hayden Hall, F Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
10:30 – 3:30pm, Tuesday - Sunday
West Baton Rouge Museum
845 N Jefferson Avenue
Port Allen, LA 70767
10:00am – 4:30pm, Tue – Sat;
2:00 – 5:00pm on Sundays
In concert with the exhibition’s originating curators and in partnership across three local organizations situated on historically significant sites, the exhibition is being adapted for a first-of-its-kind, site-specific presentation in southern Louisiana. Led by Baton Rouge Gallery – center for contemporary art (“BRG”), this presentation will simultaneously acknowledge the local relevance of the themes addressed by the originating curators while supplementing them with works from respected artists based in southern Louisiana.
Free as They Want to Be: Artists Committed to Memory originated as a FotoFocus exhibition at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, Ohio on the occasion of the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial. The traveling exhibition is organized by Curatorial Exhibitions, Pasadena, California.