Let there be art
Neighborhood groups and merchants are giving up to 14 signal boxes the artistic green light.
Mid City is adding a little more color to its claim as Baton Rouge’s de facto arts district.
The Mid City Merchants Association, The Walls Project and the city-parish are expected to sign an agreement to wrap as many as 14 traffic signal boxes in art. The goal is to have the art up by White Light Night on Nov. 20., or shortly thereafter
The Metro Council is expected to move the agreement forward Wednesday. The merchants group is sharing the expense with civic associations in Old Goodwood, Ogden Park, the Garden District and Capital Heights.
Justin Lemoine, a Mid City resident and civic activist, said five artists have been selected. Their designs will be unveiled once the agreement is signed.
White Light Night is an annual arts festival that draws thousands of people from across the parish to Mid City for art, food and meandering.
