BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — LSU Museum of Art’s Neighborhood Arts Project is a free outreach program for children and the youth to enjoy while not attending summer camp.
Cynthia Wheeler is a grandmother in Baton Rouge. She brought her one-year-old grandson to the Neighborhood Arts Project to give him a creative outlet for his artwork.
The Summer of Hope community events are a way for people that are in high-crime areas to have a safe space to be creative.
“Art gives hope, it inspires and it uplifts,” said Brandon V. Lewis, LSU Museum of Art Educator and Public Programs Manager.
The project started in 2012 and was made to connect the most vulnerable to resources that are needed to make their lives better.
“Elements that are needed within our underserved parts of our neighborhoods and communities, to help upbuild these areas where a lot of people see crime,” Lewis said.
Volunteer, Omari Downs said having an outlet like this would have helped him when he was growing up.
“When I was younger, I wish I had opportunities to do stuff like this. I feel like it’s my duty to serve,” Omari Downs, Neighborhood Arts Project Volunteer said.
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