Art lovers can gather downtown Saturday night to view and purchase 60 creations at the ninth annual Art Melt.
Art Melt, a show featuring Louisiana artists, will be held in and around the Shaw Center for the Arts from 5 to 11 p.m. Live music and local merchants will also be present at the festival.
This year’s Art Melt will be more spread out than past shows, according to Melissa Parmelee, vice president of communications of Forum 35, which hosts the show.
North Boulevard will be closed for pedestrian convenience, and some festivities will take place at North Boulevard Town Square, Parmelee said. She expects thousands to attend.
The going price for pieces of art ranges from $200 to $6,000, and a portion of the funds will go to Forum 35. There will be cash prizes for the first, second and third place winners, decided by a local, regional and national judge.
The multimedia show is “a way to get the entire community engaged in art,” Parmelee said.
 
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