MAYOR-PRESIDENT

Sharon Weston Broome Summer Of Hope Initiative

LSU Museum of Art partnered with Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome’s Summer of Hope Initiative led by Safe Hopeful Healthy Baton Rouge and brought free art making activities and community mural projects to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, Alaska Street Park, Fairfields Avenue near Belfair Montessori Magnet School, and Memorial Stadium in Baton Rouge.

Safe Hopeful Healthy Baton Rouge’s Summer of Hope initiative harnessed the power of neighborhood level engagement between a diverse group of community partners to reduce summer violence. Having Neighborhood Arts Project’s art making activities at our Unity Fest Juneteenth Family Picnic and Heal the Block Summer Bash Series created a positive outlet for youth and families to spread joy and hope. These activities not only sparked creativity and expression, but created a space for participants to participate in art as a form of healing.

Courtney M. Scott

Office of Mayor-President

Sharon Weston Broome