

OPENING NOTES FOR NEXT GENERATION BATON ROUGE

Help the Arts Council give the gift of cultural identity to every newborn baby







Project Coordinator, Peter Simon, is working with the region's music-makers and creative people to compile possible content. If you are interested in learning more, or would like to contribute to Opening Notes, please



Through a partnership with the hospitals, generous studio production sponsorship from local company PreSonus, and the goodwill of all involved, this special gift will arrive on the cot that greets the parents in the birthing room (from early 2015). Opening Notes is our welcome—and the first creative content the new Baton Rougean ever receives. The package is intended as an immediate and automatic inheritance of cultural identity, and an item to be cherished by our next generation as it grows into its own creative community.



The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge needs your help and support to ensure that this gift is diverse, dynamic, and meaningful. We're holding an Opening Notes Open House for artists and contributors who want to learn more about this project on Wednesday 17 September from 4pm to 7pm. Drop by the Arts Council's Firehouse Gallery, any time during those hours, and learn all about Opening Notes and this creative welcome for 15,000 babies each year. The Arts Council's Opening Notes Project is being developed to connect people — families in the Capital Region — with the creative forces around them and the cultural identity of place. The idea begins with the compiling of a diverse and meaningful CD of music — tracks that reflect the sense of place in South Louisiana and the identity, heritage, and cultural richness of our communities. This musical compilation is matched up with a booklet of images and visual content, and made into a carefully-designed package given to every baby born — upon arrival and at their place of birth.Project Coordinator, Peter Simon, is working with the region's music-makers and creative people to compile possible content. If you are interested in learning more, or would like to contribute to Opening Notes, please click here to send Peter a message Through a partnership with the hospitals, generous studio production sponsorship from local company PreSonus, and the goodwill of all involved, this special gift will arrive on the cot that greets the parents in the birthing room (from early 2015). Opening Notes is our welcome—and the first creative content the new Baton Rougean ever receives. The package is intended as an immediate and automatic inheritance of cultural identity, and an item to be cherished by our next generation as it grows into its own creative community.The Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge needs your help and support to ensure that this gift is diverse, dynamic, and meaningful. We're holding an Opening Notes Open House for artists and contributors who want to learn more about this project on Wednesday 17 September from 4pm to 7pm. Drop by the Arts Council's Firehouse Gallery, any time during those hours, and learn all about Opening Notes and this creative welcome for 15,000 babies each year. Click here to let us know you are coming.