Turning Waste Into Welcome: Walls Supports Scotland Saturdays' 2026 Levitt AMP Baton Rouge Concert Series
From June through October 2026, The Walls Project is proud to support Scotland Saturdays and the Levitt AMP Baton Rouge Concert Series through a series of temporary placemaking installations in Scotlandville Plaza. The student-led installations make the plaza, which will undergo a full redesign this fall, into a more vibrant and welcoming community gathering space. This work was made possible through a Louisiana Division of the Arts 2025 Louisiana Project Grant, which funded
Creating with Sunshine: Eco Art with Youth Peace Olympics
The Walls Project recently joined Youth Peace Olympics for a bright and creative eco art activity featuring anthotypes, an art process that uses natural pigments and sunlight to create images. For this activity, participants used turmeric to make a vibrant yellow solution, which was applied to paper as a light-sensitive background. They then arranged leaves, flowers, shapes, and other objects on top before placing their artwork in the sun. As the turmeric reacted to the sunli
LSU Lab Campers Explore Pigment to Paint
This month, The Walls Project visited LSU Lab School for a colorful, hands-on Pigment to Paint workshop led by Office Manager and Eco Art Educator Ann Riche. During the class, campers explored how flowers, leaves, spices, and other natural materials can be transformed into vibrant watercolor paints. They learned how pigments are extracted, mixed with a binder, and worked by hand to create paint in a variety of rich, earthy shades. Campers also had the chance to experiment wit
Learning Beyond the Farm: Baton Roots Apprentices Hit the Road
This year, our Baton Roots apprentices have taken their learning beyond the classroom and into gardens, farms, nurseries, greenhouses, and landscaping businesses across Louisiana. Each field trip has offered a closer look at the many career paths, skills, and relationships that make up the horticulture industry. Their travels have taken them to Burden Museum and Gardens, Sweet Fern Landscapes, Southern University, Beavers Abundance, Hilltop Arboretum, Cicada Calling Farm, Chr
Celebrating a Summer of Growth: Hustle and Grow Summer 2026
We wrapped up another incredible Hustle & Grow summer semester by celebrating our participants with certificates, food, and time together to recognize all they accomplished over the past several weeks. Throughout the program, teens gained hands-on experience in urban agriculture while building confidence, teamwork, and leadership skills. From planting and harvesting to learning about sustainable food systems, each day on the farm offered new opportunities to grow. As the seme
Dr. Ashlyn Harrison Represents The Walls Project on the Global Stage
The Walls Project's Louisiana Executive Director, Dr. Ashlyn Harrison, recently traveled to Luanda, Angola, where she was invited to speak at the 14th Annual International Consortium for International Management, Policy & Development (CIMPAD) Conference—an international gathering of government leaders, educators, researchers, and changemakers focused on building stronger communities around the world. As one of only a select group of U.S. speakers, alongside nationally recogni