Shaw Center for the Arts

"I would so l easily give this place 5 Stars with one exception. In the Manship Theater there a handful of bad seats. 99% of the rest are great! With the exception of those extremely few bad seats. You can see and hear the performances from various angles and you will not be disappointed. I accept responsibility for the seat I selected, because other seats were available at the time. I chose a place in the balcony, furthest toward the end, closest to the stage. Thinking this would put me at a place where I could watch the performance from a great angle. Unfortunately. There are stage lights that block 1/2 to 2/3rds of the view from that spot. If it weren’t for the stage lights at that particular location, the view would be fantastic. Again, it was my choice. Next time, I’ll simply avoid one any those seats next time. There’s only 4 such seats in the arena. So again, all the rest are great. I’ve been to previous shows there and have been greatly satisfied with the seating. My advice to the Manship Theater is to either remove those 4 seats and just have an open space there. Or perhaps rearrange the stage lights in such a way as to not block the view to the stage from that particular location. With that said. The atmosphere, service, access to seating, staff, bartenders, cleanliness and of course the quality of the shows there are 5 Star all year long. There’s plenty of parking right next door. The facility is also conveniently located near restaurants, shops, lounges as well as the eternally scenic Mississippi River. It’s also directly across from the Watermark Hotel. And nearby other 5 star Hotels. My personal favorite is the Watermark. One of the very best hotels in the South."

"I've visited 3 times so far. For art, food,music and finally, as the venue for my wedding. Beautiful with lots of fun things to do and see. Not to be missed."

"This place is aging well, they have lots of nice artwork as well as a good gift shop in plenty of places to eat nearby, and you could walk to downtown from there and see the sights. My cousin got married and had the reception both here and it was a wonderful venue. There's lots of nice art and artwork to be seen, and they also have a very nice gift shop"

"We happened apoun a "Third Thursday" event-- $10 for some wine and great discussion. Olivia was a great host and lead us through a nice discussion about the artwork. The gallery over all was very well laid out and had some great collections. The more modern pieces were good, but I was hoping for a few more. The staff were well educated and were able to answer all our questions."

"Great place to learn about baton rouge arts. Learn about local and state wide artists."