Shaw Center for the Arts
Shaw Center for the Arts is a performing-arts centre in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Here is what the public record holds on it, and what an event67 rollout would cost in a room this size.
- Opened
- 2005
- 21 years old
- From BTR
- 10 km (6.2 mi)
- Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- From the centre
- 0.5 km (0.3 mi)
- of Baton Rouge
Figures as published in open data, retrieved 3 September 2026. Capacities vary by layout — confirm the one you want with the venue.
What Shaw Center for the Arts is
It sits in Baton Rouge, right in the centre of Baton Rouge.
Shaw Center for the Arts was opened in 2005, which puts it at 21 years old.
Neither a capacity nor a floor area is published for Shaw Center for the Arts in any open source, so the numbers on this page describe where it is and what it is, not how many it holds. The venue will quote you directly.
- Official site
- www.shawcenter.org
- Coordinates
- 30.4478, -91.1890
- Classified as
- performing-arts centre
Getting there
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) is 10 km (6.2 mi) out, a standard transfer of twenty to forty minutes outside rush hour.
Being 0.5 km (0.3 mi) from the middle of Baton Rouge means attendees can walk from their hotel, which removes the single most complained-about line in most event budgets.
Baton Rouge has 41 venues mapped in total and a population of 220,907. The Baton Rouge guide covers the airport, the local time zone and what else is bookable nearby.
Formats this suits
Programme this as a theatre, because that is what it is. One track, one stage, an audience facing the same way. Catering and breakouts need a second space nearby.
- award ceremonies
Fixed seating, sightlines and a lighting rig are the hard parts, and they are already here.
- product launches
A single-track room with a real stage is the right shape for a launch.
- multi-track conferences
Works as a plenary house with breakouts booked elsewhere in the city.
Pricing a full house here
Take 240 people through the door in Shaw Center for the Arts — a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Baton Rouge. The first 50 activated attendees are free on every event, so only the rest are billed, and the total stops moving at 1,000 however many more turn up.
- activated attendees
- 240activated attendees
- billable, after the first 50 are free
- 190billable, after the first 50 are free
- for the whole event, at $5 each
- $950for the whole event, at $5 each
You are billed for people, not for the room, so this figure does not change if you move the event down the road. event67 has no floor-plan or booking product — the venue handles the space, the app handles the people in it.
Nearby alternatives
4 other venues in Baton Rouge have enough published detail for their own guide. Worth a shortlist before you commit.
- Raising Cane's River Center Exhibition Hallsconvention centre
- Point Pleasant Recreational Centerevent space
- White Oak Estate and Gardensevent space
- Huey P. Long Field Housearena
Where these numbers come from
event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
- Wikidata, CC0
- Venue data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.
- Geographic data © GeoNames, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved 3 September 2026. 5 distinct facts from the record are rendered on this page: year opened, official website, encyclopaedia entry, nearest airport with distance, photograph on Wikimedia Commons.
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What it costs
- Free up to 50
- activated attendees, on one live event
- $5
- per activated attendee beyond 50
- $4,750
- the most one event can ever cost, whatever happens past 1,000
Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Questions people actually ask
What is the capacity of Shaw Center for the Arts?
Not published. Neither a seated capacity nor a floor area for Shaw Center for the Arts appears in any of the open sources behind this page, so quoting one would be a guess. The venue will give you the figure; ask for seated, theatre and reception separately.
What does an event app cost for an event at Shaw Center for the Arts?
240 activated attendees means 190 billable after the free 50, so $950 for the event. That example is a plausible programme at a venue of this kind in Baton Rouge. The rate is $5 per activated attendee beyond the first 50, and the total for one event stops at $4,750 however many more attend. Activated means the person claimed their invite and opened the app. Not when you import them, not when the invite is delivered, and not if they register and stay home.
Is event67 affiliated with Shaw Center for the Arts?
No. event67 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to this venue or its operator. This page is compiled from open data — OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and public census sources — and links to the venue’s own website where one is published.
What else is nearby if Shaw Center for the Arts is booked?
Raising Cane's River Center Exhibition Halls, Point Pleasant Recreational Center and White Oak Estate and Gardens are in the same city and have their own pages here. 41 venues in total are mapped in Baton Rouge.
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Elsewhere in Baton Rouge
- Raising Cane's River Center Exhibition Halls
convention centre
- Point Pleasant Recreational Center
event space
- White Oak Estate and Gardens
event space
- Huey P. Long Field House
arena
- Hosting an event in Baton Rouge
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