ArtBreak is the South's largest student arts festival, currently held at the Shreveport Convention Center each spring.  Admission is FREE and open to all ages. ArtBreak features an exhibition of over 2,500 juried 2-D and 3-D visual art pieces, literary writings and musical compositions throughout the Convention Center.

Third grade students from throughout northwest Louisiana attend ArtBreak's "Third Grade Days" to participate in multi-disciplinary arts activities taught by professional artists.  The ArtBreak Festival is a showcase of the performing arts programs and outstanding student talents of more than 100 Caddo and Bossier parish schools on three continuous stages. 

The Robinson Film Center, another strong supporter of arts in education in north Louisiana, partnered with ArtBreak students over recent years to produce films capturing some of the creativity flowing through the Convention Center halls.  You can check them out at left.

Having lived in cities such as New Orleans, San Francisco and New York City, these north Louisiana transplants don't doubt for one minute their decisions to re-locate.  The warmth of the people, the great housing options, the family-friendliness, the music and the variety of cultural events are just some of the reasons they love calling north Louisiana "home" now.