In April The Shreveport Convention Center becomes a bluster of activity and a burst of bold color as the Shreveport Regional Arts Council fills over 95,000 square feet of the center with Northwest Louisiana’s annual student showcase of visual, literary, performing, culinary and film Art, plus more than 50 S.T.E.A.M., make-and-take activities to celebrate the creativity of children of all ages.
The festival opens to the public Friday when the Convention Center is bustling with student singers, dancers, musicians and performers; young film producers; emerging chefs; thousands of high school, middle school and elementary school visual artworks; thousands of poems, short stories, Haiku and other literary artworks; hundreds of banners showing the support of major sponsors; and several thousand proud parents celebrating the creative achievements of Caddo Parish students of all ages.
It’s the largest student arts festival in the south, and you don’t want to miss it.
Schedule of Events
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ALL WEEKEND!!!
- Juried Visual & Literary Arts Exhibition View more than 2,000 Student Artworks on two floors!
- Winners’ Circle of Art with $22,000 in Cash Prizes – 1st Floor Hallway
- Elementary and Middle School Showcase exhibited on 1st floor
- High School Showcase exhibited on 2nd floor in Halls
- School Exhibition Booths – Check out the prized Arts Programs in each School! Elementary and Middle School Booths on 1st floor; High School Booths are on the 2nd Floor.
- LIGHT IT UP! Design the ArtBreak Light Show – create your signature light “statement!” for the “Bakowski Bridge of Lights on the Texas Street Bridge!” - 1st Floor Hallway
- PERFORMANCES! – Three stages are brimming with performances all weekend – see the stage schedule!
- Hands - On Art Activities - More than 25 Make and Take Art activities taught by Northwest Louisiana Professional Artists. Each activity showcases how the Arts combine with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math to make STEAM!
- Community Art Organization Activities – Meet the School Partners who provide supplemental School Arts Learning!
- Caddo Schools Book Fair – Choose the best books and stories for children from ECE through Middle School!
- Souvenir Booth – Get your ArtBreak T-Shirt, purchase an original work by a Student Artist, and purchase an “Image of ArtBreak” tile or Artwork at the Souvenir Booth – 1st Floor Hallway
Nothing celebrates the achievements of Caddo Parish Students in a bigger way than ArtBreak where the kids are creating, cookin’, jammin’, filming, performing and letting off S.T.E.A.M.; where major sponsors are stepping up the game to showcase thousands of students and their skills; and where outstanding student creations collect more than $20,000 in cash awards.
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