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Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Making music using a Güiro at ArtBreak 2025
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Shreveport Regional Arts Council's (SRAC) ArtBreak Festival opens to the public Friday, May 2, at 4 p.m., offering interactive exhibits, live performances, and a glimpse into the creative work happening in local classrooms. SRAC Executive Director Rebecca Bonnevier says one of the weekend highlights is KTAL's 'ArtBreak's Got Talent' show on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. 'It's going to be fabulous,' said Bonnevier. 'All sorts of young performers will be taking the stage—and we'll see who wins!' This year's festival also featured a crowd favorite: The Uncle Devin Show. A Washington, D.C.–based musician and educator, Uncle Devin brought rhythm and excitement to ArtBreak with a hands-on experience that introduced students to unique percussion instruments like the güiro and congas. 'We just have fun,' said Uncle Devin. 'We bring the beat, and we let kids explore how these instruments are actually played. We did 21 shows in four days—it's been amazing.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
ArtBreak celebrates talent, creativity and the arts through performances, master classes, and competition
CADDO PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Shreveport Regional Arts Council's annual ArtBreak festival is the largest showcase of student art programs in the south. ArtBreak is celebrating its 39th year of creativity, talent, and the arts. More than 3,000 works of visual and literary art created by students from kindergarten through 12th grade will be on display. Throughout the festival, students will participate in various performances and competitions, as well as engage in hands-on activities and master classes. 'We have dance, visual, literary, light it up with the Bakowski Bridge of Lights, we have fashion design, we have film production with film prize junior, and we also have the Louisiana Association of the Blind,' said Henry Price, president of the Shreveport Regional Arts Council. Elm Grove Elementary to host 4th Annual Great Gator 5K and Fun Run A press conference was held to kick off the festival. Attendees included the Caddo Parish School Board, Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux, sponsors and partners who make the festival possible, and the Shreveport Regional Arts Council (SRAC). Rebecca Bonnevier, executive director of the Shreveport Regional Arts Council said, 'this year we also focused on inclusion, and so some of the new things that we'll have, include a sensory room, and that's for students or adults that may be are a little over stimulated by the sounds and the visual colors that allows them the place to chill out a little bit kind of until they can rejoin the activities.' Huntington Spring Band Drumline Jamboree returns ArtBreak is open to the public from May 2nd to 4th, with a complete list of activities. Caddo Parish students were invited on tours to see their artwork and explore. Superintendent Keith Burton says when a school values the arts, every indicator of academic success rises. 'Truancy goes down, attendance goes up, academic performance increases across the board- with not only standardized testing but day to day so we know that we will continue to support not only the things that make a difference for kids, but make a difference for our entire schools,' said Superintendent Keith Burton of Caddo Parish Public Schools. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
ArtBreak 2025 festival schedule released for the Caddo Parish event
SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — ArtBreak 2025 kicks off this week, celebrating its 39th year as the South's largest student arts festival! Hosted by the Shreveport Regional Arts Council, this free, hands-on event will showcase the creativity and talents of students across Caddo Parish. The annual ArtBreak Festival is the largest showcase of Student Art programs in the South, featuring over 100 Caddo Parish and private schools. It also includes hands-on STEAM learning activities led by professional artists. Virtual reality app helping students in Louisiana with public speaking Attendees can look forward to over 2,500 original student works in visual and literary art, along with more than 100 student performances. The ArtBreak Festival was created in 1984 when funding cuts threatened to eliminate the positions of arts instructors and community arts partnerships in Caddo Parish Public Schools. A team of administrators, teachers, students, parents, and community leaders came together to develop a way to promote the importance of arts education. According to an Instagram Post by the Shreveport Regional Arts Council, here are the dates for this year's vibrant celebration at the Shreveport Convention Center: Free summer events and camps for kids in Shreveport-Bossier Friday, May 2 | 4-9 May 3 |11 a.m.- - May 4 | 11a.m.-5p.m. To catch all the exciting details, be sure to check out the complete list of winners, performances, and activities on the ArtBreak website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
