river oaks square arts center

it is a nice friendly place the people there are wonderful,, great coffee, Jeff the owner love his customers

i have been there quit a bit and visiting the arts is so great i fine alot of history there and educational

Great place to visit while in Central Louisiana. A variety of artists studios are open for viewing. Watch art being created. Terrific gift shop. Purchases of original art are tax free. Exhibits change monthly.

I visited the Arts Center when they opened an exhibit for a friend's artist-friend... the sort of social gathering I tend to avoid. Surprisingly I enjoyed myself. The works on exhibit were wonderful. They had numerous artists in residence, and also did special exhibits of other artists' work. All or most of the exhibits are open when you attend a specific reception. The Center is located in a large historic house (with elevators), and different artists' work was exhibited in different rooms. Traffic flow worked pretty well, with few long narrow hallways common to older buildings. The house had lots of windows and well-designed lighting. I'm not sure how the art world describes such things, but I found the work on display to be more colorful and energetic than at many museums. I attended with an invited party, so I'm uncertain if there is a fee for visitors, and I couldn't figure it out on the web site. They're open Tue-Fri 10-4, and Sat 10-2. Like most places in Louisiana they are closed on Sunday. There is plenty of parking within a block or so.