Located in the heart of Baton Rouge, LA, the Chortazo Art Studio/Gallery was designed to showcase the art of local area artists. It is a place where the arts meet empowerment through personal and professional development via empowerment workshops, classes, and events centered around creativity. Chortazo was founded by artist, certified educator, best-selling author, and Therapeutic art life Coach, Celeste Payne. Since her childhood, she has been artistic and creative. She named the gallery after the greek word Chortazo, which means being "full." This reflects Celeste's continual desire to share her fullness of creative ideas with the community, students, and businesses that enjoy her art and artistic style, and the arts in general.