NEW ARTISTS FOR SPRING 2020
This Spring 2020 you’re going to see many new faces as we welcome artists who are showing at Cottonwood Art Festival for the very first time. Many are loading up their exquisite designs and driving thousands of miles to spend only a few days in Richardson. Their...FALL ARTISTS & BOOTHS
The first weekend of October is the semi-annual Cottonwood Art Festival and in 2019 we’re celebrating the art of fun for 50 years! Saturday, October 5th the festival is open from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm and Sunday, October 6th the gates are open from 10:00 am...BRIAN JENSEN SELECTED AS 2019 FALL FEATURED ARTIST
Cottonwood Art Festival has selected Brian Jensen as the 2019 Fall Featured Artist. Jensen first showed his original acrylic paintings on wood panels at the festival in the fall of 2018 and is pleased to return for a second time in October. In a childhood spent on...The City of Richardson Names Kathleen Murphy Willer as Featured Artist for 50th Anniversary Celebration
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the prestigious Cottonwood Art Festival, the City of Richardson today announces that Kathleen Murphy Willer has been named 2019 Spring Featured Artist. The long-running art event will be held May 4-5 in scenic Cottonwood Park.
OIL PAINTER BETTY NASH RETIRING FROM FESTIVALS
Oil painter Betty Nash has announced that she is retiring from the festival circuit this year. Nash was first selected by a jury panel to show at Cottonwood Art Festival in October 1999 and October 2018 was her final farewell to festivals. Although Nash is a native Texan, she and her husband traveled to fine art shows across the country for decades.