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COTTONWOOD ART FESTIVAL IS MAY 4-5 WITH LIVE MUSIC, 200 ARTISTS & FREE ADMISSION
The 55th Cottonwood Art Festival is May 4-5 with a weekend of live music on the Imagery Wine Collection sponsored Courtyard Main Stage and the Acoustic Stage. This semi-annual juried fine art show showcases 200 artists from around the world and the Spring Featured...

NEIGHBORHOOD CREDIT UNION SPONSORS EMERGING ARTIST PROGRAM
Neighborhood Credit Union, a not-for-profit financial organization and the oldest credit union in the DFW metroplex, is sponsoring this year’s Cottonwood Art Festival’s Emerging Artists program in Richardson. This program recognizes the talent of young local artists...

RICHARDSON ISD STUDENTS RECOGNIZED AS TOP 10 EMERGING ARTISTS
Cottonwood Art Festival recognizes Richardson students as the top 10 visual artists for the 2024 Emerging Artist Program. The following RISD students were selected to participate: Berkner High SchoolRicardo Flores J. J. Pearce High SchoolKate DawsonLuisa LaraOlivia...

GREGORY STORY ANNOUNCED AS SPRING FEATURED ARTIST
Ceramic sculptor Gregory Story creates smiley wall balls and expands "Ridiculous" clay collection for 2024 to be shown at festival.Ceramicist Gregory Story is the featured artist for the 55th Cottonwood Art Festival in Richardson on May 4-5. Story grew up in South...

CITY OF RICHARDSON WINS BEST IN TEXAS MARKETING AWARDS FOR COTTONWOOD ART FESTIVAL
The City of Richardson won 29 Best In Texas Kaliff Marketing Awards for Cottonwood Art Festival and Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival at the Texas Festivals & Events Association (TFEA) Conference held Nov. 12-19. The annual TFEA/Kaliff Marketing Awards program...

ARTISTS WIN CHALK THE WALK SIDEWALK ART CONTEST
Cottonwood Art Festival invited artists age 12 and up for the inaugural Chalk the Walk Art Contest. A limited number of squares were filled and registration closed in August. Individuals and teams of artists brought to life their own masterpieces on the sidewalks in...