See you May 3-4, 2025 at Cottonwood Park!

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Erin Curry

FEATURED ARTIST

Michelle McDowell Smith

EXHIBITING ARTIST

Michelle McDowell Smith

CHILDREN’S ARTSTOP

Cottonwood Announces Featured Artist

Mixed Media artist Jay Long has been selected as the featured artist for the Fall Cottonwood Art Festival in Richardson on Oct 5-6.

Locate your Favorite Artist

View the full gallery of exhibiting artists for the Fall 2024 show. 

Adam Hoffman Digital Artist Cottonwood Art Festival

Now Accepting Applications for Spring 2025

Calling all artists! Cottonwood Art Festival is now accepting applications for the Fall 2024 show. Applications are available online through Zapplication. The deadline to apply is December 1, 2024. 

Chalk the Walk Sidewalk Art Contest

The sidewalk is your canvas in the annual Chalk the Walk Art Contest. Artists age 12+ will have the opportunity to create a masterpiece of their choice on the sidewalks of Cottonwood Park with a chance to win up to $500 in cash prizes!

Connect with Cottonwood

View photo galleries from past Cottonwood shows, explore the Art, learn more about the Artist creative process and stay up to date with the latest news by following Cottonwood on Facebook.

Volunteer at Cottonwood

Join the Cottonwood family as a volunteer! Cottonwood’s interactive children’s area, ArtStop, needs your help staffing activities, organizing materials and helping our pint-size Picasso’s create their masterpieces. Be prepared to laugh and have fun, as ArtStop is a memorable experience for kids of all ages.

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COTTONWOOD ART FESTIVAL CANCELS OCTOBER 2020 SHOW

COTTONWOOD ART FESTIVAL CANCELS OCTOBER 2020 SHOW

Fine art is a resplendent balance of relinquished control, harnessed efforts, and unlocked creativity.  While the 51st Cottonwood Art Festival has made the essential decision to cancel, the festival remains focused on promoting the artists and celebrating their work....

JULY 14 – VIRTUAL CAFÉ

JULY 14 – VIRTUAL CAFÉ

The Virtual CAFÉ is Cottonwood Art Festival's É-news that is curated and sent throughout the year to highlight artists selected for the Fall and Spring shows.  "Unity, Wonder Days, Sunflowers, Clowns, and Blue Herons," was also distributed on July 14 via email....

TIM WELDON PLAYS THE GAME OF ART WITHOUT ANY RULES

TIM WELDON PLAYS THE GAME OF ART WITHOUT ANY RULES

Having grown up as the fifth of nine children, Tim Weldon born 1961 in New York found a way to nurture his creativity in the midst of being a part of an amazing and chaotic family.  His color palette came to life after spending some time in New Mexico, the Land of...

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