See you May 3-4, 2025 at Cottonwood Park!
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The Freckled Army takes on Cottonwood
Mixed Media artist Elissa Brown has been selected as the featured artist for the Spring Cottonwood Art Festival in Richardson on May 3-4.
Locate your Favorite Artist
View the full gallery of exhibiting artists for the Spring 2025 show.
Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2025
Calling all artists! Cottonwood Art Festival is now accepting applications for the Fall 2025 show. Applications are available online through Zapplication. The deadline to apply is May 6, 2025.
Local Musicians Take the Stage
Sing, dance, and enjoy a weekend of live music at Cottonwood on the Imagery Courtyard Main Stage and Acoustic Stage. View the line up and schedule below.
2025 Emerging Artist Selected
View the ten High school students selected to participate in the 2025 Emerging Artist Program. Each artist will display their work in the Forrest and Virginia Green Mezzanine Gallery at the Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts during the month of April and exhibit at Cottonwood.
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.
BLOG & NEWS
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
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
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...