FEATURED ARTIST

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CHILDREN’S ARTSTOP

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.

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Locate your Favorite Artist

View the full gallery of exhibiting artists for the Spring 2025 show.

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Adam Hoffman Digital Artist Cottonwood Art Festival

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.

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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.

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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.

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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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CINDY AUNE PAINTS TO EXPLORE BENEATH THE SURFACE

After 25 years as a wholesale business owner, Cindy Aune turned her workspace into a studio to work as a full-time artist. Oxford, Mississippi is where Cindy Aune’s studio of whimsical faces and figurative works of art are created. Her large-scale canvas art is...

SUPPORT ARTISTS & CELEBRATE MOTHER’S DAY

Marjolyn Van Der Hart creates art that uses vintage imagery to explore our modern identity. This artist discovers the experience of memory visually through the use of collage and paint. Educated at Parson's School of Art in NYC, Ringling School of Art in Florida and...