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.
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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 until...
International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) and Haas & Wilkerson Insurance Announce the 2019 Pinnacle Award Winners
The International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) paid tribute to the Cottonwood Art Festival – produced by the City of Richardson on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 during the IFEA/Haas & Wilkerson Pinnacle Awards Ceremony held at the 64th Annual IFEA...
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...