See you May 3-4, 2025 at Cottonwood Park!
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FEATURED ARTIST
EXHIBITING ARTIST
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.
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
WHAT’S GOING ON DALLAS VISITS COTTONWOOD ART FESTIVAL
Written by guest contributor Tracy Howe with What's Going On Dallas When you’re looking for a weekend activity, the Dallas area will never fall short. In the middle of it all is the City of Richardson, the home location for the semi-annual Cottonwood Art Festival....
The City of Richardson Names Kathleen Murphy Willer as Featured Artist for 50th Anniversary Celebration
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the prestigious Cottonwood Art Festival, the City of Richardson today announces that Kathleen Murphy Willer has been named 2019 Spring Featured Artist. The long-running art event will be held May 4-5 in scenic Cottonwood Park.
COTTONWOOD ART FESTIVAL RANKED #7 FINE ART EVENT IN THE COUNTRY
The scores for the Art Fair SourceBook™ 2019 rankings reveal that Cottonwood Art Festival is moving up in the Top 10 fine art and fine craft events in the country. The year-over comparison of the AFSB ranking for Cottonwood Art Festival are as follows: 2019 Fine Art Ranking #7 and 2018 Fine Art Ranking #10.
