See you May 3-4, 2025 at Cottonwood Park!
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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.
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.
BLOG & NEWS
FREE CONCERTS AT COTTONWOOD ART FESTIVAL
D Magazine music contributor Alex Macon wrote an article on March 30, 2016 titled “How To See A Dozen Free Concerts In Dallas This Spring.” The mention gives a shout-out to us because we offer the public free admission, free parking, and live music all weekend.
“PRETTY BIRD” BY KRISTIN DESANTIS IS CRESTED CROW OF COTTONWOOD ART FESTIVAL
Cottonwood Art Festival is a semi-annual juried show, and among the 240 artists selected to participate only one is chosen as the featured artist. “Pretty Bird” by artist Kristin DeSantis was recently announced as the crested crow to represent the Spring show being held May 7-8 at Cottonwood Park. Elongated talons and eyelashes intentionally convey the personality of “Pretty Bird” and DeSantis explains, “she is a sexy, slightly demure princess.”
FEAST FOR THE SENSES: COTTONWOOD ART FESTIVAL MELDS FOOD, MUSIC AND ART
Museum-quality art works from more than 240 visual artists from across the nation are the big lure to the prestigious Cottonwood Art Festival, but a mix in live music, fresh food, a children’s ArtStop creative area, homegrown craft beer, cocktails and wine will also be available to enjoy while taking in the sights or listening to the live music.
