See you May 3-4, 2025 at Cottonwood Park!

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Erin Curry

FEATURED ARTIST

Michelle McDowell Smith

EXHIBITING ARTIST

Michelle McDowell Smith

CHILDREN’S ARTSTOP

Elissa Brown

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. 

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.

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.

2025 Emerging Artist Selected

View the ten High school students selected to participate in the 2025 Emerging Artist Program and select your favorite one in the People’s Choice Award! Each artist will display their work in the Forrest and Virginia Green Mezzanine Gallery at the Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts and participate in Cottonwood.

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NEIGHBORHOOD CREDIT UNION SPONSORS EMERGING ARTIST PROGRAM

NEIGHBORHOOD CREDIT UNION SPONSORS EMERGING ARTIST PROGRAM

Neighborhood Credit Union, a not-for-profit financial organization and the oldest credit union in the DFW metroplex, is sponsoring this year’s Cottonwood Art Festival’s Emerging Artists program in Richardson. This program recognizes the talent of young local artists...

RICHARDSON ISD STUDENTS RECOGNIZED AS TOP 10 EMERGING ARTISTS

RICHARDSON ISD STUDENTS RECOGNIZED AS TOP 10 EMERGING ARTISTS

Cottonwood Art Festival recognizes Richardson students as the top 10 visual artists for the 2024 Emerging Artist Program. The following RISD students were selected to participate: Berkner High SchoolRicardo Flores J. J. Pearce High SchoolKate DawsonLuisa LaraOlivia...

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