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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.

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Locate your Favorite Artist

View the full gallery of exhibiting artists for the Fall 2024 show.

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Adam Hoffman Digital Artist Cottonwood Art Festival

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.

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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!

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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.

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CITY OF RICHARDSON WINS BEST IN TEXAS MARKETING AWARDS FOR COTTONWOOD ART FESTIVAL

The City of Richardson won 29 Best In Texas Kaliff Marketing Awards for Cottonwood Art Festival and Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival at the Texas Festivals & Events Association (TFEA) Conference held Nov. 12-19. The annual TFEA/Kaliff Marketing Awards program...

ARTISTS WIN CHALK THE WALK SIDEWALK ART CONTEST

Cottonwood Art Festival invited artists age 12 and up for the inaugural Chalk the Walk Art Contest. A limited number of squares were filled and registration closed in August. Individuals and teams of artists brought to life their own masterpieces on the sidewalks in...