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
MICHELLE MCDOWELL SMITH ANNOUNCED AS FEATURED ARTIST FOR COTTONWOOD ART FESTIVAL
"The figures in my paintings are bound together by trust, empathy, love and understanding. I purposefully don't create a family of foxes or a family of just deer. It needs to be more expansive to be more inclusive."MICHELLE MCDOWELL SMITHMICHELLE MCDOWELL SMITH...
MEET WFAA MARC ISTOOK AND CLEO GREENE AT THE FESTIVAL
Visit the WFAA Family First booth and meet WFAA personalities including Daybreak Anchor Marc Istook and Weekend Anchor Cleo Greene at Cottonwood Art Festival on Saturday, May 7 from 12:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. Discover more than 200 visual artists from around the...
PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED FOR CUPCAKE VINEYARDS COURTYARD AND ACOUSTIC STAGES
Cottonwood Art Festival announces the performance lineup for May 7-8 that will celebrate the 53rd semi-annual show at Cottonwood Park in Richardson. In addition to a juried art show featuring more than 200 artists from around the world, the free admission includes...