Cottonwood Art Festival October 2, 2010

Richardson’s Cottonwood Art Festival Oct. 2-3 to show works of 240+ artists in fun-filled outdoor setting
"There's an Art to having Fun!”
WHAT
The bi-annual Cottonwood Art Festival, features works from the nation's top visual artists. Now in its 42nd year, the prestigious show is rated the fifth best art festival in the United States, and is the premier fine arts event in North Texas.

WHEN
9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, October 2-3 Full details at http://www.cottonwoodartfestival.com. This is a rain or shine event.
WHERE
Cottonwood Park is located at 1321 W. Beltline Road, one block east of Coit Road, Richardson, TX. Directions can be found at www.cottonwoodartfestival.com.

ADMISSION
Parking and admission to the Cottonwood Art Festival are free of charge. Some children’s events require a fee. The artist’s works and food are available for purchase.

WHY
Cottonwood Art Festival is a juried show. This year approximately 800 artists submitted their work for consideration. Jurors selected over 240 artists to exhibit their museum-quality work at the festival. The artists competed in 14 categories: 2D Mixed Media, 3D Mixed Media, Ceramics, Digital, Drawings/Pastels, Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Leather, Metalwork, Painting, Photography, Sculpture and Wood. All works are museum-quality.
HIGHLIGHTS
• Cottonwood Art Festival is a juried show.
• Each of the artists is there in person to discuss their work, or to talk for a while on a fall afternoon. Meeting the artists and learning about their work are two important things that make Cottonwood Art Festival a truly special event.
• Cottonwood’s beautiful courtyard/café area borders Cottonwood Lake, the perfect stop to enjoy food, spirits and live music.
• The lakeside stage will host a variety of local and regional bands.
• For pint-size Picassos, ArtStop is the festival’s hands-on, interactive children's area with over 100 volunteers, life size paint brushes and activities no child can resist.

Cottonwood Art Festival’s 2010 featured artist is Rick Loudermilk of Austin, Texas. Award-winning Loudermilk is an exceptional printmaking artist who incorporates an unusually broad range of etching processes and plate-making techniques including collagraph, drypoint, intaglio, monotypes, multiple-plate printing, and relief rolls for one-of-a-kind pieces.

For more information or photographs, contact:
Serri Ayers
Festival Director
Cottonwood Art Festival
City of Richardson
972-744-4580
[email protected]
http://www.cottonwoodartfestival.com

MEDIA CONTACTS
Jo Trizila TrizCom Inc.
Office: 972-247-1369
Mobile: 214-232-0078
[email protected]

Official Website: http://www.cottonwoodartfestival.com