Cottonwood Art Festival Oct. 1-2 to Feature 240 Top Artists

The works of the nation’s top visual artists will be on display October 1-2 at the bi-annual Cottonwood Art Festival.

Now in its 43rd 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. Featuring the finest arts and crafts in the nation, the twice-a-year event generates more than $2 million in art sales annually.  The festival is set for 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, October 1-2, 2011, at Richardson’s Cottonwood Park. The park is just east of the intersection of Beltline Road and Coit Road. Full details are available at www.cottonwoodartfestival.com.

Cottonwood Art Festival is a juried show. This year more than 1,000 artists submitted their work for consideration. Jurors selected 240 artists to exhibit their museum-quality work in 16 fine art/fine crafts categories: 2-D Mixed Media, 3-D Mixed Media, Clay, Decorative Fiber, Glass, Jewelry, Metal, Oil, Watercolor, Drawing/Pastel, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Wearable Fiber, Wood and Leather.

More than the art, the festival also features 10 local bands performing the best in rock, country, jazz, blues, swing and folk. In the courtyard, sit in the shade by the lake and enjoy the music. A varied menu of fine food, wine and beer are available.

ArtStop, the children’s' area at Cottonwood Art Festival, offers arts, crafts and activities for children of all ages. Create a sculpture hat from scrap, add to an enormous collage, or practice sculpting clay.
 Cottonwood Art Festival’s 2011 featured artist is Jarrod Eastman of Montana. Eastman communicates his imagination through images and says, “I love to share my art. I feel a great connectedness that embodies creativity.” His paintings are infused with whimsy, motion, music, and color, blending reality, fantasy and the surreal.

The musical lineup for Cottonwood Art Festival includes:

SATURDAY, Oct. 1
Brown & Wild Reister, 9:25 a.m.
Will Chen Trio, 11 a.m.
Heather McCready Band, 12:50 p.m.
The J.R. Byrd Band, 2:40 p.m.
Dragline, 4:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, Oct. 2
2002 Music, 9:40 a.m.
Maurice Davis Band, 11:15 a.m.
Shoot Low Sheriff, 12:50 p.m.
2-Bit Palomino, 2:40 p.m.
The John Adams Group, 4:30 p.m.

Artists include:
2D Mixed Media
Aaron Hequembourg
Armando Pedroso
Bonnie Siebert
Carolina Cleere
Dolan Geiman
Elizabeth Padgett
Gregory Arth
Jana Epstein
Jay Long
Jerry Brem
Julie Havel
LaJuana Westerfield
Mary  DiStefano Jarowitz
Michael Colpitts
Nathaniel Mather
Ping Irvin
Rebecca Guy
Robin Renee Hix
Scott Olson
Scott Swezy
Steven Graber
Steven Ward
Tres Taylor
Vernon Rollin III

3D Mixed Media
Barbara Woods
Bill Wirtel
Douglas Durkee
Gerald Garner
Hill Brin
James Mosier
Jan Byron
Jin Powell
Kimmy Cantrell
Leslie Friedman
Lou Michaels
Lyn  Sedlak-Ford
Myra Burg
Nancy Michael-Susaneck
Rick Bachman
Ron Anderson
Ronald Colbert
Sheryl McDonald
Steve Hunsicker
Steven Rdtke
Tom Radca
Vicki Fish

Ceramics
Adrianna Morrisette
Barbara Harnack
Brenda McMahon
Casey Hankin
Cathra-Anne Barker
Clare Pousson
Collin Rosebrook
Diane & Don Smith
Kyle Osvog
Mark Rademacher
Marvin Blackmore
Michael Lancaster
Paul Uhl
Sumati Colpitts
Tony Schartz

Digital
James Dunn
Jimmy Ellis
Tanya Doskova

Drawing/Pastels
C.J. Bradford
Chris Smith
Douglas Fulks
Elaine Leedy
Gary Bachers
Jennifer Cavan
Lisa Loudermilk
Meredith Kuntzsch
Sally Maxwell
Scott Swezy
Sherry Steele

Fiber
C. Smathers
Cheryl Ward
Donna Doersam
Larry & Rebbecca Brockman
Prince Duncan-Williams

Glass
Alexis Silk
Beatriz Kelemen
Brenda Benson
Cecil McKenzie
Jerry Barnett
Lance Heddan
Laura and Michael Thompson
Lucy Chamberlain
Randle Sedlak-Ford
Roger Mathews
Rollin Karg
Scott  Gamble
Stephan Cox
Steve Palmer
Warner Whitfield

Jewelry
Andrew Shows
Carol Fugmann
Charlene Biesele
Chelsea Stone
David Conroy
Denise  Robertson
Fred Tate
Geri Lynn
Greta Cannon
Hanan Ingel
Jo Jennings
Joseph Cyberski
Julie Jerman-Melka
Karyn Kozak
Katherine Kaya
Larry Hughes
Lisa Crowder
Lyn Foley
Marc & Wendy Zoschke
Mark Jimenez
Michele Friedman
Rex Nockengust
Rick Elkin
Robert Trisko
Roger Mathews
Rone' Prinz
Sharon Johnston
Thomas McGurrin
William Bailey
Zeke & Marty Zewick

Metal
Anthony Hansen
BenJamin Stielow
Carl Zachmann
Dan McCabe
David Vigo
E. Moises Diaz
Holly Rodes Smithey
Jon Route
Richard Turner
Rick Martin
Steve "Stevo" Cambronne
Tracy Brooks
William Colburn

Painting: Oil/Acrylic
Addie Draper
Alla Tsank
Betty Nash
Betty Robbins
Brian Keller
Brian McGuffey
Chris Stromberg
Cody Cass
Danny Chu
Dave Easter
David  Yuan
Dawn Baker
Diane Buckhout
Douglas Wodark
Edward Park
Gabor Koranyi
J. Lynn Kelly
James Ayers
Jarrod Eastman
Jay Long
Jeremy Hansen
Jerry Malzahn
Jimmy McDonald
Jo Moncrief
Julie Havel
Kathy Womack
Liz Cummings
Marty Ruiz
Mi Young Lee
Niki Gulley
Patricia  McAllister
Paula Hauser Leffel
Richard Hall
Rick Wright
Robert Hurst
Rodgers Naylor
Ron Roland
Ronald Vaughan
Signe Grushovenko
Stephen  Dickerson
Steven Graber
Steven Ward
Tate Hamilton

Painting: Watercolor
Diana Hsu
Larry Stephenson
Nha Vuu
Rick Loudermilk
Tai Poon
Yongqun Guo
Yu Cha Pak

Photography
Bob Coller Jewett
David Gill
David Petr
Don Ament
Ginger DeLater
Greg Davis
Harry Bowden
James Parker
James Richmond
Jim Copeland
Josh Trefethen
Kenny Tong
Larry Humphrey
Liv Colbert
Mark MacKinnon
Patrick Whalen
Todd Adams
Greg Gawlowski
Jana Epstein
John Scanlan
Meyer Abrams
Michael Stipek
Raquel Edwards

Printmaking/Graphics
Scott Swezy
Stephen Harmston
Vicki Bolen

Sculpture
Andrew Carson
Beatriz Kelemen
Dan Ferguson
Dave Rizzo
Denise Greenwood-Loveless
Glo Coalson
Harold Siefert
Jennifer Ivory
Kimber Fiebiger
Malen Pierson
Mark Orr
Randal Smithey
Reza Pishgahi
Robert Matthews
Sabra Richards
Scott Rogers
Sean Gillespie
Seth Vandable

Wearable Fiber
Deborah Cross
Gregory  Roche
Jeff Seemayer
Robert Dachenhausen
Sage Billig
Sandy Atkins-Moran

Wood
David Barkby
Larry Fielder
Leif Holland
Patricia and Jon Hecker
Rick Robinson
Roger Bulkley
David Potts

For more information on Cottonwood Art Festival, go to www.CottonwoodArtFestival.com. Whether shopping for art, listening to music, enjoying the outdoors or making art of your own, Cottonwood has something for everyone.

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For more information or photographs, contact:
Serri Ayers
Festival Director
Cottonwood Art Festival
City of Richardson
972-744-4580
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