Cottonwood Art Festival Names 15 Art Students as 2011 Emerging Artists

March 22, 2011 - PRLog -- This Spring, the Cottonwood Art Festival will feature the work of more than 240 established artists – and also the efforts of a select group of 15 art students who have been named Emerging Artists.

Selected works by art students from four high schools in the Richardson Independent School District will be shown at the Cottonwood Art Festival on May 7-8, 2011, at Cottonwood Park in Richardson. Patrons will be able to view, learn about and buy the students’ artwork during the festival.  

Sponsored by Opportunity Bank in Richardson and now in its fifth year, the Emerging Artists program is designed to mentor students in the art world. Art teachers encourage their students to express themselves artistically and learn how to exhibit their work. Opportunity Bank will also award scholarships and prize ribbons at a reception honoring the art students.

The program is unique in that it is open only to art students in high school and college. Each student develops an art concept and an artist statement, and produces images of their work. After review by their art instructor, student artwork is submitted to members of the Cottonwood Art Festival jury.

The students’ work will be exhibited through April at the Forrest & Virginia Green Mezzanine-Gallery at Richardson’s Eisemann Center and then at the Cottonwood Art Festival in May.

This year’s Emerging Artists:
JJ Pearce High School:
   Olivia Freasier
   Dima Leinweber
   Hasmik Martirosyan
   Katie Matson
   Chloe Bato

Richardson High School:
   Nicholas Anderson
   Max Anderson
   Agustin Contreras
   Hunter Blanks
   Jesus Apolonio
   John Vo
   Phares Moran

Lake Highlands High School
   Danyelle Williams

Berkner High School
   Eduardo Jimenez
   Adolfo Hernandez

Now in its 42nd year, the Cottonwood Art Festival is rated the fifth best art festival in the United States and is the premier fine arts event in North Texas. The festival is scheduled for 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 7-8, 2011, at Cottonwood Park, 1321 W. Beltline Road, one block east of Coit Road in Richardson, TX. Parking and admission is free.

For more information, check out Cottonwood’s website - www.cottonwoodartfestival.com - or Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cottonwood-Art-Festival/146....

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Now in its 42nd year, the Cottonwood Art Festival is rated the fifth best art festival in the United States and is the premier fine arts event in North Texas. The festival is scheduled for 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 7-8, 2011, at Cottonwood Park, 1321 W. Beltline Road, one block east of Coit Road in Richardson, TX. Parking and admission is free.

For more information, check out Cottonwood’s website - www.cottonwoodartfestival.com - or Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cottonwood-Art-Festival/146250468744580.