Southwest Dallas Arts Festival

Faith Bible Church of DeSoto, Texas is proud to announce the Third Annual Southwest Dallas Arts Festival. Our desire is to create an opportunity for local artists to come together as part of the Great Southwest Dallas Community expressing our love for art.

Our theme for this year's event is:

Discard / Reclaim


Artwork will be juried and prizes awarded on interpretation of the theme.    

Prizes

Cash Prizes will be given for the best of show and 1st place in each category.  

OFFICIAL GUIDLINES

  • Important Dates:

                  March 10th    ART DELIVERY  9am - Noon

                  March 17th    OENING NIGHT/AWARDS  6pm

                  April 1st         Art Pick-Up   9am - 1pm

  • Eligibility & Entry Fees: 

                  Adults   $10/per entry  High School (grades 9-12)  $5/per entry

For more information, contact Russ Reed:

Media Categories:

  • Works on on canvas: oils, acrylics
  • Works on paper: watercolor, pastels, drawings, mixed media, print making
  • Sculpture
  • Photography

Presentation Requirements

  • Appropriately Framed
  • Ready for mounting or installation
  • High school works will be accepted with mattes
  • May not exceed 72 inches in any direction
  • Pedastools must be approved with sculpture, if needed

JUROR

Jim Hutchinson, MFA

Faith Bible Church is excited to announce Jim Hutchinson as our 2012 Festival juror and speaker. Jim is an Art and Communications Professor and Director of Graphic Design at Dallas Baptist.