Well, the 2011 Clarksville Fine Arts Festival has come and gone. Thank you for attending and we hope you had a wonderful time.
For 2012, we’ll be even bigger and better. Mark your calendars for the first Saturday in June (June 2, 2012). Artists, the 2012 festival will be on the same day as the Highway 82 garage sale, so we expect a large influx of shoppers, buyers, and lookers cruising the massive Highway 82 sale. We’re right on the route and they can’t help but see our banners and the colorful festival on the Historic Clarksville Square. With the food, live music, and amazing art they can’t help but stop to see us. This promises to be the best Clarksville Fine Arts Festival yet!
Are you an artist? An art lover? Are you looking for that painting for over the fireplace, the perfect piece of jewelry for your loved one, or perhaps that dramatic sculpture for that empty space in the corner? Or maybe you just like meeting creative people and looking at interesting and beautiful things.
The 2012 Clarksville Fine Arts Festival will be Saturday, June 2, 2012, from 9:AM to 4:PM in Clarksville, Texas. This will be our fifth year and we are becoming established as a premier event in the North-East Texas region.
The festival is free to artists exhibiting their own artwork. It is open to all Fine Artists (those doing original paintings, sculptures, pottery, photography, & personally handmade jewelry) and also Original Authors (published books).
Free Admission! Free Parking!
The Festival is an outdoor event held on the grass of the Historic City Square. In addition to the artist exhibits we have live music performances in the center of the Square during the event.
Artists, registration will open January 1st, 2012 and spaces go fast. Go here to request a free 10’ x 10’ space. We will present a $200.00 cash prize for the “Best in Show” to one artist.
Art — Music — Food — Fun
The 2012 Art Festival promises to be the best yet!
For 2011 we had a fantastic Live Music schedule for your entertainment including non-traditional (means “Fun!”) violinist Erica James, Austin’s Matt the Electrician, and Texarkana’s One Night Stand.
2012 will be even better!
Don’t forget to come out at 6pm Friday night for the artists’ reception, featured artist show, and wine and cheese event at Square Corner Artworks!
There’s plenty of antique shopping on the square too so bring the whole family!
You won’t go hungry! There will be plenty of food available in and around the festival!
Art on the historic Clarksville Square
The event is sponsored by PRIDE and The Friends of Clarksville Main Street and is organized by Square Corner Artworks. They invite all area artists to participate in the festival.
For the 2011 festival we had more than 40 participating artists from Annona, Avery, Ballard, Blossom, Clarksville, Dallas, Detroit, Mt. Vernon, Paris and Sulphur Springs displaying their paintings, graphics, prints, sculptures, jewelry, fiber, wood, glass, and clay artwork. We had live printmaking and wood turning displays, and 10 published authors offering books and signings.
Don’t miss out on the fun! Artists mark your calendars to get registered.
Everybody else make your plans to attend today!
Live Demos or new and exciting for this year!
The artists below are doing live demonstrations or shows during the festival. Be sure and check them out. For our complete artists listings go here.