Texas has a wide-ranging art scene - from new age sculpture to watercolor outdoor scenes. Every type of art and every type of artist can be found in the Lone Star State. Texas' many art festivals are an excellent way to witness this art first hand.
Held each year on New Year's Eve, First Night Austin includes an afternoon family festival, a procession down Congress Avenue, and a night-time art show and festival which features steet corners and storefronts converted into art galleries and stages.
Founded in 1979 to promote cultural arts in Central Texas, the Tablerock Festival of Salado offers a variety of seasonal performances in the historic Tablerock Amphitheater near Salado Creek.
A three-week celebration of visual and performing arts, the Corpus Christi Festival of Arts has quickly become of favorite annual event for residents and visitors alike.
Held over Memorial Day weekend each year for over three decades, the Dallas Art Fest features a "run for the arts," live music, children's activities and fine artists from across the country.
Held at the Hangar Hotel, Art Past Dark is a weekend-long celebration of arts, antiques and music in Fredericksburg.
Held in Cottonwood Park in Richardson, just outside of Dallas, the Cottonwood Art Festival is an outdoor art festival featuring over 200 artists from across the United States, England, and Canada, as well as live music, including country, rock, jazz, blues, swing and folk.
