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The success of the MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival can be directly attributed to the quality of each of our 200 Exhibiting Artists, selected from 1611 applications this past year. Each artist applied to the show using Zapplication, and are treated as the stars of our show. We invite you to review their information on our website prior to joining us down on the bricks. If you have a collection, now's a great time to add to it. If you've never had one - what a great time to start! Each artist will personally be on hand to discuss their work and make you feel right at home purchasing art.
Our web gallery is is now online! Click the "Artist Gallery" icon on this page to access our artist lineup.
Here are a few tips:
Collecting in General
- Spend time learning about art and individual artists instead of following the latest art trends or styles of the moment. Popularity does not insure an artist will go up in value over the years. Glancing through our Participating Artists' Gallery will be a great way to prepare yourself for your journey downtown.
- Educating yourself about up and coming artists can help you purchase wonderful work that you can afford before it becomes artificially inflated. While purchasing expensive pieces by already established artists is one method of collecting, it's certainly not the only way and not necessarily the most profitable way in the long-term. MAIN ST. Artists are the best in the world at what they do, and will go out of their way to help you learn more.
- Buy what you love. The artwork you purchase will presumably be in your home for a long time. Make sure you really love the artwork you buy and it will enhance your decor and add to your quality of life for years to come.
- There is no right way to collect art. Each individual or collector has his or her own method of purchasing art, and it can vary from: buying bundles of art at one time, purchasing a select piece once every year or two, commissioning a favorite artist to create individual work with personal meaning, etc. Find the style of collecting that best suits you and stick with that, but be sure to walk around MAIN ST. to get a feel for what might fit in best in your collection.
- Think outside the box! Be creative. Here's an opportunity to express yourself with items of jewelry, clothing or household items that are hand-crafted by skilled artists.
- Ask questions. Our artists won't hesitate to answer whatever questions you may have when considering the purchase of a work of art. Provenance, condition, artist information, and history are all aspects of the piece that are very important to its value and your enjoyment of the work.
View this year's
Participating Artist Gallery, or look through the
Artists' Archives for exhibits from previous years.
The MAIN ST. Fort Worth Arts Festival showcases a juried art fair, savory food, live concerts, performance artists and street performers!
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