The 40th Annual ARTFEST will be held at Fair Park this weekend, May 22-24, 2009.

Tickets for ARTFEST 2009 are $5 in advance and are available at Tom Thumb stores. Tickets are $6 at the gate.

Saturday, May 23rd 10am – 7pm
Sunday, May 24th 10am – 6pm

A “WineStroll” Preview Party & Wine Tasting event is Friday from 6pm-9pm. Tickets for the Friday evening Winestroll are $15 in advance, $20 at the gate.

I volunteered at ARTFEST last year and had a blast. If you’re volunteering, I recommend requesting to be one of the angels. The angels watch over the booths when the artists need to take a break for a few minutes. Instead of selling t-shirts and beer, you’re helping out the artists.

ARTFEST is one of the premier Fine Arts shows & festivals in the nation, integrating fine art, kids arts, music, performing arts, artists demonstrations and fun for everyone. Over 200 artists will showcase fine art for every taste, fancy or budget, including paintings, sculptures, wood working, iron works, jewelry and much, much more . There will also be a Live Music Stage featuring local & regional musicians and a Cultural Arts Stage featuring artists demonstrations by ARTFEST artists and performances by cultural arts organizations from all over the Metroplex.

ARTFEST is produced by The 500 Inc., a 100% volunteer, non-profit organization whose purpose is to raise vital financial, volunteer and training support for the Dallas arts community. Proceeds from ARTFEST benefit cultural arts organizations in Dallas.

http://www.artfest500.com/

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