Where better to find their inner creativity than at Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival. They will come alive at our multiple stations dedicated to kid’s discovery and expression. Maybe they’ll even grow up to become one of our juried artists one day.
Ignite the passion for art in your little Picasso.
Science and Industry Labs
See a unique exhibit showcasing the full array of programs available in the technology, health and science fields at TCC. Activities and demonstrations will be ongoing throughout the weekend.
DEMONSTRATIONS
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Aaron Melvin (817-565-2165): Tarrant County Maker Space
DEMONSTRATIONS
SATURDAY
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
MaryBecker (940-300-6851) & Ralph Tobin (817-223-2613): TCC NE, pottery wheel
Rick Barnes (972-979-4690), Quita Farley (817-692-7986), Pete Farley (817-692-1895): LoneStar Leather Guild
Lynne Dees (817-994-0044): DFW Basketry Guild
Aaron Melvin (817-565-2165): Tarrant County Maker Space
DEMONSTRATIONS
SUNDAY
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Ralph Tobin (817-223-2613): TCC NE, pottery wheel
Liza Nelson (940-205-0686), Gene Duvic (504-236-4899), Billy Coonrod (214-728-6199): LoneStar Leather Guild
Aaron Melvin (817-565-2165): Tarrant County Maker Space
Hands-on Activities
SAND ART BY MAIN ST.!
Fun & beauty create in sand! Come and express yourself by making a beautiful sand art bottle to take home or to give away to someone special!
KAMAN’S GLIMMER HENNA TATTOOS
Add some festival flair! Express yourself with creative henna designs!
UPLIFT EDUCATION –
PRINTMAKING AND MORE!
Visit the Uplift Education booth on 1st Street, and learn the art of printmaking. Kids, turn your unique drawing into a bright print to use as a card or keep for your art collection.
FORT WORTH MUSEUM OF
SCIENCE AND HISTORY –
BUILD A “HAPPY CITY!”
Help design the City (or Downtown) of your own imagination at the Happy City!! Kids help create a city using recyclables to make it a happier, fun & active place. We create kinetic (moving) sculptures! Children may take their buildings home with them or leave them to populate the city.
FACEPAINTING BY
KAMAN’S ART PROJECTS
Your face becomes an exciting work of art! All ages welcome!
FORT WORTH ISD –
DRONE COURSE AND
STEM PROGRAMS
Check out the Mobile Innovation Lab in the grassy area in front of the Tarrant County Administration Building. This sprawling mobile exhibit offers individuals and families a glimpse at the extensive STEM programs the district offers at all grade levels. You will have the opportunity to test your pilot skills on a drone course and your programming skills with Lego robotic races.
CARICATURES BY
KAMAN’S ART PROJECTS
Caricature artists draw you and your family in a fun setting, giving you a fun & happy memory to take home!
MAIN ST. Fort Worth Beauty Art Contest!
In conjunction with the amazing Main St. Arts Festival, Downtown Fort Worth Initiatives (DFWI) created an art contest for Fort Worth and Tarrant County senior art students entitled: Fort Worth Beauty. The mission of the art contest is to allow Fort Worth senior art students to express their vision of what they consider to be Fort Worth Beauty in 2-D form. The artwork must express a positive, non-political, non-threatening concept that focuses on the beauty of our Fort Worth culture and city.
Size Requirements for all 2-D Division Art Entries must be 11” X 14”.
CASH PRIZES
First Place = $1,000
Second Place = $750
Third Place = $500
Fourth Place = $250
In addition to the cash prizes awarded to the top 4 art students, the final round of 50 Art Entries will be displayed at the 2025 Main St. Arts Festival in the Makerszone during the arts festival; dates are: 4/10/25 to 4/13/25. Then, immediately after the Arts Festival, the 50 placing Art Entries will be exhibited at Fort Worth Museum of Science and History as part of a special exhibit. This is a true resume builder!
JUDGING
All artwork submitted during the Fall of 2023 and will be juried to place each piece of art. The top 50 placed artwork will advance to the final round held at the 2025 Main St. Arts Festival. All entries will be judged on artistic merit, creativity and their expression of the theme and subject matter. ELIGIBILITY: Participation in the Art Contest is limited to any Fort Worth and surrounding Tarrant County Texas students who are currently enrolled in a Texas Public, Private, Charter or Home School in grade 12.
IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES
- September 23, 2024, the link for the Art Entries (entry form and digital images of the artwork) will open up for artwork submissions.Art Entry Online Deadline: 5:00 p.m., Saturday, November 15, 2024. No Late Entries will be accepted.
- Online Entry Form must be completed by November 15, 2024, with the Artwork pictured in digital format, attached, for the Jury review.
- Once the artwork is presented to the Jury, and the top 50 placing artwork is chosen, the senior art students and their teachers will be notified of their place in the Art Contest by December 16, 2024 via email and/or telephone using the contact information indicated on the online entry form.
- Saturday, April 12, 2025 – The Awards Ceremony for the First, Second, Third and Fourth Place winners will be held (Invitation Only) at the Main Street Arts Festival, MakersZone After the Main Street Art Festival for approximately one month.
April 15, 2025 to June 1, 2025: All 50 students will have their Artwork exhibited either in person or digitally on screens throughout the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, 1600 Gendy Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107.
Contest Rules & Requirements
