*Kerrville was again the Focus of Art and Music Events on Memorial Day Weekend, 2024.
The 21st ANNUAL TEXAS MASTERS OF FINE ART & CRAFT SHOW was a great success. Mark your calendars now for next year, May 23-25, 2025. This past May, 25 award-winning Texas artists transformed the ballrooms of the YO Ranch Hotel into a breath-taking gallery of original artwork. The show has become an annual “Collectors’ Showcase” as art aficionados travel from all over the US for the chance to acquire new treasures. For more information about the show and its artists and to view photographs of their work, go to our main page: https://texasmasters.com/
The Kerr Arts & Cultural Center will be presenting the SOUTHWEST GOURD AND FIBER FINE ART SHOW, along with other activities May 16 through June 29, 2024. Show hours are Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 4pm. Opening reception and awards ceremony will be Saturday, May 25, 2 – 4 pm. The Kerr Arts & Cultural Center is on 228 Earl Garrett Street. Public invited. This show will amaze you with the inventiveness of the artists. For more information call 830-895-2911 or go to http://kacckerrville.com/.
The 52nd ANNUAL KERRVILLE FOLK FESTIVAL will return May 23-June 09, 2024, with another outstanding lineup of performances by masters of the folk music genre. One of the great Texas traditions, this internationally acclaimed gathering of musicians is held annually at the Quiet Valley Ranch, 9 miles south of Kerrville on Texas Hwy 16, at 3876 Medina Hwy, Kerrville, TX 78028. In addition to concerts, the festival offers activities for all ages that are focused on nurturing and developing artistic expression, especially the art of songwriting. For more up to date information on the festival go to https://www.
The Museum of Western Art is featuring its “41st Annual Roundup Exhibition & Sale, April 27 – June 8, 2024.” The Exhibition and Sale will bring together more than 60 top Western Artists presenting more than 100 original works of Western Art. The museum is dedicated to the collection, preservation, and promotion of the tradition of Western Art. The museum itself feels like a work of western art, as it was designed by renowned Texas architect O’Neil Ford and is located in a beautiful Hill Country setting at 1550 Bandera Highway, Kerrville, TX 78028. The museum is open daily 10am-4pm, Tuesday through Saturday. For more information call: (830) 896-2553 or go to http://museumofwesternart.com/.
The Hill Country Arts Foundation will host the Texas Watercolor Society’s 2024 Annual Show, May 3 – June 29, 2024. This is a national show featuring art from across the U. S. The HCAF will also host workshops featuring renowned watercolor artists. The show hours will run Monday through Friday 10am – 4pm, Saturday 10am – 2pm. The Hill country Arts Foundation is located at 120 Point Theatre Road, Ingram, Texas 78025. For more information, call 830-367-5121, or visit http://www.hcaf.com
In addition to the events that attract artists from across the state, Kerr County is home to many artists and craftspeople, making it a popular destination for art lovers. Also, the Hill Country is becoming a center for wine making as more than 60 wineries have formed the Texas Hill Country Wine Trail. There will be open house and wine tasting events throughout Memorial Weekend. Go to https://texashillcountrywineries.org/ for more information.
The Kerrville Convention & Visitors Bureau, 2108 Sidney Baker, Kerrville, TX 78028, 830-792-3535 has information about these and other happenings in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Their website is
http://www.kerrvilletexascvb.com/.
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Contact:
Dan Baker,
Coordinator of the Texas Masters of Fine Art & Craft Invitational Show
P.O. Box 180506, Dallas, TX 75218
Phone 214-497-7179, 469-223-4162
Email danbaker4850@gmail.com