Art in the Square draws 150+ artists
- Southlake Women’s Club staged the 26th Art in the Square from April 24-26 at Southlake Town Square, bringing more than 150 juried artists to a three-day fine arts festival and charity fundraiser. - Organizers said the event has distributed more than $3 million to local charities since 2000, while this year’s festival added two entertainment stages, children’s activities, food vendors, and free admission. - The festival has grown into a nationally recognized spring arts event run by volunteers in Southlake, with proceeds supporting women, children, and families. (artinthesquare.com)
Art in the Square returned to Southlake Town Square from April 24-26 for its 26th year, with more than 150 juried artists and free admission. (artinthesquare.com) (communityimpact.com) The Southlake Women’s Club produces the festival each year, and the 2026 edition ran as a three-day juried fine art show in the center of Southlake Town Square. (artinthesquare.com) (southlaketownsquare.com) The festival paired artist booths with live performances on two stages, including the Methodist Southlake main stage and the Texas Health gazebo stage. Saturday night’s headliner was Justin Mason. (artinthesquare.com) (nbcdfw.com) Children’s activities, youth art, food vendors, beer and wine sales, and family programming filled out the weekend beyond the juried art market. Parking in the town square garages was free. (artinthesquare.com) (visitsouthlaketexas.com) The event is also a fundraiser. The Southlake Women’s Club says all proceeds go to local charities serving women, children, and families in northeast Tarrant County. (artinthesquare.com) (communityimpact.com) Organizers say the festival has distributed more than $3 million since 2000, while Southlake City Council member Kathy Talley said this month that the total raised has topped $3.6 million. (artinthesquare.com) (communityimpact.com) Talley also said the festival takes about 1,000 volunteers to stage, underscoring how much of the operation is community-run rather than promoter-led. (msn.com) (artinthesquare.com) Art in the Square began in 2000 as a local fundraiser and is now marketed as a nationally ranked fine arts festival. Southlake Town Square says it draws tens of thousands of visitors each year. (artinthesquare.com) (southlaketownsquare.com) This year’s edition kept the formula that built the event: a volunteer-run art fair, a charity mission, and a town-square setting designed to pull in both collectors and families over one spring weekend. (artinthesquare.com) (southlakewomensclub.com)
