The details for the 2013 Fair will be updated as they are confirmed.
The Fair is held on Memorial Day Weekend in Kerrville, Texas. You can find general information about the Fair and details about the 2012 Fair by clicking the links under “Arts & Crafts Fair” above.
2013 Dates and Hours
Friday May 24, 2013: 5pm-9pm
Saturday May 25, 2013: 9am-5pm
Sunday May 26, 2013: 9am-5pm
If you need additional details, please use the contact link above to send us an email.
The Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair awards ribbons and prizes annually to both professional artists and Emerging Student Artist Scholarship participants. We are proud to have all of our amazing artists as participants and think they are all winners!
Be sure to come out this weekend to support them all! Details HERE.
2012 Professional Artist Awards
Best in Show: David Busch, Painting
Ceramics
First Place: Kathie & Ed Alonso
Second Place: Don Brimberry
Consumables
First Place: Elly Fleegal
Drawing & Pastels
First Place: Rita Kirkman
Second Place: Sherry Steele
Fiber
First Place: Nazneen Husain
Second Place: Leisa McCord
Glass
First Place: Suely Lohr
Second Place: Kimberly & Richard VanPelt
Graphics & Printmaking
First Place Tie: Wendell Fuqua and Anne Gaines
Jewelry
First Place: Cathy Poquette
Second Place: Fred Stockbauer
Metal
First Place: Larry & Bobbie Hale
Second Place: Rick Pyndus
Mixed Media
First Place: Terrell Powell
Second Place: Steve Hunsicker
Painting
First Place: Todd Abbott Winters
Second Place: Jackie Haliburton
Photography
First Place: Jamie Rood
Second Place: Clark Crenshaw
Sculpture
First Place: Carlos Moseley
Wood
First Place: Brent Freed
Second Place: Jim Keller
2012 Emerging Texas Artist Scholarship Winners
Underwritten by James Avery
2012 Emerging Texas Artist: Weasun Song, University of North Texas, Ceramics
Runner-Up Emerging Texas Artist: Lynette Atchley, University of Texas at San Antonio, Ceramics
Special Mention: Lacy Weyler, Austin Community College, Jewelry
Special Mention: Cody Clinton, University of North Texas, Ceramics
Special Mention: Meredith Richey, Baylor University, Painting
Special Mention: Holly Siggelow, University of North Texas, Ceramics
Special Mention: Sirandyn Wayne, Austin Community College, Jewelry
Special Mention: Mitchell Miranda, Baylor University, Sculpture
Fair Hours
Friday May 25 6PM-10PM
Saturday May 26 9AM-6PM
Sunday May 27 9AM-6PM
Tickets can be purchased at the gate. They are $5/day. Children 12 and under are $1 and infants are free of charge.
The Fair is located at 4000 Riverside Dr. East in Kerrville, Texas. You can contact the Fair office at 830-896-5711.
Parking is located at the Hill Country Youth Exhibit Center (Ag Barn) OR Flat Rock park/Riverside Drive.
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Are you excited about spending Memorial Day Weekend at the Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair? We have plenty of exciting changes ahead.
- Daily Fair admission is just $5 and kids under 12 are $1!
- We’ve replaced the Wine & Beer Tasting with a fantastic evening: the Fair will open on Friday May 25th at 6:00 pm and you’ll have the opportunity to shop, eat, drink at the bar, and listen to some great live music from the Melissa Ludwig Band and Emory Quinn!
- The Fair dates are Friday May 25 from 6-10, Saturday May 26 from 9-6, and Sunday May 27 from 9-6.
- Tickets are available at the gate.
- Have you been looking for amazing demonstrations? We’ve got you covered! Demonstrations will be scattered throughout the park–you’ll even be able to get your own hands dirty in some cases!
- 125 of Texas’ finest artists in a variety of categories will be spread through the River Star Arts & Event Park. Start at the East entrance or the West; it doesn’t matter! You’ll find incredible work on all ends and shuttles will be available to help you move around the 7 acres.
- The Young Texas Artist K-12 Art Competition pieces will be on prominent display at the East entrance. Support Texas’ K-12 students and spend some time browsing their efforts.
- The Emerging Texas Artist Scholarship Program, for Texas college students, will have its own tent. James Avery has generously underwritten this scholarship program and given hundreds of Texas college students the opportunity to pursue their artistic endeavors. You’ll be certain to find some amazing, creative pieces in this tent!
- As always, parking is free at the Hill Country Youth Exhibit Center or Flat Rock Park. The Boy Scouts are on hand to direct you to parking and tips are definitely appreciated!
The advertising brochure has been posted here and the artist list will be updated shortly.
The River Star Music Series kicks off its second event on Saturday, March 24th! With music by Kerrville’s own Amber Kinsel, Nicolette Good, and Dawn & Hawkes, it’s sure to be great time for all.
It’s just $5 to get in and you can bring in our ad from this week’s Hill Country Community Journal to get $1 off! This is a family-friendly environment and kids under 12 are free with an adult. Gates open at 4:30 and music starts at 5:00.
Beer, wine, sodas, and water will be available for purchase, as well as burgers and hotdogs grilled to order by TACEF’s own staff! This is a bring your own seating event and no outside coolers, beverages, or pets allowed.
We can’t wait to see you out at the River Star Arts & Event Park this weekend!
The Texas Arts & Crafts Educational Foundation is proud to introduce its new event: the River Star Music Series! This Saturday, February 25th, is the first of the monthly series featuring original Texas musicians. The headliner for this Saturday is Emory Quinn with Kerrville’s own Bradley Sherrer and Pipe Creek’s Rodney Joe Smith as the opening acts.
It’s just $5 to get in and you can bring in our ad from Thursday’s Kerrville Daily Times to get $1 off! This is a family-friendly environment and kids under 12 are free with an adult. Gates open at 4:30 and music starts at 5:00.
Beer, wine, sodas, and water will be available for purchase, as well as food by Conchita’s on Main. This is a bring your own seating event and no outside coolers, beverages, or pets allowed
We’re excited to be bringing an event like this to Kerrville that will support Texas musicians, both emerging and established, as well as benefit our local community. We can’t wait to see you out at the River Star Arts & Event Park this weekend!
For more details please call 830-896-5711 or email fair@tacef.org. The River Star Arts & Event Park is located at 4000 Riverside Dr. East in Kerrville.
Tickets to the Arts & Crafts Fair can no longer be purchased online. You may purchase tickets at the gate.
Tickets to the Wine & Beer Tasting can be purchased by calling the TACEF offices at (830) 896-5711.
Texas Star Talent contestants will receive one complimentary Fair ticket to be picked up at will call at the entrance near the exhibit hall (Ag Barn).
A map to the grounds of the Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair can be found here.
Tickets for the Texas State Arts & Crafts Fair and the Wine & Beer Tasting can be purchased in the ONLINE STORE.
Please excuse the slight disarray! We’re moving to our new website and new servers this evening so things are probably looking a little strange for our frequent website visitors.
We hope you’re able to easily navigate the new site and find what you need; however, if you can’t find what you’re looking for please don’t hesitate to use the CONTACT section of our website to get in touch. If email doesn’t seem to be working please feel free to call.
We hope to have the entire website running smoothly next week.
Welcome to Texas Arts & Crafts Educational Foundation’s spiffy new website! Take a look around–it’s jam packed full of features…
- An integrated blog where you can keep up with our news.
- A store for tickets, merchandise, registrations, etc…
- A calendar that shows all events that TACEF produces, as well as all bookings at River Star Arts & Event Park.
- A central location to fill out and submit all forms such as applications and registrations.
- An artists’ gallery where you can see images of artwork created by artists participating in our events.