Art Worth is an exciting new festival in Fort Worth, Texas. Our third annual edition will take place October 25, 26 & 27, 2024. Our hours are 10am to 5pm on Friday & Saturday, and 11am to 4pm on Sunday. Admission is FREE.
This festival is a celebration of visual art and classical music. You’ll enjoy a juried exhibition featuring the work of superlative artists from across Texas and the US; plus, demonstrations of decorative arts disciplines, such as glassblowing, metalsmithing, wheel thrown pottery & woodturning.
There are also Classical Music performances by area ensembles ranging from elementary and high schools to TCU's Opera Studio and professional companies. Food & Libations available, too!
There will be lots of ART, music, ART, food, ART, libations, and ART! Your presence is requested (we also welcome VERY well socialized, Leashed Pets, with their VERY contentious owners who carry their own supply of waste bags!!).
This juried festival of fine craft and fine art will be held on the lawn of The Shops at Clearfork, a bustling shopping and residential complex, with a selection of outstanding restaurants.
Art Worth is an immersive experience aimed at heightening general appreciation for, and understanding of, art. Guests will be surrounded with art, and have the opportunity to learn about it through conversations with the people who make it. The festival will also present Fort Worthians with chance to visit to enjoy classical music, food and wine, and visit with friends in a beautiful setting, on the lawn of The Shops at Clearfork.
Art Worth is for two sets of people, who we hope to bring together through this event. Group A is comprised of artists; our primary goal is to assist artists in their ability to make a living through their work. Group B is pretty much everyone else; even if you aren’t in the market to buy anything, we all need to expose ourselves to as much art as possible. In doing that, we learn to discern what is good and not so good.
Rest assured that at Art Worth, one will only see really good work, and experiencing that can help to give one the confidence to recognize what might be not so good in some future encounter. That’s another reason we love fine-craft; people are always reticent to express a critical opinion of a painting: is it good or not? is the question subjective? do I need an MFA to even weigh in?
One can, however, easily become a confident judge of fine craft: once one observes the beautifully finished underside of a piece of pottery, and then picks up a piece of pottery with a rough, table-scratching foot, one can take pride in having acquired the ability to recognize good and not good: finishing is everything!
Questions? Contact us at artworthfest@gmail.com for answers!
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Rebecca Low started doing art in 1993, which was inspired by scrap metal while taking walks with her dog, Pepper. Low decided to take a welding course with the pipe fitters to learn how to weld, which allowed her to make her own creations come to fruition. Previously an interior designer of 25 years, she left a successful career and neve
Rebecca Low started doing art in 1993, which was inspired by scrap metal while taking walks with her dog, Pepper. Low decided to take a welding course with the pipe fitters to learn how to weld, which allowed her to make her own creations come to fruition. Previously an interior designer of 25 years, she left a successful career and never looked back. Luckily, those interior design skills came in handy when she designed and was the general contractor on her gallery and studio. Low works with many different types of materials, such as metal, glass, plastic, wood, fire and water. She also uses a variety of techniques in assembling her works. When you look at the clouds you might see a dog, or perhaps a horse's head. When I look at what many people call ‘junk,’ I may see all kinds of things. Simply put, I create what I see. The inspiration behind my art is being able to see beyond ‘just a piece of metal’ or ‘rusted whatever’ and recognize its potential with passion and creativity. I take either found objects or raw metal (or both) and often combine them with paint, water, rock, glass, fire or any other material to create my vision. My intention is never to try and control; I instead let the visions and materials do that. Seeing things differently applies in many areas of life; it also leads to seeing people differently and giving them second chances - just like repurposing these found treasures. A signature of hers is the asymmetry of her creations. Rebecca is the owner of Rebecca Low Gallery and has a distinguished record as an artist of both public and private commissions.
I am predominantly a ceramic artist who makes wheel thrown vessels, handmade tiles and tile mosaics using a variety of methods. My original designs have evolved over forty years as a full-time artist. I continue to explore new glaze techniques, form and color. I attended the Pretoria Art School at the College for Advanced Technology in
I am predominantly a ceramic artist who makes wheel thrown vessels, handmade tiles and tile mosaics using a variety of methods. My original designs have evolved over forty years as a full-time artist. I continue to explore new glaze techniques, form and color. I attended the Pretoria Art School at the College for Advanced Technology in Pretoria South Africa and The University of Texas at Arlington where I focused on ceramics and sculpture. After returning to Texas, I became a full-time ceramic artist selling as well as exhibiting my ceramics throughout the Southwest. I also started teaching throwing and Raku firing workshops. In time I developed a strong signature technique for my contemporary ceramics. Most of my vessels are thrown on the potter’s wheel. When working with my new Crystalline glazes I use white percaline clay and zinc-based glazes. I actually grow crystals in my glazes using ridiculously complicated firing schedules. I have created several outdoor ceramic mosaic murals in Fort Worth, Texas. My latest Public Art project was designing 12 panels for the Iron Horse Station for TexRail at the North Richland Hill Station, installed March of 2022. September 2014, I designed and installed a 233’ recycled glass tile mosaic reflecting the natural prairie grasses and flowers native to Grand Prairie Texas. This was a public art project for the City of Grand Prairie funded in part by a National Endowment for the Arts grant. Along with my husband glass artist Raymond Rains and our dog Barney Summers I own and operate Cliff House Studio and Gallery in Fort Worth, Texas.
S. Janelle Montgomery is an art historian and curator living in Fort Worth, Texas. She grew up in North Texas before moving to Chicago, where she received a BA in Politics, Economics, Rhetoric, and Law and an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago. Later, she returned to school to study art history, graduating with an MA from TCU i
S. Janelle Montgomery is an art historian and curator living in Fort Worth, Texas. She grew up in North Texas before moving to Chicago, where she received a BA in Politics, Economics, Rhetoric, and Law and an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago. Later, she returned to school to study art history, graduating with an MA from TCU in 2017. Ms. Montgomery has taught Art History at TCU and the University of North Texas. She has also served in curatorial roles at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the Amon Carter Museum, and the Kimbell Art Museum. She is currently a Gentling Fellow at the Amon Carter Museum of America Art.
Amy Bishop not only wears the hat as
WRR’s midday host,
but also as the marketing manager.
Prior to returning to Dallas, Amy was the arts and culture beat reporter for Houston’s NPR affiliate and announcer at the former classical music radio station. As an award-winning journalist, her stories could often be heard statewide and nationally
Amy Bishop not only wears the hat as
WRR’s midday host,
but also as the marketing manager.
Prior to returning to Dallas, Amy was the arts and culture beat reporter for Houston’s NPR affiliate and announcer at the former classical music radio station. As an award-winning journalist, her stories could often be heard statewide and nationally on Texas Standard and NPR’s Here & Now.
She started her career in radio at the age of 19 as a student DJ for KNTU at the University of North Texas, eventually working her way up to the Program Director position by her senior year. Amy graduated with a German degree, but had her sights set on continuing her radio career after college and worked in various capacities at a mixed bag of radio stations in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Her other radio experience includes working as a reporter/anchor/airborne traffic reporter for News Radio 1080 KRLD and as a reporter/anchor for the Texas State Network. Prior to leaving for a job in Houston in 2012, she was WRR’s midday host and earned a spot on the City of Dallas’ Wall of Honor for two years in a row. She is thrilled that things have come full circle by having the opportunity to share her love of classical music with WRR’s listeners.
In addition to classical, Amy’s musical tastes are broad. She is a self-proclaimed Beatlemaniac and a bona fide Anglophile, loving all things British. She often describes herself as a coffee-addicted crazy cat lady who loves to dance. She is a regular contributor to Arts and Culture Texas Magazine and an ardent advocate for supporting arts and cultural organizations.
Dr. Jacquelyn Delin McDonald is an art historian whose research focuses on art from German-speaking countries, American art, and women artists during the long nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Her current book project involves the study of German-American sculptor Elisabet Ney. She has published and given various public lectures on Ne
Dr. Jacquelyn Delin McDonald is an art historian whose research focuses on art from German-speaking countries, American art, and women artists during the long nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Her current book project involves the study of German-American sculptor Elisabet Ney. She has published and given various public lectures on Ney as well as the ‘sculptress phenomenon’ of the late-nineteenth century. She is currently a Lecturer at the University of Texas at Dallas, as well as an adjunct faculty member at Texas Christian University, and the University of North Texas. She has held fellowships with the U.S. Capitol as well as the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History. During her undergraduate studies, she worked in various mediums to explore and exalt the figure. Using of arbitrary color and gesture, her works confront the voyeuristic gaze. As a DFW native and ‘Sunday painter,’ she is thrilled to serve as a judge for the Art Worth community event.
Laurin McCracken, AWS, NWS, is a realist watercolorist. Many of his signature paintings feature deep black backgrounds. His approach to still life painting emulates that of the Dutch and Flemish still life painters of the 16th and 17th centuries. His paintings have won multiple awards and have been included in competitive and invited ex
Laurin McCracken, AWS, NWS, is a realist watercolorist. Many of his signature paintings feature deep black backgrounds. His approach to still life painting emulates that of the Dutch and Flemish still life painters of the 16th and 17th centuries. His paintings have won multiple awards and have been included in competitive and invited exhibitions around the world. He is well known as a teacher that works closely with his students to help them improve their painting techniques while learning many intriguing things about the art and techniques of watercolor.
David Mikitka, Sculptor
I’ve been involved in art one way or another throughout my life. I grew up in a home where if something was broken or needed to be built, we simply did the work ourselves. I did not recognize it at the time, but the experience of working alongside my father and grandfather on those tasks of fixing the washing mach
David Mikitka, Sculptor
I’ve been involved in art one way or another throughout my life. I grew up in a home where if something was broken or needed to be built, we simply did the work ourselves. I did not recognize it at the time, but the experience of working alongside my father and grandfather on those tasks of fixing the washing machine, building an addition on the house, or laying a stone wall, developed in me an innate sense of creativity in solving physical problems, working with the raw and at times natural materials at hand, and understanding structure and dimensional relationships. I believe a great deal of my personal motivation comes from the lifelong satisfaction of creating something that meets a need or serves a function, and is also appreciated as a thing of skill and beauty.
I began expressing myself artistically in high school. Needing an easy-A credit, I signed up to take a basic crafts class involving ceramics, leather and enameling, and once I had completed that course, the instructor agreed to my auditing his class for another two years. During those years, he allowed me free access to explore anything I cared to during class time. He taught me to weld which led to my early interest in sculpting metals, especially steel. One of my works placed first in the Arizona State division of the Scholastic Arts Awards and was then sent on for national judging where it received an Honorable Mention. Being full of youthful ambition, I then tried to go “pro” by offering my works for sale in various local galleries. When they wouldn’t sell at any price, I realized that truly making a living as an artist was not as easy as I had naively thought. As such, I took a different path to college and a more traditional career but maintained a keen interest in all the arts, occasionally dabbling in my own sculpture and design as time and professional commitments allowed.
I returned to sculpting on a more serious basis due to a chance meeting and friendship with Matt, a professional photographer and owner of a local art gallery. He viewed some of my earlier high school work and enthusiastically placed a few pieces in a show. When my sculptures received a goodly amount of positive attention, he very strongly encouraged me to start creating art again and truly became my mentor and chief promoter. Without his encouragement, I wouldn’t have come back to the arts in this way. I chose him as the model for this piece hoping to express Matt’s ceaseless sense of thought, wonder, and pondering of even the most common things, historical events, or human trials and tribulations. I never tire of having to ponder my own beliefs when hearing his perspectives and typically unconventional views.
I like sculpting copper because it was the first elemental metal collected and worked by primitive peoples and the need for fire and heat to create a work is a spiritual experience for me. I use only scrap copper reclaimed through recycling and usually incorporate something found or unique and personal to each piece that accents and exemplifies the personality of my subject. My inspiration occurs sporadically when I see something unique, tragic, or beautiful in an individual, often someone within my circle of acquaintances, friends, and family. With a mind full of ideas, I eagerly anticipate exploring this medium in the future and seeing where the process will lead.
Anne Kelly Lewis, ISA AM.
A Fort Worth native, Anne is the Director of the William C. Campbell Gallery.
Anne is an Accredited Member of the International Society of Appraisers. She served as the Vice President and President (2016-2019) of the North Texas Chapter of ISA (NTISA) and served as a board member, Vice President and President (
Anne Kelly Lewis, ISA AM.
A Fort Worth native, Anne is the Director of the William C. Campbell Gallery.
Anne is an Accredited Member of the International Society of Appraisers. She served as the Vice President and President (2016-2019) of the North Texas Chapter of ISA (NTISA) and served as a board member, Vice President and President (2017-2020) of the Foundation for Appraisal Education (FAE). With a BA in Art's Management from the College of Charleston,
She served as the director and in house fine art appraiser at the established American fine art gallery in Dallas, Texas, David Dike Fine Art for 11 years. The gallery specializes in turn of the century to mid-century American and European art. From 2008 - 2020, Anne executed the highly successful David Dike Fine Art, Texas Art Auction.
Greg Belz describes himself as being “basically, a cheer leader for artists.” Greg serves as Executive Director for ArtWorks Foundation, a nonprofit he founded to “help artist grow in their business and their work through programs including exhibitions and education initiatives.” Greg’s skills as an art cheerleader – and event organ
Greg Belz describes himself as being “basically, a cheer leader for artists.” Greg serves as Executive Director for ArtWorks Foundation, a nonprofit he founded to “help artist grow in their business and their work through programs including exhibitions and education initiatives.” Greg’s skills as an art cheerleader – and event organizer – were honed through experiences in a previous life, through a career devoted to entertainment marketing and promotion. He worked primarily in television promotion (and was named one of the industry’s 25 top broadcast marketing executives by Promax International). He has also served as a marketing and public relations advisor to other entertainment clients, ranging from Broadway touring companies, to Rodeos, to The Bolshoi Ballet. Greg focuses his efforts toward cheering-on, and creating events to serve artists engaged in 3-D media, such as: glass, metal, clay, wood, fiber, etc. Earlier in life, Greg had founded another art-centric nonprofit, which was involved in promoting the work of painters and sculptors, but the second time around he realized that the functionality of the work created by many 3-D artists made it infinitely more interesting, and that people who were really good at creating work in 3-D media were generally more dedicated, as well as (slightly) less crazy. His work on behalf of fine-craft artists was recognized in 2020 by Tennessee Craft, with an honorary life membership (one of just 28 awarded since 1970). Greg’s earliest recollection of being an art enthusiast was third grade; “my teacher used to show us paintings of old masters – like flash cards – and ask us to identify the piece and the artist: my favorite was Master Crewe as King Henry VIII by Sir Joshua Reynolds. That was the longest title, and I was the only one in class who could remember it. Throughout elementary school I attended Saturday and summer painting classes at The Memphis Art Academy; art was my favorite class in High School, and in 11th and 12th grades I took two art classes each day. My parents forbade my becoming an art major in college. So, I became more of a spectator. I had always been more enthusiastic than proficient anyway; so, it was probably for the best. Plus, I can be a fairly scathing critic, and I might have ended up not speaking to myself.” Through his work with ArtWorks Foundation, Greg has staged dozens of exhibitions in the Memphis and Nashville, TN, areas, He had long harbored hopes of presenting art events in other areas of the country, but couldn’t find a city he liked enough, until he visited Fort Worth. Charmed by the city, its cultural district, and most Fort Worthians’ evident enthusiasm for the arts, Greg decided to follow in the footsteps of fellow Tennesseans, Sam Houston and Davey Crockett and head to Texas: hopefully, with a better outcome. In addition to staging art events, such as Art Worth, ArtWorks Foundation also awards scholarships for advanced study workshops at schools for Fine-Craft, and is working towards building a regional center celebrating the 3-D arts (aka fine craft).
Community Out Reach Director
Lauren started her career in non-profit management in 2007 where she cultivated her love for the arts and skills in communications, marketing, PR/media, and more. Lauren is a graduate of Rhodes College, where she earned her BA in Art History. Lauren lives in the North Texas area with her husband, Nick and son
Community Out Reach Director
Lauren started her career in non-profit management in 2007 where she cultivated her love for the arts and skills in communications, marketing, PR/media, and more. Lauren is a graduate of Rhodes College, where she earned her BA in Art History. Lauren lives in the North Texas area with her husband, Nick and son David.
Anyone wishing to Sponsor, or otherwise contribute to the success of Art Worth, may email Lauren through this link
Paige helped to launch Art Worth. She also launched Paige Hendricks Public Relations in Dallas in 1978. Over the years, her clients have benefited from Paige’s ability to connect the dots and provide recommendations on how to engage audiences in meaningful ways. Paige Hendricks was privileged to have worked with dozens of remarkable PHP
Paige helped to launch Art Worth. She also launched Paige Hendricks Public Relations in Dallas in 1978. Over the years, her clients have benefited from Paige’s ability to connect the dots and provide recommendations on how to engage audiences in meaningful ways. Paige Hendricks was privileged to have worked with dozens of remarkable PHPR employees for nearly four decades. She and her teams designed and executed internal and external communication programs for businesses and organizations in many industries.
Paige studied at Mount Vernon College, now a part of George Washington University, before completing B.A. degrees in journalism and English at TCU. She did graduate work in English at UNT. Following a career with daily and weekly newspapers in Alabama and upstate New York, she returned to Texas and launched Paige Hendricks Public Relations in Dallas in 1978.
Over the years, every single client has benefited from Paige’s ability to connect the dots and provide recommendations on how to engage audiences in meaningful ways. The North Texas Communities have benefited from Paige’s contributions continually. She is on the Board of Directors for Educational First Steps and on TCU’s Schieffer College Board of Visitors. Paige serves as one of Ballet Concerto’s Advisory Board members. Over the years, she’s contributed thousands of volunteer hours to community groups and participates as a current member of the World Affairs Council of Dallas Fort Worth, the Host Family Committee for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, and the Rotary Club of Fort Worth. The oldest of five siblings, Paige lives with her husband, Bob Russey, in Fort Worth, as do all four of her brothers and their families. Bob and Paige have between them four adult children and six grandchildren. Insatiably curious, she loves theatre, ballet, reading, travel and movies.
Whitney is a Fort Worth native who graduated from Texas Christian University in 2019 with a degree in Marketing and a minor in Economics. Whitney serves as the Social Media and Website Manager for Art Worth. Whitney works in digital advertising and as a freelance content creator in her free time.
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