ART WORTH FESTIVAL Selections Confirmed for 2026 Showcase: Stellar collection of Artists at Clearfork, OCTOBER 23 to 25

The Art Worth Festival has unveiled the roster of Artists invited to exhibit at this year’s event, on the lawns of The Shops at Clearfork, October 23 to 25

FORT WORTH, TX, UNITED STATES, September 8, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Art Worth Festival has unveiled its roster of Artists for 2026. Those invited were selected by a panel of jurors to exhibit at this year’s event, on the lawns of The Shops at Clearfork, October 23, 24 & 25.

The Art Worth Festival, a celebration of visual arts and classical music, is pleased to announce the Artists who have been invited to exhibit in 2026. The successful entrants, selected from among hundreds of applicants, exemplify superlative levels of skill in 3-D disciplines including: glass, metal, wood, clay, fiber and 2-D media, such as painting, printmaking, and photography.

Many outstanding Texas Artists are included in the exhibition, which includes artists from 21 states. The full list of Artists Invited to exhibit at the 2026 Art Worth Festival, follows; examples of their work, linked to the artists’ websites may be viewed on the Art Worth Festival’s website < https://artworthfest.org/our-artists-for-2026 >.

The Art Worth Festival aims to present work of a caliber equal the level of the nation's top art fairs. So, Art Worth’s jury for the 2026 selection included the Directors of two top national festivals: the Saint Louis Art Fair (Clayton MO), and the nation’s oldest art festival, Rittenhouse Square (Philadelphia PA). Th jury also included a recently retired grand dame of the art festival word, Amy Flynn, and two well-known Fort Worth arts figures: Pam Summers (ceramic artist & owner of Cliff House Gallery); and Thomas Lake (long-time block captain at Fort Worth Main Street Art Festival).

In addition to works of art exhibited by the invited artists, the Art Worth Festival also features continuous demonstrations of art disciplines such as glassblowing, metalsmithing, woodturning, and more. All aimed at increasing public understanding of the skills and talents involved in creating art.
The three-day event also showcases Classical Music, with performances by area ensembles ranging from elementary and high schools to The Fort Worth Opera, which will perform daily at the event.
The Shops at Clearfork’s feature a dozen restaurants, offering a wide array of dining options & Libations will also be available on the lawn that serves as the festival site. Among the onsite vendors is Clearfork’s CRÚ Food & Wine Bar.

The fifth-annual edition of the Art Worth Festival will take place Friday, October 23 (10am to 6pm), Saturday, October 24 (10am to 5pm); Sunday, October 25 (11am to 4pm).
The Art Worth Festival is produced by ArtWorks Foundation, a 501{c}3 non-profit dedicated to helping artists grow, in the scope of their business as well as the excellence of their work, through programs including exhibition and education initiatives. Art Works Foundation also awards scholarships for advanced study workshops at schools for Fine-Craft and is working toward establishing a regional Center for the Decorative Arts in Fort Worth, Texas.

The Art Worth Festival is presented with support of local businesses including Carson Hearing Care & Central Market. Media sponsors involved in presenting the festival include Classical Music radio station WRR 101.1FM, KERA TV, 360 West Magazine, Artsy Scoop Magazine, LKCM Media Group’s Hank FM & The Ranch FM, the festival is also made possible by grants from: the Fort Worth Tourism Public Improvement District; the Ryan Family Foundation; the William E Scott Foundation, the Garvey Texas Foundation, and others.
Thanks to these contributors, Fort Worth’s fall fine art festival is Free to the public, as is parking at Clearfork.

Greg Belz
ArtWorks Foundation
+1 901-327-4019
artworthfest@gmail.com
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