Ten RISD high school artists have been selected for the Cottonwood Art Festival’s 2025 Emerging Artist program. Emerging Artist is an innovative mentoring program that gives art students real-world experience in the professional art world, including being a part of a month-long exhibit at the Eisemann Center and getting the chance to sell their work at the spring Cottonwood Art Festival. One student artist will receive the program’s People’s Choice Award; vote online here through Tuesday, April 1.
The 2025 Emerging Artists are as follows:
Berkner High School
Christina Nguyen
Lizbeth Rodriguez
Ray Hunter
J. J. Pearce High School
Rui Lai
Lake Highlands High School
Monica Bravo
Max Young
Richardson High School
Anna Tran
Ayianna Wooten
Oliver Vaughn-Hebert
Victoria Martinez
The Cottonwood Art Festival will take place May 3-4 at Cottonwood Park, 1321 W. Belt Line Rd.
Website: www.cottonwoodartfestival.com
