2026 FAIR ARTISTS

Community and support of all things i love

Means home and family. I have lived in Deep Ellum for over 14 years and now live in the Cedars but have always called Deep Ellum home.

I worked in downtown Dallas back in the eighties when Deep Ellum was experiencing its "rebirth" and enjoyed dining experiences there. 25 years later my kids would go to concerts there!! Eclectic, artistic and fun!

To me, Deep Ellum embodies the spirit of openness, creativity, and acceptance. I love visiting this community. It gives me a feeling of freedom and inspiration. My heart feels lighter after just a few hours here.

I've always found myself in Deep Ellum to eat and enjoy the arts. Being able to show my work with this community would mean being a part of one of the most creative neighborhoods in Dallas/Fort Worth, and that would be incredible.

Deep Ellum has always been a hub for art, music and culture not only for the greater DFW area but it has been that institution for me swell. I began to haunt deep plum in the early 90s and have had the pleasure of falling in love with the diverse spectrum of people that call this area home. Deep Ellum has and will continue to be what I consider my home town art district in spite of how much Dallas grows and evolves it will always be the home of those who live differently in the margins Deep Ellum is the same kind of different as me.

It gave me a place to go that is full of music and culture.

I have a passion to make my art accessible to everyone and Deep Ellum will allow me to do that. I have been traveling the country with my family on a mission to bring my art in person to people around the country, not just on social media. I am in a new city every weekend and I would love to bring my work to this event.

Deep Ellum is bringing people together to connect over artistic expression, not just the mediums, but the motives and the stories that brought us to where we are today and where we will go tomorrow.

I lived in Dallas for a short period of time and to me it meant a good time. I saw some great bands and visited some awesome bars. Love the vibe and street culture.

Deep Ellum is one of our most essential neighborhoods in Dallas. Of course, I spent my college years catching both national and local bands in Trees, Club Clearview, The Bomb Factory, and Curtain Club. And I still occasionally try to get down to see a show.

Creative energy! And again, the smiles were what I noticed the most in Deep Ellum. Everyone’s just happy to be a part of it!

The town/city of Deep Ellum means (to me) a great sense of hand made, punk-rock, colorful, do it yourself art community with deep roots of a do it yourself funky style.

Deep Ellum was truly where my self employed art journey/ freedom began. in 2016, I came to Deep Ellum & had a sell out show. The love & appreciation I was welcomed with in the community was beyond my belief. From the artists displaying alongside me, to the patrons that walked the streets. I knew these were my people. Funky, wild style, outside the box rebels that didn't believe in limitations.

it's a fun community and a solid place where I spent a lot of time running around in my 20s going to shows and finding new bars to hang out in.

It is exciting to be in this aria of Dallas and a great opportunity to exhibit my art during one of the most popular art festivals and Texas. It is the opportunity to be with other local artists and meet many new people. The entire atmosphere with so many different kind of art, music and people everything is inspiring.