About the event

The second annual Art in the Arena Frisco is a unique indoor fine art festival in North Texas located in Frisco, Texas, just 20 miles from the Dallas – Fort Worth International Airport, where visual artists exhibit their work inside the Comerica Center Arena with music, food vendor, a juried student and professional artist gallery all await you! August 22- VIP *Night in the Arena with $55 VAGF donation. August 23 & 24 - Free Passes and Patrons will enjoy complimentary garage parking (space permitting), live music provided by Melody of Hope on the main stage throughout the entire event, up to 60 emerging and professional artists booths and pop-up gallery to engage with and collect original artworks, and Frisco ISD high school student juried art competition. Visual Arts Guild of Frisco created an event you don't want to miss! Sponsored in part by the Dallas Stars and made possible in part by a grant from the Frisco Arts Foundation, the Art in the Arena Frisco 2025 Festival is a showcase of a large variety of fine art from local artists but is open to all levels and regions of visual artists (no craft art booths are accepted at this time) and provides our patrons with the opportunity to meet and talk with the artist who created the work. Kick off this exciting weekend with an Exclusive, Limited Entry VIP Night in the Arena: August 22th from 6:30pm-10pm. For a $55 donation to VAGF, enjoy food, drink coupon, cash bar, live music on the main stage as well as first shop of the art booths, a featured juried art pop-up gallery with an art awards reception that jump starts this perfect August weekend in the air-conditioned arena! Get your VIP and Free weekend passes today! Artists have two booth reservation options both 10x10: VAGF Members $350 and Non-Members $450...click to apply!

Dates

Aug 22, 2025 · 6:00 PM - Aug 24, 2025 · 5:00 PM(GMT-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

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Location

Texas, United States

2601 Avenue Of The Stars, FRISCO, Texas 75034, United States

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Parking instructions

* Artists will be assigned times for load in and out: Load in Friday August 22 from 9am -4:30pm Load out Sunday August 24 from 5pm-10pm

Health & safety

1. Artist booths are open to the first 60 artists who register, registeration will close after the 60th booth is reserved! 2. VIP Event Passes for Fri Aug 22 Night in the Arena $55 donation 6p-9p 3. Free Admission Sat & Sun AUG 23 & 24 from 10a - 7p & AUG 24 from 10a-5p

Tickets

Price: $0.00-55.00

Free Admission Aug 23 & 24

$0.00

NON-REFUNDABLE

Non-Refundable Ticket

This ticket is non-refundable, non-cancellable, and non-transferable after purchase. The delivery of the service is completed upon receiving this ticket by email.

VIP Night in the Arena $55 AUG 22

$55.00

+ Processing fees: $3.78

NON-REFUNDABLE

Non-Refundable Ticket

This ticket is non-refundable, non-cancellable, and non-transferable after purchase. The delivery of the service is completed upon receiving this ticket by email.

VIP Club "Night in the Arena"

Aug 22, 2025 6:00 pm - Aug 22, 2025 10:00 pm CDT

August 22nd, 2025 at 5:00 pm CDT

Drink Coupon

Coupon is good for one complimentary standard or adult beverage and Chef's tables

VIP Pass required for entrance into VAGF Friday "Night in the Arena" with chef's food tables, 1 drink coupon, cash bar, Juried Art Awards Reception, and main stage musical entertainment. Be one of only 200 people the first evening (August 22) to open and celebrate the 2nd annual Art in the Arena Frisco and be treated to sips and bites, be the first to shop the visual artists' booths and hear the juror's remarks for the VAGF Art Gallery with a $55 donation to the Visual Arts Guild of Frisco.

Artists, vendors & exhibitors applications

Interested in applying:

2 active applications

VAGF Member Booth

Deadline: Jul 31, 2025

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Location: Comerica Center 2601 Avenue of the Stars, Frisco, TX 75034
Requirements: Artists with Booth Reservation may submit to an optional juried art gallery wall for cash prizes.
Images: None, no images are needed for Booth Reservations; however, artists must create a free business profile on Eventeny and load photos representative of the artwork to be displayed/for sale in their booth.

Booth Fee: First 60 artists to sign up will be assigned a 10x10 booth. (Tents are not required; they are allowed but NO canopy top) Two chairs are provided, you may bring up to four 6’ tables or rent from VAGF for $25 each up to two (first come, first served).

1. VAGF Member Booth fee: $350 (one VIP pass included - $55 value)

Become a member here: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/c6a2b78a-fb3e-43e8-8b37-23f79317f206

NON VAGF Member Booth - $450

Deadline: Jul 31, 2025

Apply now

Location: Comerica Center 2601 Avenue of the Stars, Frisco, TX 75034
Requirements: Artists with Booth Reservation may submit to an optional juried art gallery wall for cash prizes.
Images: None, no images are needed for Booth Reservations; however, artists must create a free business profile on Eventeny and load photos representative of the artwork to be displayed/for sale in their booth.

Booth Fee: First 60 artists to sign up will be assigned a 10x10 booth. (Tents are not required; they are allowed but NO canopy top) Two chairs are provided, you may bring up to four 6’ tables or rent from VAGF for $25 each up to two (first come, first served).

1. VAGF Member Booth fee: $350 (one VIP pass included - $55 value)

Become a member here: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/c6a2b78a-fb3e-43e8-8b37-23f79317f206

2. General Booth fee: $450 (one VIP pass included - $55 value)

3. Electricity: $50 (limited availability, and must bring & use only 1 power strip and extension cord)

Juried Art Gallery Wall Submission Fee: $20 Juried Art Gallery Wall for cash prizes (optional w/$1000 cash prizes)

Required Images: One image jpeg or png file format for the artwork submission to the Juried Art Gallery Wall.

Deadline to enter August 15, 2025 – Fee is nonrefundable.

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Seeking Sponsorships or Underwriters

Deadline: Jul 05, 2025

Contribute

Visual Arts Guid of Frisco is seeking sponsors, donors, underwriters and/or funds for this progam and to support our annual programing each year. Your generous donations to our 501c3 nonprofit arts organization will help fulfill our mission: To provide opportunities for local visual artists to promote their work and cultivate public appreciation for the visual arts.

Terms & Conditions

Frisco ISD Students will register for free via Smarter Entry with a code for juried art gallery pop-up with cash prizes. A student art awards reception will take place on Saturday, AUG 23. More details to come...

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FRISCO, Texas, United States