Frisco, Texas – Kaleidoscope Park, the 5.7-acre signature green space in Frisco, is proud to present the inaugural Art & Soul of Kaleidoscope Park festival, taking place May 17–18, 2025. The two-day celebration of creativity and community will showcase 30 exceptional artists from North Texas and beyond.
Running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday, the outdoor festival will transform the Park into a vibrant hub for the arts. The featured artists—selected by a dedicated jury of Frisco arts advocates, including Suzy Jones, Jennifer Luney, Donna Schmittler, and Rick Chambers—represent a diverse mix of mediums, from ceramics and glass to digital art, drawing, mixed media, and more.
Visitors can also look forward to unique activations, including:
- Live demonstrations from artists Kat Warwick (stone carving) and Monica Bhattacharya (painting)
- Pawprint art station for pups near the Dog Park
- Kids’ arts and crafts activities
“Art has a special way of bringing people together, and that’s exactly what we envision for Art & Soul of Kaleidoscope Park,” said Shawn Jackson, Executive Director of Kaleidoscope Park. “This event is more than a festival—it’s a celebration of our community’s creativity, a space to connect with others, and a reminder of the joy art brings into our everyday lives.”
2025 Featured Artists:
2025 Featured Artists:
- Kelli Berry, Monica Bhattacharya, Jessica Bravo, Robin Brawner, Robert Campbell, Dawson Correa, Ekaterina Denisova, Dale DuBord, Denise Fletcher, Rachel Goodman, Karen Granfeldt, Kumiko Griffin, Svetlana Hagebusch, Sharon Johnston, Thomas Jordan, Esra Kellermanns, John Lathrop, Laurie Martineau, Nicole Miller, Marla Morrison, Amelia Perry, Beth Pope, Mike and Susie Rogers, Precious Shafer, Sabrina Siebert, Kandi Underwood, Carrie Ward, Whitney Warren, Kat Warwick, and Joshua Weiss
The Art & Soul of Kaleidoscope Park festival is part of the Park’s dynamic 2025 programming. For more information and a full calendar of events, visit kaleidoscopepark.org/events.
ABOUT KALEIDOSCOPE PARK
Kaleidoscope Park is a dynamic, innovative arts and culture destination for North Texas that celebrated its Grand Opening in October 2024. The Park is home to free, year-round public programming, including markets, diverse musical and dance performances, and a variety of health and recreational activities. The Park features monumental works of public art, architecture, and gardens set among a children’s play area, dog park, performance lawn, outdoor workspaces, and shaded promenades and plazas. Learn more at kaleidoscopepark.org.
ABOUT THE KALEIDOSCOPE PARK FOUNDATION
Kaleidoscope Park Foundation is a nonprofit public-private partnership between Communities Foundation of Texas and the City of Frisco. The Foundation’s mission is to thoughtfully engage the diverse and rapidly growing communities of North Texas through free public arts and culture programming that is genuine, inclusive, and accessible. Operating as a Foundation supported by private donations, financial support for development, operations, and programming is always welcome.
ABOUT COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION OF TEXAS
The mission of Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT) is to improve the lives of all people in our community by investing in their health, wealth, living, and learning. CFT works to accomplish this by growing community giving, expanding community impact, and advancing community equity. With a vision of building thriving communities for all, CFT works locally and across the state with many individuals, families, companies, foundations, and nonprofits through a variety of charitable funds and strategic grantmaking initiatives. CFT professionally manages more than 1,300 charitable funds and has awarded more than $2.6 billion in grants since its founding in 1953. CFT is committed to serving and understanding donor needs, expertly handling complex gifts, wisely managing charitable funds, and leveraging its community knowledge to increase charitable impact, in addition to powering several initiatives including the W. W. Caruth, Jr. Fund at CFT, CFT’s Center for Business Impact, Educate Texas at CFT, Emerging Leaders in Philanthropy at CFT, GiveWisely, and CFT’s North Texas Giving Day. CFT’s North Texas Giving Day raised $70 million on a single day in 2024 to help over 3,200 North Texas nonprofits. Learn more at CFTexas.org.
ABOUT HALL PARK
A pioneering development in Frisco since the mid-1990s, HALL Park today encompasses 2.2 million square feet of office and retail space throughout 15 buildings. One-third of the park is dedicated to green space and includes three miles of walking trails, over 200 works of art including the Texas Sculpture Garden, the largest private collection of contemporary Texas sculpture made available to the public. In October 2021, its developer, HALL Group, commenced construction on the first phase of its new masterplan development that will evolve HALL Park into a dynamic mixed-use community. Upon completion, the full masterplan–anticipated to span 15-20 years of development–will encompass approximately 9.5 million square feet of usable mixed-use space, including residential, with a projected value of around $7 billion. Learn more at hallpark.com.
