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Volunteers Wanted: Help Us Make Art Hop 2026 the Best One Yet

Scores are almost all back from our jurors, and we're now in the process of finalizing acceptances for this year's show. With the exhibit taking shape, it's time to open up volunteer sign-ups — and we'd love your help.

We're looking for volunteers to help us receive artwork from participating artists and install the pieces at the Georgetown Public Library and Georgetown Lamppost Coffee. It's a hands-on way to be part of Art Hop before the doors even open — and a great way to see the show come together piece by piece.

No experience necessary — just an interest in helping local art get on the wall.

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Questions about volunteering? Reach out anytime with an email to arthop@hcaf.art— we're happy to help you find the shift that works best for you.

Call for Art Hop 2026
Has Closed!

Art Hop 2026 is no longer accepting submissions for the region's largest juried visual art exhibition.

Shortly, we will be sending the submitted art to our panel of four expert judges to rate the work on seven pre-selected artistic criteria. The judges’ scores will be the primary factor in which works will be accepted to show in Art Hop’s month-long exhibit in Georgetown, Texas.

In late September, the best works among those accepted will be identified by our second panel of awards judges. These awards will recognize excellence across six categories and vie for the $1,000 Best in Show prize. The exhibit will open to the public at the beginning of October.

We are pleased that artists from every corner of Texas submitted their work for Art Hop.We look forward to showcasing new artistic visions, celebrating established talent, and bringing outstanding local and regional art to the public throughout Art Hop 2026.

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Celebrating the Winners of Art Hop 2025

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Celebrating the Winners of Art Hop 2025 *

Outstanding Local Artists:

Highlights from the Area’s Largest Annual Exhibit,

Now in Its 18th Year!

Winners by Art Category

Best in Show

Painting of a pond scene with a mallard duck and a female duck standing on pebbles at the water's edge, surrounded by green plants and turtles swimming in the water.

The Social Event, 2025

Jamie Bevans

2-D Representational

1st Place

Abstract painting of a city scene with buildings, smoke, and workers, with a mountain in the background.

Airplane Crash
Kil Cha Gulickson

2nd Place

3rd Place

Landscape painting of a hillside with a winding path, bushes, and a house at the top, during sunset.

Trail to the Potters Cabin, Utopia, Texas
Gary Nowlin

A painting of an owl perched inside a hollow tree, surrounded by colorful flowers, mushrooms, and a warm, glowing background.

Woodland Wonderland
David Baldwin

2-D Abstract

1st Place

Abstract artwork made of overlapping colored rectangular and striped patterns.

Fifth Time Is The Charm
Lisa Loudermilk

3-D Representational

1st Place

Decorative bowl with a blue and white mosaic pattern and textured rim on a reflective surface

Crackle Bowl
Sara Goodman

3-D Abstract

1st Place

A colorful, abstract textile artwork made of various woven and stitched fabric patches with dangling threads on a dark surface.

Imaginary Oscillations
Anca Thomas

Photography

1st Place

Out on a Limb
Karen Limbaugh

Digital Art

1st Place

Reflection of modern glass building with curved architecture and vertical structural elements.

Dreamwalk
Patty Robertson

2nd Place

A colorful abstract geometric circular artwork with various shapes and lines in shades of blue, red, green, pink, purple, grey, black, yellow, and beige.

Green Flash at Sunset
Robert Garcia

2nd Place

Three colorful sculptures with human faces on top and barred window-like openings on their bodies, surrounded by smaller colorful hands and objects on a black surface.

A Complicated Conversation
Shari Wilson

A kingfisher bird perched on a tree branch with a blurred natural background.

2nd Place

Two people standing on a calm beach during sunset or sunrise, with their reflections visible on the water.

Infinity View
Rita Johnston

2nd Place

Colorful interior of a church with a statue of a girl holding a basket in the foreground, high vaulted ceilings, stained glass windows, flags, and intricate artwork on the ceiling.

St. Louis Cathedral Cherubim
Ken Johnston

3rd Place

Abstract quilt with geometric patterns in black, white, red, blue, purple, orange, yellow, and pink colors.

Lines
Sheri Lipman McCauley

3rd Place

Black ceramic vase with a line drawing of a woman's face and long flowing hair in beige color.

Face Vase
Sheri Wilson

3rd Place

Silhouette of a single tree on a flat landscape with distant mountains under a twilight sky with gradient colors from pink to deep blue.

Listen to the Silence
Lesley Bradstreet

3rd Place

A small white church with a red roof and steeple on a grassy hill against a cloudy sky and distant mountain.

Highland Church
Zane Hancock

Two young women laughing and talking at a table in a coffee shop, with a laptop and cups on the table.

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Hill Country Arts Focus is a Georgetown-based 501(c)(3) arts non-profit.

We partner with other organizations to bring art exhibits and other events throughout Central Texas. We’re artist-created and managed by our all-volunteer Board.

We rely on our volunteer supporters for everything that we do.

From joining with other groups to organize exhibits and classes to working with our amazing team of volunteers, it’s all made possible by your help and generosity.

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For Our Community. By Our Community.

Hill Country Arts Focus was created in 2007 as the Georgetown Art Works. Under any name, our passion is unchange: to educate, enrich, and inspire all members of our diverse community.

It’s our unwavering visions, propelled by our art-loving volunteers, that allow us to deliver on this promise.

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Hill Country Arts Focus Makes It All Happen

Look for our HCAF logo to see and experience great art in Central Texas.

Art Hop: A month-long showing of the best work of 100 Texas artists, held in October of every year.

Life Long Learning: After a hiatus in 2025, we expect in 2026 to launch a new program of one-of-a-kind workshops and master classes taught by amazing artists from around Texas and across the nation.

Collaborative Art Programs: High impact programs for Hill Country residents in and around
Georgetown, Texas and beyond, including those from under-served groups. Check out our web site for the latest info.

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Lifelong Learning by Hill Country Arts Focus

With unique workshops and masterclasses by some of the best artists in Texas and across the nation, we plan in 2026 to offer distinctive programs that explore new areas of creative art perfect for aspiring and accomplished artists of all skill levels,

Art Education

What People Are Saying

“These folks bring amazing art to Central Texas.”

“Whenever you see the HCAF logo, you’ll know it’s definitely worth checking out.”