Creativity and talent will overflow the trio of ballrooms at the YO Ranch Hotel in Kerrville Memorial weekend as two dozen of Texas’ finest artists present the 18th Annual Fine Art and Craft Invitational Exhibition.

Admission is free all three days, Friday, May 28, through Sunday, May 30. Hours are 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday.

The exhibition, which draws art lovers from throughout the Southwest and beyond, features a wide variety of media, from jewelry and sculpture, fiber arts, paintings, drawings, photography, pyrography, rock art, furniture, metalwork and gourds.

The YO Ranch Hotel is at 2033 Sidney Baker, or Hwy. 16, half a mile off Interstate 10 at exit 508.

To see an example of each artist’s work, go to www.texasmasters.com . You also will find links for more information about the 24 featured masters there. They participate in the artist-organized Texas Masters show by invitation only, making it one of the most selective groups of art and craft offerings in the state.

Participating artists:

Dan & Linda Baker, jewelry

Roy Brown, pottery

Randy Bryant, jewelry

Roy & Blanche Cavarretta , gourd art

Sue Corbett, weaving

John English, photography

Manuel S. Franco, southwest painting & sculpture

Katrina Gorman, fabric art & acrylic & oil painting

Virginia Howell, oil painting

Jackie Knott, oil painting

Steve Kriechbaum, jewelry

Benito Loera, mesquite furniture & boxes

Edith Maskey, southwest painting

John Maskey, southwest painting

Carlos Moseley, rock art

Amado Peña, southwest contemporary drawing & painting

Eric Slocombe, sculpture

Sherry Steele, pen & ink drawing

Denise and Diana Steinhagen, jewelry

Gary Thompson, metalwork

LaJuana Westerfield , landscape painting