Sarasota Chalk Festival at Venice, FL 2014 Hours: Friday, November14 - Monday, November17, 2014 8:00am-6:00pm What: Pavement Art Cost: Donations Appreciated Website: www.ChalkFestival.org Spellbinding Chalk Pavement Art Created Before Your Eyes This year's Chalk Festival was another successful event although Monday evening drenching rains brought it to a soggy end. About 50,000 attended the first year the festival was relocated from downtown Sarasota to Venice. Denise Kowal who organizes the event each year brought in more than 150 chalk artists from around the world. The Chalk Festival took place at three venues around town. Miami Avenue, the parking lot of the Venice Community … (0 comments)
sarasota chalk festival: 2013 Sarasota Chalk Festival - Legacy of Valor.
- 12/02/13 11:34 PM
2013 Sarasota Chalk Festival - Legacy of Valor. The 6th Annual Sarasota Chalk Festival ran from November 13 through 18 this year and attracted 500 artists from around the world. This annual festival has grown each year and is very unique to the Sarasota Area. The chalk artists, or street painters, created an amazing array of art with patriotic themes directly on the asphalt paving of Pineapple Avenue from Dolphin Street to the intersection of Pineapple Avenue and Orange Avenue. Some of the most viewed works at the Sarasota Chalk Festival were the 3D street paintings. These incredible works use tricks with perspective … (0 comments)
sarasota chalk festival: 6th Annual Sarasota Chalk Festival - Another Successful Year!
- 12/02/13 04:34 AM
6th Annual Sarasota Chalk Festival - Another Successful Year! Artists gathered and began their creations for this year's Sarasota Chalk Festival on November 13th. Chalk art or street painting goes back hundreds of years and has been an annual event in Sarasota since 2007. The annual event draws up to 200,000 thousand visitors to the Burns Square Area of Sarasota. The chalk art, or street paintings, are produced directly on the asphalt paving on Pineapple Avenue from Dolphin Street to the intersection of Pineapple Avenue and Orange Avenue. 500 artists from all over the world were in attendance to create this … (0 comments)
2012 Sarasota Chalk Festival, A Blazing Circus Of Colors! The 2012 Sarasota Chalk Festival has come to an end after another highly successful year. I feel so grateful to be living in such a wonderful city as Sarasota and be able to attend such a creative and inspiring event. The 2012 Sarasota Chalk Festival is just one of very many, many cultural events in this art loving city. The Avenida de Colores Burns Square Chalk Festival was started by Denise Kowal in 2007 with 22 artists and about 5,000 attendees. The Sarasota Chalk Festival has grown tremendously over the last … (0 comments)
sarasota chalk festival: Sarasota Chalk Festival Finishes With A Flair!
- 11/08/11 05:22 AM
Sarasota Chalk Festival finishes with a flair! The weather was perfection on Sunday, November 6, 2011 as the artists put their finishing touches on their magnificent creations at the Sarasota Chalk Festival. These ephemeral works of art are breathtaking and heartbreaking all at the same time. The hard work and creativity poured into these beautiful paintings on the asphalt of Pineapple, Dolphin and Oak Avenues were washed away by a team of pressure washers Monday evening after a final day the streets were closed to allow visitors to appreciate these treasures one more time. The Fourth Annual Sarasota Chalk Festival … (0 comments)
sarasota chalk festival: Sarasota Chalk Festival, Day Four, The Excitement Is Building!
- 11/04/11 08:48 AM
Sarasota Chalk Festival, Day Four, The Excitement Is Building! As the Sarasota Chalk Festival enters day four the crowds are getting thicker. Pineapple Avenue is now blocked off all the way down to Orange Avenue and the 2-D artists have begun to create their works. The 3-D artists have been working since Tuesday. New this year is the vertical art and Cellograff. The Sarasota Opera set appears complete and ready for performances on their "chalk" stage this coming Sunday. This highly unique and creative festival could only be here in Sarasota. The town of Sarasota is the cultural jewel of … (0 comments)
sarasota chalk festival: Sarasota Fourth Annual Chalk Festival In Progress
- 11/03/11 07:57 AM
Sarasota Fourth Annual Chalk Festival in progress. This week there are 250 artists from all over the world in Sarasota for the Fourth Annual Chalk Festival. The theme this year is "Pavement Art Through The Ages". The asphalt pavement on Pineapple Avenue between Ringling Boulevard and Orange Avenue is their canvas. The headquarters for the festival is in downtown Sarasota in Historic Burns Square. "We'll be offering world-class art by world-renowned artists, including several pioneers in 3-D pavement art," says Denise Kowal, festival chair. The Sarasota Chalk Festival officially began on Tuesday, November 1st with the blocking off of Pineapple … (0 comments)
sarasota chalk festival: Sarasota Chalk Festival Returns Tueday, November 1 to Monday, November 7
- 10/27/11 04:14 AM
Sarasota Chalk Festival Returns Tuesday, November 1 to Monday, November 7. One of the most beautiful, creative and awe-inspiring art events of the year, the Sarasota Chalk Festival (also known as Avenida de Colores) returns to Sarasota next week. This much anticipated festival has evolved in a few short years to become one of, if not the, most important street art festivals in the world. "We really do have the most renowned artists in the world attending in one location for the first time ever in history. That's quite noteworthy, not only for Sarasota, but internationally." said festival founder Denise Kowal. … (2 comments)
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