{"id":9802,"date":"2024-08-21T14:28:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T14:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=9802"},"modified":"2024-08-21T14:28:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T14:28:28","slug":"35th-annual-chalk-festival-september-14-15-at-the-cleveland-museum-of-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/21\/35th-annual-chalk-festival-september-14-15-at-the-cleveland-museum-of-art\/","title":{"rendered":"35th\u00a0Annual Chalk Festival, September 14\u201315, at the\u00a0Cleveland Museum of Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/chalk-pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9803 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/chalk-pic-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/chalk-pic-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/chalk-pic.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Cleveland, August 19, 2024: <\/strong>Artists of all ages and abilities are invited to participate in the 2024\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevelandart.org\/events\/chalk-festival-0\">Chalk Festival<\/a>\u00a0at\u00a0the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) on\u00a0<strong>Saturday, September 14, and Sunday, September 15, noon to 5:00 p.m.<\/strong>, rain or shine. This annual event, started in 1990, features sidewalk artistry by professional chalk artists and local community groups, families, and individuals, making the CMA\u2019s south plaza and walkways through the Fine Arts Garden and Wade Lagoon come alive with color.<\/p>\n<p>The Chalk Festival is a modern expression of a Renaissance tradition from 16th-century Italy in which artists copied paintings of the Madonna by Raphael and his contemporaries using chalk on the plazas outside cathedrals. This year\u2019s Chalk Festival features artists\u00a0John G., Ke Gray, Dant\u00e9 Rodriguez, Lacy Talley, Rafael Valdivieso, and a selection of Cleveland Institute of Art illustration students. Artist and disability rights advocate John G. provides representation for how the event is accessible for those\u00a0with limited mobility.\u00a0Guests can engage with all artists to learn about their work.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone can participate in the Chalk Festival! To chalk your own creation, visit the registration tent in the Fine Arts Garden to purchase your pavement square. Chalk pastels suitable for the museum\u2019s pavement are included in the purchase. Accessible spaces are available for those using wheelchairs or with limited mobility.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>$15 small square (includes a 12-count box of chalk pastels)<\/li>\n<li>$20 large square (includes a 24-count box of chalk pastels)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>No reservations will be taken. The Chalk Festival is\u00a0<strong>free<\/strong>\u00a0to visitors wishing to enjoy the artists\u2019 work and listen to live outdoor music provided by Ropa Vieja.\u00a0Food trucks are available at the bottom of the Fine Arts Garden, and the museum caf\u00e9 is open during the festival.<\/p>\n<p>Interested in exploring chalk techniques in advance? Join us at the CMA Community Arts Center on Sunday, September 8, noon to 5:00 p.m for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clevelandart.org\/events\/chalk-party-fiesta-de-tiza\">Chalk Party<\/a>. Make your own stencil and explore chalking activities inside and outside. Engage with two featured artists, John G. and Dant\u00e9 Rodriguez, as they create their own large-scale chalk works during the event. Free and accessible to all ages and abilities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Cleveland Museum of Art<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Cleveland Museum of Art is renowned for the quality and breadth of its collection, which includes more than 63,000 artworks and spans 6,000 years of achievement in the arts. The museum is a significant international forum for exhibitions, scholarship, and performing arts and is a leader in digital innovations. One of the top comprehensive art museums in the nation, recognized for its award-winning open access program and free of charge to all, the Cleveland Museum of Art is located in the University Circle neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cleveland, August 19, 2024: Artists of all ages and abilities are invited to participate in the 2024\u00a0Chalk Festival\u00a0at\u00a0the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) on\u00a0Saturday, September 14, and Sunday, September 15, noon to 5:00 p.m., rain or shine. 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