Pasadena Chalk Festival

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Such beautiful murals for the #cedargroveelementary students returning to in-person learning. Thank you, Principal Pannell, and especially a thank you to Pasadena Chalk artists #EsterPetschar, #GloriaIng, and #DesiSanchez for such beautiful creations, celebrating Mother Earth and noting she needs our care.

The #CedargroveElementary students get to draw in chalk too!

Thank you, Pasadena Chalk Festival artists Ester Petschar, #GloriaIng, and #DesiSanchez for coming to create murals for the students at #CedargroveElementary School in Covina for Salute to Mother Earth! Below, by Gloria Ing

A little post Valentine's Day humor, which says it all

TBT: Pasadena Chalk Artist Ester Petschar, created this unique sculpture with lights for ArtNight Pasadena 2017. Ester is an award-winning chalk artist and a regular contributor to our art events - as well as an awesome chalk mentor to students! #esterpetschar #artnightpasadena #dayone #pasadenachalkfestival

Please read our recent Interview with Kathy Gallegos in "Artist Stories"

Honoring the prolific, candid, poignant, and profound Maya Angelou, Shelley Heath created this moving mural for the 2020 virtual #pasadenachalkfestival. #BlackHistoryMonth At the top of the photo is Cormarion Willis-Mitchell, 8th grade student from Milwaukee, Wisconsin who assisted Shelley.

We've got a potentially rough couple of months ahead of us. Everyone stay safe, be strong and courageous. Endless gratitude and thanks to our healthcare workers and first responders. Mural created for the 2020 virtual Pasadena Chalk Festival by Kyle Banister @Kylerado... #pasadenachalkfestival #lightbringerproject

Thank you Pasadena Chalk Festival artist Brenda Barrios #bbbarrios ! For visiting students in the #phs.camad.vada PUSD ARTS and sharing your art and inspiring wisdom. The students and teacher loved it! #aliciagorecki

LET'S BLOW AWAY 2020! 2019 Pasadena Chalk Festival mural by Whitney Banks (winner of Best Technique) #pasadenachalkfestival #lightbringerproject #whitneybanks #chalkmurals

Take it easy now, it's the holidays! Cheers for a safe and healthy end of 2020 and a much better 2021. "Narwhal In Wading Pool" by Felice Gross for the 2020 Virtual Chalk Festival.

A young artist created this gorgeous watercolor in a recent after school session in Room 13/JohnMuir High School, led by our talented Artist-in-Residence Jackie Aguirre. Room 13's continue to thrive despite COVID. This is because people are drawn to make art together! Room 13 International #room13_sa #room13delmar #room_13_artclub #room13hareclive #room13eliotarts #room13buchanan #room13bostonexcelhighschool PUSD ARTS Pasadena Unified School District #jacks_ag08 #distancelearning Pasadena Tournament of Roses Foundation

Expressing Feelings Through Art in 2021 and Helpful Video

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Young artists in Room13/Eliot Arts are experimenting with collage and surrealism. Here are a couple examples! These times are pretty surreal so kudos to Artist-in-Residence, Liane Shih, for knowing how to keep it fresh and alive with middle school age youth during distance learning. Room 13 International Room 13 South Africa #room_13_artclub #room13hareclive #room13eliotarts #room13delmar #room13buchanan #room13bostonexcelhighschool Eliot Arts Magnet PUSD ARTS

Save the Date! We will be participating 3 weeks from tonight. More info next week

Remembering Notorious RBG. Mural from 2019 Pasadena Chalk Festival by Lacey O'Leary

Remembering Justice for Breonna Taylor today in these #BLM murals at our recent Virtual #pasadenachalkfestival by talented artists, Lori Hughes on the left, and Sarah Flores on the right. Loris Figment #chalkfestchica #RIPBreonnaTaylor #RestInPower

Very cool and well executed mural by one of our amazingly talented chalk artists, Liz Perez.

Our Room13/Longfellow Elementary School is excited to start Room 13 virtually. Many thanks to Principal, Erica Ingber, and our Artist-in-Residence, Lisa Duardo. "Creativity doesn't wait for that perfect moment. It fashions its own perfect moments out of ordinary ones." -- Bruce Garrabrandt

You be You! A fun mural created at @Pasadenachalkfestival a few years ago- depicting a stylized Art Nouveau background with a contemporary style self portrait of the artist in the center.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY FOR AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY We are looking for a chalk artist/indeed any artist in any media, who would be available any time before October 1st, 2020 to recreate our Flower Of Hope logo to honor our event called San Gabriel Valley Flower Of Hope Virtual Gala! Please go to our website www.callingartists.org to get more information and contact information.

Artists! Stipends are available to chalk artists willing to help with this important Census event with L.A. County. If interested, please contact Esmeralda Xochitl Flores at [email protected] and we will post more information on our website www.callingarts.org by tomorrow!

Artists Inspire Students! Check out how Light Bringer Project brought artists home to the students during distance learning. Click here to read more!

The Gallery of Murals are Up!!! from Pasadena Chalk Festival's Amazing Virtual Event held on Father's Day Weekend in June. It's a great show Click here and please share with others :)

Want to be in a virtual show? Arroyo Arts Collective presents Imaginar, a virtual botanical garden of the imagination - check out more info at our website: www.callingartists.org Artist deadline is Tuesday July 21