Chalk Artists to Transform Truman Waterfront Promenade

 
 
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Key West ChalkFest 2013 is November 21-24. Pictured here, last year’s 1st place artist Truman Adams consults preliminary sketches as he puts the finishing touches on his work.

November 21-24, the Key West Art In Public Places Board presents ChalkFest 2013, to take place along the promenade adjacent to the USCGC Ingham Museum at the Truman Waterfront.

From 10 am to 6 pm each day, the public is invited to experience performance art in progress as local and visiting artists use colorful chalks to transform the walkway into a series of individual artworks.

Specialty chalks are provided by AIPP to professional and non-professional artists who will work both individually and in teams in blocked-off sections of the promenade. Artists will begin creating their works on Thursday, November 21 and must finish by noon, Saturday, at which time judging will begin, followed by presentation of awards at approximately 2pm. Viewing will continue through Sunday, November 24.

A listing of ChalkFest 2013 artists registered to date includes last year’s 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners: Sarasota-based Truman Adams and Stig Lindow and Key West-based artist Rick Worth, along with Eddie Bricker, Angela Byarlay, Andrea Celani, Alexandra Durso, Antoinette Jude Golden, Elio Hinds, Amanda Johnson, Marlene Koenig, Alisa Mealor, Victoria Stambolis O’Neal, Nzingah Oniwosan, Kate Peachey, Suzanne Pereira and Jack Hackett, Ronda Rinald, Jane Rohrschneider, Mark Christopher Straiton, Peter Weitling, and 7th and 8th grade students from Key West Montessori Charter School.

The public is invited to bring a picnic and experience this performance art as it unfolds. ChalkFest is sponsored in part by Ibis Bay Beach Resort and is a pet-friendly event. Bring your own four-legged friend or meet a new one; adoptable critters from the Florida Keys SPCA will visit ChalkFest Saturday morning. Other Saturday events include a Key West Montessori Charter School bake sale and a kid’s creativity area for any children who wish to chalk.

For more information on ChalkFest, visit artinpublicplaceskw.com or contact Michael Shields at (305) 394-3804 / [email protected].