2023 Street Art Events

Follow me for this year’s exciting line up of Chalk Art Festival here and abroad.
Here is a list of events I’ve created street art and upcoming events for 2023:
LAKE WORTH BEACH STREET PAINTING FESTIVAL I Lake Worth, Florida February 25 & 26
BLOOM N CHALK I Safety Harbor, Florida  March 18 & 19
PITTSBURG RIVERWALK & CHALK FEST  I  Downtown Pittsburg, Pennsylvania  May 27 & 28
CHALKFEST MAPLE GROVE  I  Maple Grove, Minnesota  June 10 & 11
CHALK IN SAUK  I  Sauk Centre, Minnesota  June 24 & 25
BORDERLINE CHALK FEST  I  Whapeton, Minnesota  July 8 &
LA STRADA DEI PASTELLI  I  Hillsboro, Portland  July 15 & 16
MONCTON INTERNATIONAL STREET PAINTING FESTIVAL  I  Moncton, Canada  August 5 & 6
KANSAS CITY CHALK & WALK FESTIVAL  I  Kansas City, Missouri  September 2 & 3
MOUNTAIN VIEW ART & WINE FESTIVAL  I  Mountain View, California  September 9 & 10
CHALKTOBERFEST  I  Marietta, Georgia  October 14 & 15
Thank you for visiting these exciting events. More to come!
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2015 Street Painting Year End update

It has been a wonderful 2015 of chalk street painting. I traveled in the U.S. coast to coast from California to Florida, in between States and around the globe creating my favorite chalk murals. (Santa Barbara, CA; San Rafael, CA; San Francisco, CA; Daly City, CA; Lake Worth, Florida; Marietta, Georgia; Arhem, Holland; Victoria, Canada; Suzhou, China; Venice, Florida; Houston, Texas.  I am so happy to make these ephemeral art with my community of street painters — I’m very lucky indeed.

This summer, I made my first ‘wet media’ street painting in Arnhem, the Netherlands at the 2nd World Street Painting Festival. Thank you to the organizers for that opportunity. Just recently, I was one of the 3 artists to bring the art of street painting to the 1st China (Suzhou) Pastel Festival. I created a 3D design celebrating the Chinese calendar ‘Year of the Goat’.

The Fall season is here and the Sarasota/Venice CHALK Festival kicks off on Nov 9-14. 2D, 3D, vertical 4D and the world record for the largest street painting will be there. Houston’s VIA COLORI will be the following weekend Nov. 21-22 celebrating their 10th Year anniversary.

I’ve been invited back to the Lake Worth Street Painting Festival on February in Florida to start the winter chalking season. Stay tuned for more in 2016! Thank you for visiting.

at the 1st China (Suzhou) Pastel Festival, China

3D Anamorphic design entitled: Discovery in the ‘Year of the Goat’ for  the 1st China (Suzhou) Pastel Festival, China

 

My copy of Bradshaw Crandell's Illustration circa 1940s 10x10 feet, chalk pastel on asphalt. Marietta, Georgia 2015

My copy of Bradshaw Crandell’s Illustration circa 1940s 10×10 feet, chalk pastel on asphalt. Marietta, Georgia 2015

Fall Events

Marietta Chalk Festival

It will be my first time to visit Georgia to participate at the Marietta Chalk Fest October 11 & 12. This event is on it’s 2nd year and is organized by the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art. It will be a FALL/HALLOWEEN theme. Check out my rendition of the “Bride of Frankenstein” at this year’s festive event. Come say hello if you are in the area!

Photo: My recent chalk art created at the LelySTART Festival in Lelystad, Netherlands, Sept 2014

Street Painting in Europe this September

I am honored and excited to be invited as one of the 12 street painters at this 4th annual cultural event in Lelystad, Netherlands. LelystART is a citywide free event featuring musical entertainments and showcasing the art of 2D & 3D street painting in cooperation with Planet Streetpainting. September 12,13,14 in downtown Lelystad. More info here (in Dutch)

On September 18-21, I will be in Arnhem, Netherlands for the premier event of the World Street Painting Festival. I will be one of the 3 American artists invited with 13 other International Street Painters from Europe and South America. The event theme is “FREEDOM” to commemorate the WWII.  More info here.

Summer Events

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JULY in New York

I was invited for the 3rd time at the Annual Hudson Valley Chalk Festival in New Paltz, N.Y. I get to draw the darling silver screen siren Marilyn Monroe. We had a short but good downpour on Saturday evening so it was a good thing someone was on top of the weather report “What does one do when it rains at a street painting festival? – spectators always ask?” – – Cover with plastic — it sure saved the day!

I am looking forward to the month of September for an invitation to a debut street painting event abroad. Watch out for upcoming announcements!

ISPM 2014

In JUNE, it was my hometown street painting event – Italian Street Painting Marin with the theme “California in the 1940’s”. I drew a young Lucille Ball pre “I Love Lucy” TV series.  It was a smaller festival format this year with about 2o+ artists showcasing their amazing 12 x 12 feet squares.  A successful event indeed – – Thank you Italian Street Painting Marin!

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My ceramic vessels on exhibit at Falkirk Cultural Center in San Rafael, CA

I have a couple of small pieces at this show featuring a variety of ceramic creations by the Terra Linda Ceramic Group. There are sculptural totems, wall art, table top vessels of all sizes & styles. Come check it out if you are in town.  June 13 – August 16 – Free to the public.  Find out more here.

Falkirk Cultural Center : 1408 Mission Avnue at “E” Street, San Rafael, CA

Gallery hours:  Tuesday – Friday, 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Saturday, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Closed Sunday and Monday

Spring chalk painting in Chiapas, Mexico

facbook_chiapasColores de Chiapas invited me to participate at their first international chalk painting festival in the historic town of San Cristobal de las Casas, in Chiapas, Mexico. I will be creating my 1st 3-D anamorphic design at this festival celebrating the the state of Chiapas. Looking forward to this event and the opportunity to visit the Mayan sites of Palenque and Bonampak. Hasta pronto!

Appearing at upcoming Street Painting Festival in Florida

Lake Worth Street Painting Festival 2014

The Annual Lake Worth Street Painting Festival celebrates “Movie Theme” on its 20th Year Anniversary. I am excited to be one of the invited artists to participate this year.

This festival is the 3rd oldest street painting festival in the United States. Come check it out if you are in the area.

February 22 & 23, 10am – 7 pm! Free to the public

First Street Painting of 2014

This years street painting kicks off with Anna Maria Chalk Festival  this January in Anna Maria Island, Florida. They have invited professional Madonnari from across the country and Mexico on its first year with the theme “From Pirates to Present”. It is always an honor to be invited to one of these events. It should be fun!

Check out the article in The Sarasota News Leader Magazine: Read this!

Anna Maria Chalk Festival

Ephemera in September

The ephemeral art of street painting catches on at CNN. >> Read on!

I will be one of the invited Madonnari at the 2nd annual Victoria International Chalk Art Festival. Street painting artists from California, Florida, Oregon and the Netherlands will be performing this art form on Government Street to Centennial Square in downtown Victoria. It should also be a good time to check out the sites of Victoria, BC. More photos to follow after the event. >> Festival site here

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