Chalk the Walk Mount Vernon

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Saturday, 01 May 2010, 10:00am - 5:00pm

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Chalk the Walk - Visit Mount Vernon on Saturday & Sunday, May 1 & 2 for Iowa’s largest-ever two-day Madonnari Festival...fun for the whole family!

Chalk the Walk will present the work of more than 200 hundred artists utilizing a downtown city street as a canvas using more than a half-ton of chalk.

This unique festival is based on an original art form that began in Italy in the 16th century. Called Madonnari, this form of public art was originally done by street artists hoping to collect coins from passersby. Images back then were based on religious themes, and as the Madonna was a popular subject, the artists became known as the “Madonnari.”

Co-sponsors of the event hire a professional Madonnari artist who creates a 12’ by 12’ chalk recreation of an Italian Renaissance painting. In addition, several other professional artists will be creating 10’ by 12’ chalk images. Event producers are also utilizing hundreds of local people to create a massive 3000+-square-foot recreation of a famous painting. Each person will be responsible for creating a single 2’ by 2’ square of the famous painting, and when finished, the chalk drawing will appear as a giant quilt, colored with pastel chalk by artists of all abilities.

Bring your family and friends to help create a street work of art!

Location : Craig Wilson (319) 895-9513
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