Wordless Wednesday: Amazing, Temporary Art at the Chalk Festival in Sarasota, Florida

Posted on Nov 9, 2011 | 0 comments

Day 6 at the Chalk Festival in Sarasota, Fla., Nov. 6, 2011

The Chalk Festival came and went into downtown Sarasota’s Burns Square Nov. 1 – 7, 2011, and in short, it was an amazing feast for the eyes. The week-long event included lectures, gallery shows, performance of “Madame Butterfly,” graffiti and mural art, and demonstrations and classes but I spent my time on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 5 and 6, admiring the colorful 2D and 3D art by incredibly talented artists.

My complaint is there were too many dang people and difficult to get a shot without people or their shadows. Other that, pretty cool.

What happened to the chalk art after the festival? The City of Sarasota requested it be power-washed away and so it was on Monday evening. So sad, but that’s performance art.

Enjoy!

Day 6 at the Chalk Festival in Sarasota, Fla., Nov. 6, 2011, by Edvardor Relero

Day 5 of the Chalk Festival in Sarasota, Fla., by Leon Keer, Nov. 5, 2011

Day 6 of the Chalk Festival in Sarasota, Fla., by Leon Keer, Nov. 6, 2011

Day 6 of the Chalk Festival in Sarasota, Fla., by Rod Tryon, Nov. 6, 2011

Day 6 of the Chalk Festival in Sarasota, Fla., "Forgiven", Nov. 6, 2011

Day 6, Here Comes the Rain! Nov. 6, 2011

Day 6, Artist Kitty Dyble Thompson with Her Work

There Was a Kid's Section of the Chalk Festival in Sarasota, Fla., Day 5, Nov. 5, 2011

Day 5 of the Chalk Festival in Sarasota, Fla., Nov. 5, 2011

Day 5 of the Chalk Festival in Sarasota, Fla., Nov. 5, 2011

Day 6, "These Boots are Made for Walkin'" by Shane K. Mesmer, Nov. 6, 2011

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