I was going to do the gonzo journalist thing and participate in last night’s chalk pastel class at Xcentricity Gallery, led by Corrina Espinosa, but I thought I would make all of the other students ...

Professional Artist Elida Field joined us to share an art project inspired by the Northern Lights. For more information about Elida, visit www.elidaart.com. January tends to be one of the darkest ...

Lee Jones’ first college class in pastels didn’t pan out. She got a “D,” a “near fail,” but she opted to take her father up on an offer to enter a Rotary street painting festival in her native ...

CHICAGO — First there were feathers, then the “Hunger Games” braid took over. Now there’s a new hair trend just as easy to embrace — coloring strands with craft-store chalk. No stylist, no complicated ...

Jay Schwartz was first introduced to I Madonnari in 1992 when he was walking by a locker room in the UCSB Arts complex and spied a poster announcing a call for artists at the I Madonnari festival. At ...

Jan Riggins created this chalk artwork along Grapevine's Main Street for Christmas. The designs are done with chalk pastels and have a three-dimensional look.(Jan Riggins / Courtesy) Jan Riggins is an ...

DULUTH — Annmarie Geniusz found her passion for chalk art right before the pandemic. She's been an artist for many years, but only started doing chalk art at festivals in 2019. "A lot of the chalk ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – If you’re buying a square of sidewalk to participate in the Chalk Festival at the Cleveland Museum of Art, show up with an idea. Maybe a photo, a drawing or a concept in your head.

The Detroit Zoo animals have had their own artist in residence recently. Nick Bair has been chalking animals for public view. The Canton Township-based autistic artist learned about the opportunity ...

REDMOND, Wash. – Chalk artists from all over the world are transforming the Redmond Town Center with colorful designs this weekend. “I used to live in Florence, Italy and chalk art is a historic art ...