“I haven’t picked my subject for this one yet, but I seem to always do something nature/animal inspired,” Fukuda said, “so I’ll likely be keeping up that tradition.
From works rich with illusions that capture a sense of depth to pieces that appeal to one’s inner child, designs by 10 artists will soon grace the ground. While chalk was a staple in classrooms prior to the invention of dry-erase boards, now it is often used as a medium to create attention-grabbing street art.
The Chalk Art Festival was in downtown Longmont on September 5, 2020, as part of the ArtWalk series.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer) Jennifer Chaparro creates chalk art on Main Street in Longmont. The works will appear near Longmont Public Library Pavilion, between 4-8 p.m.
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Saturday, Longmont’s Chalkmont - where artists transform asphalt into temporary works of art - coincides with the popular summer series, making for a full day of community and creative expression. I have also been loving all the yummy food from the food trucks.” We have a lot of repeat customers coming to check out the new vendors or just coming to get their face painted and to dance with the live music. “I think that it is fun having something going on every weekend downtown. “I have loved the consistency of the event,” said Elaine Waterman, executive director at Firehouse Art Center. The piece was sponsored by High Plains Bank. Betta fish chalk art, created by Jon Fukuda, is pictured at the Chalk Art Festival in Longmont in 2017. This year’s Summer on the Streets - Firehouse Art Center’s ongoing series that features live music, theatrical performances, film screenings, an art market and more - has been going strong since May when it launched The Art of Food.