Festival Overview

Street Painting - using chalk as the medium - is an Italian tradition dating back to the 16th Century, when painters known as "Madonnari" would transform village squares into colorful temporary galleries.

Today the tradition lives on in the village of Grazie de Curtatone. Italy, and its International Street Painting Festival. Artists travel from around the globe to participate. Debuting in May, 1999, Fun With Chalk has experienced enormous growth, attracting thousands of visitors and artists to this incredible Festival.

Fun With Chalk will engage all of your senses. Art workshops, live music and entertainment, strolling performers, hands-on art programs, and international food court, and many unusual art and craft booths promise a festive atmosphere where there is something for all ages and interests.

Allow plenty of time at the Festival to enjoy all the works of fine art created by renowned artists - oil -watercolors, sculpture, and photography, in our wonderful ARTISTS VILLAGE. The artists who display and sell their work are some of the finest artists in California.

If you are interested in showing your artwork this year, please download this form.