Every year, we visit and write a blog post about the Cleveland Museum of Art's Chalk Festival. It is one of our favorite community events. This blog post includes our photos from the two-day event, and our @sos_jr tweets/retweets with more photos and information about this year's Chalk Festival.
Saturday, September 16, 2017 - Chalk Festival at the Cleveland Museum of Art
Most years, we attend only on Sunday. Stuart normally does a chalk drawing, and we take photos of all the finished works late on Sunday. This year, Stuart had two events scheduled for Sunday, so we spent a relaxing day on Saturday, September 16, 2017, on the Cleveland Museum of Art's south lawn overlooking Wade Lagoon.
Stuart did his annual chalk drawing, while Julie took in the ambiance of this peaceful setting. The Fine Arts Garden, with its Chester Beach’s Fountain of the Waters, combined with live music, and people from all over Cleveland creating their art, made for a perfect day.
Here are our 69 photos and one video from Saturday of this special weekend. Please note in some of the photos, people working on their chalk drawings. The finished pieces can be seen in our photos from Sunday.
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Here are our @sos_jr tweets and retweets from before and during the first day of Chalk Festival 2017 Please share any photos and videos that you find interesting by retweeting. Clicking on Twitter photos will enlarge them!
This Week at CMA: Chalk Festival 2017, Print Club of Clevelandís 33rd Fine Print Fair, Film: Poetry, & More https://t.co/miMNFdcfWQ pic.twitter.com/SvIZqddj8I
— ClevelandArt (@ClevelandArt) September 11, 2017
#CMAchalkFestival#FinePrintsFairCLE#Rodin100@TransformerStathttps://t.co/18kb5Z0mZi
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) September 13, 2017
Thx @ColumnAndStripe for DM w/ @ClevelandArt details pic.twitter.com/hx26QTJ9or
Experience Chalk Festival 2017 On Sat, 9/16ñSun, 9/17! https://t.co/7x62BYTTRT pic.twitter.com/Dtoh0YL7Wn
— ClevelandArt (@ClevelandArt) September 13, 2017
Excited Chalk Fest 2017 is the weekend Iím in #Cleveland! #cma #cmachalkfestival https://t.co/e2ivThLMmb
— James Morse (@JamesMorse) September 13, 2017
This weekend: don't miss the annual Chalk Festival at @ClevelandArt! https://t.co/cxZSx66C2j #artsinCLE @ClevelandScene pic.twitter.com/xtNJg4s1CY
— CuyahogaArts&Culture (@CuyArtsC) September 14, 2017
Going to @InTheCircle for #CMAchalkFestival this weekend?
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) September 15, 2017
Get drawing ideas from @ClevelandArt's free #ArtLens #app https://t.co/WGiXoJ9Ak7 pic.twitter.com/3AqMy1owtD
@janecalexander I use #ArtLens app to pick @ClevelandArt #artwork before I go to @InTheCircle for #CMAchalkFestival https://t.co/tVu5tlqKcT https://t.co/k8sLzIhhPW
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) September 16, 2017
Thx to @PalagsCLE of @ColumnAndStripe I enjoyed #FinePrintFairCLE preview https://t.co/chLbtPXyDG
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) September 16, 2017
Plan see more while at #CMAchalkFestival
At @clevelandart 's annual Chalk Fest! It runs today and tomorrow starting at 11am. Small squareÖ https://t.co/NFTtVJwDpG
— Ms. Marvel (@PattyMarvel) September 16, 2017
My hero. @clevelandart #MsMarvel #kamalakhan @ The Cleveland Museum of Art https://t.co/iPcd8hhwtq
— Ms. Marvel (@PattyMarvel) September 16, 2017
Almost done! @clevelandart #MsMarvel #kamalakhan @ The Cleveland Museum of Art https://t.co/LXf4o6iwKu
— Ms. Marvel (@PattyMarvel) September 16, 2017
Not sure what to draw for this weekend's #chalkfest @ClevelandArt ...use #ArtlensApp like @sos_jr #art https://t.co/ziDLQlalOq
— Jane Alexander (@janecalexander) September 16, 2017
?? What is going on @inthecircle today?? From the @ClevelandArt I see a lot of people and tents and hear music. pic.twitter.com/eCs1UuhvQH
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) September 16, 2017
The first annual Community Heritage Street Fair https://t.co/mRjJH0irco
— University Circle (@inthecircle) September 16, 2017
September 16, 2017 - Day One - Arriving at Cleveland Museum of Art for #CMAchalkFestival
I enjoy @ClevelandArt #CMAchalkFestival every yearhttps://t.co/tVu5tlqKcT
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) September 16, 2017
Amazing #Cleveland #chalkfesthttps://t.co/cBnvYN7ho0#ThisIsCLE pic.twitter.com/YRbj2y2Qdu
Great to see many at the @ClevelandArt #CMAchalkFestival.#Cleveland #chalkfest is great #ThisIsCLE annual event!!https://t.co/tVu5tlqKcT pic.twitter.com/cdlDMowyzF
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) September 16, 2017
Music in @InTheCircle as ppl enjoy @ClevelandArt #CMAchalkFestival.#Cleveland #chalkfest is great #ThisIsCLE event!https://t.co/tVu5tlqKcT pic.twitter.com/SLe4eANJl4
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) September 16, 2017
"Darkest before the dawn/The sun also rises"
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) September 16, 2017
Annual #Cleveland #chalkFest at @ClevelandArt's #CMAchalkFestival pic.twitter.com/LE653iaAus
"All you need is faith, trust and a little pixie dust" - #PeterPan.
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) September 16, 2017
Annual #Cleveland #chalkFest at @ClevelandArt's #CMAchalkFestival pic.twitter.com/BAjjHKvkvt
Strike a pose for art #fineprintfairCLE #cleveland #clevelandmuseumofart #ohio #selfie @ TheÖ https://t.co/06ZG0DfZgj
— Antony (@smithant) September 16, 2017
While at @ClevelandArt #CMAchalkFestival see https://t.co/hnqEt70oAp's #FinePrintFairCLE!
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) September 16, 2017
Last day 9/17!https://t.co/IdiJTldnyE#ThisIsCLE pic.twitter.com/57sFIxVhUK
#Artist create their masterpieces at #Cleveland #chalkFest.
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) September 16, 2017
Must come back 8/17 to @ClevelandArt's #CMAchalkFestival to see finished work pic.twitter.com/vXLOcGNo3Q
#Artist create their masterpieces at #Cleveland #chalkFest.
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) September 16, 2017
Must come back 8/17 to @ClevelandArt's #CMAchalkFestival to see finished work pic.twitter.com/6mbhOQercB
#Artist create their masterpieces at #Cleveland #chalkFest.
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) September 16, 2017
Must come back 8/17 to @ClevelandArt's #CMAchalkFestival to see finished work pic.twitter.com/ud9bOZtdvi
Work of Tremont Montessori students at #chalk art fest today @CLEMetroSchools @TremontWest pic.twitter.com/GmDjatCbiv
— ClevelandTA (@CleveTA) September 16, 2017
Work of @CMSD_FDRAcademy students at #chalk art fest today @CLEMetroSchools pic.twitter.com/JovyLatSvN
— ClevelandTA (@CleveTA) September 16, 2017
Sunday, September 17, 2017 - Chalk Festival at the Cleveland Museum of Art
On Sunday, Stuart returned to the Chalk Festival at the end of the day, after attending other two events in the area near the Cleveland Museum of Art:
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First, he rode his bicycle in University Circle (@InTheCircle) and Cleveland's Glenville neighborhood for the CiCLEvia: Open Streets Cleveland - East (@CiCLEvia) (See photos/videos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8).
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Second, at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (@MOCACleveland), Stuart attended a joint program by the For Freedoms artist-run super political action committee (@ForFreedomsPAC) and The City Club (@TheCityClub) entitled: For Freedoms Town Hall Discussion: Freedom From Fear - Migration (See photos.)
This was the second For Freedoms discussion held in Cleveland, and Stuart wrote about the first event in our blog post: For Freedoms: MOCA Cleveland Town Hall Discussion
As is now our annual tradition, here are the 325 photos that Stuart took of the Chalk Festival 2017 artwork:
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Here are our @sos_jr tweets/retweets from Sunday at Chalk Festival 2017, and additional tweets/retweets f from after the event.
September 17, 2017 - Day Two of #CMAchalkFestival
Love is love is love #CMAChalkFestival @ClevelandArt pic.twitter.com/oJWu3jom4X
— Kayla Jean (@mrskayjean) September 17, 2017
My 2017 #CMAchalkFestival creation! #ChalkFest #CLE #Eclipse2017 #JourneyIntoThePathOfTotality pic.twitter.com/igCkOxuWoe
— Dante Centuori (@ScienceDante) September 17, 2017
Come check out @inthecircle @ClevelandArt Chalk Fest - Beautiful day to be @inthecircle pic.twitter.com/4y2BVyRwwU
— Debbie Berry (@DebbieBerryCLE) September 17, 2017
The rest of the family's chalk creations from today...#CMAchalkFestival #ChalkFest #CLE @ClevelandArt pic.twitter.com/YeI9wK95xB
— Dante Centuori (@ScienceDante) September 17, 2017
#Tribe getting lots of love today at #CMAchalkFestival! #ChalkFest #CLE @ClevelandArt pic.twitter.com/X0LgL5JoOT
— Dante Centuori (@ScienceDante) September 17, 2017
Now this is some good use of chalk!!#CMAchalkFestival #ChalkFest #CLE @ClevelandArt pic.twitter.com/ZIhWQYnTNv
— Dante Centuori (@ScienceDante) September 17, 2017
#TheLand is excited for you @Isaiah_Thomas. You're currently getting some at #ChalkFest at @ClevelandArt. pic.twitter.com/EuHBEoubcR
— Kelli Dawn Hancock (@Kelli_Dawn) September 17, 2017
We don't need no stinkin' 3D glasses. #ChalkFest #CMA pic.twitter.com/bTDvEpplv6
— Scott Æ Crawford (@scottRcrawford) September 17, 2017
One of my favorite #CLE events is on! #CLEMOA #ChalkFest pic.twitter.com/0JWQsMBHl5
— Phil Peron (@pperon) September 17, 2017
This year at the @ClevelandArt #chalkfest I attempted to recreate The Persistence of Time by Dali! pic.twitter.com/tJSEPHdbrk
— Joe Meadows (@jbm) September 17, 2017
A lot happening in @InTheCircle today:
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) September 17, 2017
#CMAchalkFestival & #FinePrintFairCLE!
1PM #CiCLEvia East!
3PM #ForFreedoms at @MOCACleveland! pic.twitter.com/4siw5kNOiU
September 17, 2017 - Day Two - Arriving at Cleveland Museum of Art for #CMAchalkFestival
Best to see #Cleveland #chalkFest on Sunday to see finished #art
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) September 17, 2017
Pics past @ClevelandArt's #CMAchalkFestival here: https://t.co/tVu5tlqKcT pic.twitter.com/wJ3ZBAtEbv
#Cleveland's #ChalkFest!
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) September 17, 2017
#CMAchalkFestival #ThisIsCLE. pic.twitter.com/RAA7oM9aPH
If you have not gone to @InTheCircle to see #Cleveland #chalkFest, get to @ClevelandArt's #CMAchalkFestival before next rain.
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) September 17, 2017
Worth going! pic.twitter.com/7ZJJljMGDr
More from the Cleveland Museum of Art's #CMAchalkFestival
I always enjoy @ClevelandArt's annual #CMAchalkFestival! #ThisIsCLE at its best with a #ChalkFest in #Cleveland's @InTheCircle! https://t.co/pRnLqgxqem
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. (@sos_jr) September 18, 2017
@LadyNaturalist & @216naturalist I got a hunch you guys might especially like my daughter's chalk art today at #CMAchalkFestival! #ChalkFest pic.twitter.com/5rPulXVnuM
— Dante Centuori (@ScienceDante) September 17, 2017
#art #ChalkFest #robot #danbo @ClevelandArt pic.twitter.com/iynpnX53OP
— Char.les....McShane (@Ex_InvisibleMan) September 18, 2017
Of course I brought my #robots to check out #ChalkFest #museum #pastels #danboard pic.twitter.com/Mmo8ExmJDs
— Char.les....McShane (@Ex_InvisibleMan) September 18, 2017
Long weekend at the registration table. The weather was perfect this year. #ChalkFest #museum pic.twitter.com/f1NmvhIzVa
— Char.les....McShane (@Ex_InvisibleMan) September 18, 2017
#pennywisetheclown @ClevelandArt #ChalkFest pic.twitter.com/rcCnVGIrV1
— Char.les....McShane (@Ex_InvisibleMan) September 18, 2017
Frogs by Debra Sue Soleckie @ClevelandArt #ChalkFest #art #pastels #MondayMotivation pic.twitter.com/ctMbB5Q77R
— Char.les....McShane (@Ex_InvisibleMan) September 18, 2017
Check out these chalk masterpieces at the @ClevelandArt!
— clevelanddotcom (@clevelanddotcom) September 18, 2017
Photos: Lisa DeJong pic.twitter.com/hiyNj6n7RI
Creative chalk drawings at the Cleveland Museum of Art Chalk Festival. pic.twitter.com/GZS6Fk7zgZ
— Janet Dodrill (@janetdodrill) September 18, 2017
Ambitious chalk drawing at CMA front garden by Jan Stickney-Kleber ó Viktor Schreckengost jazz bowl. pic.twitter.com/BbWopp7gN3
— Janet Dodrill (@janetdodrill) September 18, 2017
Colorful things happening at @ClevelandArt, today. #chalkfestival pic.twitter.com/aS5bQS4JZB
— Danielle Garbo (@daniellegarbo) September 17, 2017
#chalkfestival @ The Cleveland Museum of Art https://t.co/FFLCxIzLE0
— Heather Moore (@geekchic79) September 17, 2017
Getting colorful and messy at CMA Chalk Festival. #chalkfest #chalkfestival @ The ClevelandÖ https://t.co/5MEb8bKd8I
— Missy Higgins-Linder (@HigginsLinder) September 17, 2017
Stopped by the final day of the #ChalkFestival at @ClevelandArt. Lots of great works on display. pic.twitter.com/b8N6cGsWDC
— Emanuel Wallace (@MannyWallace) September 17, 2017
#inthecle debrasueart #chalkfestival #clechalkfestival #lovethisplace #clemuseumofart @ TheÖ https://t.co/OsBXWigjaa
— zJayne (@zJayne) September 17, 2017
Getting arty and dirty at the #chalkfestival at the #ClevelandMuseumofArt pic.twitter.com/RbWcbynGrf
— Heather Moore (@geekchic79) September 18, 2017
Creativity in the Circle! Hurry over to @ClevelandArt to see the Chalk Festival. We hear there's a chance of rain today. pic.twitter.com/pTCMQNuD1u
— Cleve Institute Art (@CleInstituteArt) September 19, 2017
CDPUG member Judy Beveridge created works of art in chalk at Cleveland Museum of Art's Chalk Festival. pic.twitter.com/oUNhYRAAT3
— CDPUG (@CDPUG) September 18, 2017
Related Blog Posts
Every year, the chalk art created at the Cleveland Museum of Art's Chalk Festival is outstanding! Please take some time to see artwork from past shows by reading our blog posts:
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Blog Date: October 3,2016 - A Weekend of Community Art, Including the 2016 Cleveland Museum of Art Chalk Festival
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Blog Date: October 19, 2015 - Cleveland Museum of Art Chalk Festival 2015 - A Day of Art & Sharing
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Blog Date: September 16, 2014 - Chalk Festival 2014 - Cleveland Museum of Art
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Blog Date: September 23, 2013 - 2013 Chalk Festival Photos
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Blog Date: September 20, 2012 - Cleveland Chalk Festival
See these and more of our art-related blog posts here.
We look forward to more Chalk Festivals in our future. Thank you, Cleveland Museum of Art!