Virtual Chalk Festival: Love Your Community with All Your Art
September 12–13
To connect the Cleveland Museum of Art community online and to maintain new safety procedures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CMA is hosting the 31st annual Chalk Festival virtually on Saturday, September 12, and Sunday, September 13. Participants are encouraged to share their chalk drawings on [Twitter,] Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag #CMAChalkFestival.
The CMA’s Virtual Chalk Festival invites everyone to explore the theme of community and express it in a colorful chalk drawing on their sidewalk or driveway. Inspiration may come from socially distanced backyard get-togethers with neighbors, front-porch concerts, tending a community garden, well-known neighborhood architecture or historical landmarks, or a favorite nature spot. Visit the CMA and take in artworks in the galleries for inspiration, peruse the museum’s Collection Online with the examples below, or take a tour on the ArtLens App featuring themes related to community. (ArtLens tours are also accessible off-site through the app.)
In 2019, I wrote that it was a special year, since it was the 30th year of the Cleveland Museum of Art's Chalk Festival. As the coronavirus crisis raged on over the summer of 2020, I wondered if the 31st anniversary of this wonderful event would need to be canceled as we entered September.
Blog post: “30th Year! #Cleveland #Museum of Art's Chalk Festival 2019”https://t.co/TTVAdf9lVG#Art created at @ClevelandArt’s #CMAchalkFestival is outstanding! See #chalk #artwork photos
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. - sosAssociates.com (@sos_jr) September 23, 2019
Congratulations, @ClevelandArt, on celebrating #ChalkFest 30th year!#CLE #ChalkFestival pic.twitter.com/h4VyvGdWCP
#NewYearsEve #ThankYou, @ClevelandArt, for the great weekend at your #art #museum for the Print Club of #Cleveland’s 35th Fine Print Fair #FinePrintFairCLE & https://t.co/5BAxR3HuVj and your 30th #CMAChalkFestival! https://t.co/TTVAdf9lVG
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. - sosAssociates.com (@sos_jr) January 1, 2020
I enjoy these events every year!! pic.twitter.com/CIFCXu9yEG
On September 1, 2020, I saw the Twitter announcement "Cleveland Museum of Art’s Chalk Festival goes virtual," stating that the event would take place with people sharing their art only on social media on Saturday, September 12, 2020, and Sunday, September 13, 2020.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s Chalk Festival goes virtual!
— clevelandart (@ClevelandArt) September 1, 2020
"Attendees will be encouraged to create their own chalk art from home on Sat, Sept. 12 and Sun, Sept. 13. Chalk art can be tagged #CMAChalkFestival on social media." via https://t.co/rUDm47rvZJhttps://t.co/pDoRMrYHW2
The CMA’s Chalk Festival returns virtually September 12-13! Explore the theme of community in a colorful chalk drawing on your sidewalk or driveway and share your creations on Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag #CMAChalkFestival.https://t.co/9naIURgRO7
— clevelandart (@ClevelandArt) September 7, 2020
@FrontTriennial @inthecircle Participants are encouraged to share their chalk drawings on Facebook and Instagram using the #CMAChalkFestival during Sept. 12 and 13 - this can go beyond @TheCLE ! Make it a worldwide event!! pic.twitter.com/1yuo9W5bcL
— Old-Brooklyn Centre (@brooklyncentre) September 7, 2020
The Cleveland Museum of Art @ClevelandArt takes its annual Chalk Festival to the internet for people to share their homemade chalk drawings on Facebook and Instagram Saturday and Sunday with the hashtag #CMAChalkFestival #ArtsandCultureBreakhttps://t.co/bWmNa9dT5z
— ideastream Arts (@ideastreamArts) September 10, 2020
RT @ideastreamArts: The Cleveland Museum of Art @ClevelandArt takes its annual Chalk Festival to the internet for people to share their homemade chalk drawings on Facebook and Instagram Saturday and Sunday with the hashtag #CMAChalkFestival #ArtsandCultu… https://t.co/92MvxMQnvG
— 90.3 WCPN ideastream (@WCPN) September 10, 2020
THIS WEEKEND: The CMA’s Chalk Festival returns virtually! Explore the theme of community in a colorful chalk drawing on your sidewalk or driveway and share your creations on Facebook and Instagram using the hashtag #CMAChalkFestival. https://t.co/NGrEV1kaPE
— clevelandart (@ClevelandArt) September 11, 2020
All weekend long, the CMA’s Chalk Festival returns virtually! Explore the theme of community in a colorful chalk drawing on your sidewalk or driveway and share your creations using the hashtag #CMAChalkFestival. https://t.co/NGrEV1kaPE pic.twitter.com/ktPLKXYsej
— clevelandart (@ClevelandArt) September 12, 2020
It is now with mixed feelings that I gather the #CMAChalkFestival drawings for this blog post about the Cleveland Museum of Art's 2020 Virtual Chalk Festival: Love Your Community with All Your Art. While it is very sad that everyone could not get together this year, I am very pleased that the museum encouraged people to share their chalk drawings on social media.
I am glad to continue my annual tradition of creating a blog post with photos from the Cleveland Museum of Art's Chalk Festival.
Twitter - #CMAChalkFestival
The art and the (una)muse(d) #CMAChalkFestival pic.twitter.com/147p1mspGP
— Anna Miller (@a_k_miller) September 12, 2020
#CMAchalkfestival virtual event today! On my mind: pic.twitter.com/VpRRl6zPnA
— Bentley Boyd (@iBentleyBoyd) September 12, 2020
A 2020 Grad School Vibe #CMAChalkFestival pic.twitter.com/z9SNjLrWPu
— Sarah Kohrt (@Sarah_Kohrt1) September 12, 2020
Time lapse chalk art #cmachalkfestival #jiangcheng #wangzhoucheng #theuntamed pic.twitter.com/3fdgf7aRd1
— Liz johnson (@Lizalady80) September 12, 2020
Wang Zhoucheng as Jiang Cheng from The Untamed. Driveway chalk art for the Cleveland Museum of Art virtual chalk festival! # 汪卓成 #jiangcheng #wangzhoucheng #theuntamed #cmachalkfestival #clevelandmuseumofart pic.twitter.com/Ub3avFW65b
— Liz johnson (@Lizalady80) September 12, 2020
Nothing draws a crowd of neighborhood kids like a bucket of chalk. #CMAChalkFestival #whatsyouroldbrooklyn pic.twitter.com/mFR862bUvi
— RhineSiren (@RhineSiren) September 12, 2020
Drew some Magikarp for the virtual Cleveland Art Museum Chalk Festival earlier today. #CMAChalkFestival #Magikarp #Pokemon pic.twitter.com/lMriXItohV
— Silkie (@CaptSilktail) September 13, 2020
It’s day two of the CMA’s virtual Chalk Festival! Explore the theme of community in a colorful chalk drawing on your sidewalk or driveway and share your creations using the hashtag #CMAChalkFestival. https://t.co/NGrEV1kaPE pic.twitter.com/rLitclmkBX
— clevelandart (@ClevelandArt) September 13, 2020
My sister’s family’s contribution for #CMAChalkFestival @ClevelandArt pic.twitter.com/jp2Lgxy5XE
— Debbie Lamb (@deblamb67) September 13, 2020
Just having a little fun with chalk! #cmachalkfestival #donaldduck pic.twitter.com/lM5AnLpn20
— Sherry (@sherryd55) September 13, 2020
Some more chalk fun! #cmachalkfestival #mickeymouse pic.twitter.com/xmVP8OBlPA
— Sherry (@sherryd55) September 13, 2020
Last one....I swear!! I had some fun today with these chalk drawings!! #CMAChalkFestival #renandstimpy pic.twitter.com/saOIujjbYF
— Sherry (@sherryd55) September 14, 2020
"Super cool! & you have my art work & my families art work in here too!"
It is very nice that the Cleveland Museum of Art used the #CMAChalkFestival hashtag on social media again this year. I received "likes" on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter from people who saw the photos this past weekend that I shared with the #CMAChalkFestival hashtag from past years' Chalk Festivals.
A big thank-you to @AnnMarieBentl18 who replied on Twitter with the following:
Super cool! & you have my art work & my families art work in here too! Thank you! So sad we couldn't be there this year!
— Ann Marie Bentley (@AnnMarieBentl18) September 13, 2020
That is really great @AnnMarieBentl18!
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. - sosAssociates.com (@sos_jr) September 14, 2020
I'm so glad you saw your family's #artwork from past @ClevelandArt's #CMAchalkFestival.
Yes, it is so sad that in person event canceled. Past years I attend to take photos of the #Cleveland #chalkFest to share here https://t.co/K57uwJn8lm pic.twitter.com/p9kqtWxgKK
I think this is from 2018 pic.twitter.com/eLrGRdKG9B
— Ann Marie Bentley (@AnnMarieBentl18) September 15, 2020
Instagram - #CMAChalkFestival
Facebook - #CMAChalkFestival
Happiest day of the summer. #cmachalkfestival
Posted by Stefanie Lima Taub on Saturday, September 12, 2020
#cmachalkfestival
Posted by Alan Novello on Sunday, September 13, 2020
Chalk art and time lapse video (sound on ) for The Cleveland Museum of Art virtual chalk festival! #cmachalkfestival Do some chalk art and tag
Posted by Liz Johnson on Saturday, September 12, 2020
Chalk Festival celebration at our Cleveland Job Corps Center, in solidarity with the Cleveland Museum of Arts Festival...
Posted by Wally Migdalia Gonzalez-Rodriguez on Sunday, September 13, 2020
Still able to enjoy the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Chalk Festival this year! #cmachalkfestival
Posted by Evelyn Kiefer on Sunday, September 13, 2020
FEAR has two meanings: Forget Everything and Run or Face Everything and Rise. The choice is yours. The The Cleveland...
Posted by Nicole Wisniewski on Saturday, September 12, 2020
Eva and her friend guest star in this week's art lesson #cmachalkfestival
Posted by Errin Wischhusen on Monday, September 14, 2020
Update: finally finished. So much fun socially distancing with friends and family today. Hopefully we can do this at CMA next year. #cmachalkfestival
Posted by Stefanie Lima Taub on Saturday, September 12, 2020
Uni-tea (unity ) #CMAChalkFestival
Posted by Lauren Pfeiler on Sunday, September 13, 2020
After the rain #cmachalkfestival #ghostdog #oddballpressfamily
Posted by oddball press on Sunday, September 13, 2020
Here you go Millie Mittleman (Julie Mittleman) & Hunter Lowy! Thank you for requesting Baby Groot & Baby Yoda! Here...
Posted by Lisa Kriss Lowy on Saturday, September 12, 2020
#CMAChalkFestival. Spencer’s Roblox Avatar
Posted by Michael Ulchak on Sunday, September 13, 2020
Starting the virtual Chalk Festival! #cmachalkfestival
Posted by Judy DeAngelis, Artist on Saturday, September 12, 2020
Gray came, he saw, he ate chalk. Our idea of community is chalking while seeing neighbors enjoying the weather, walking by and waving. #CMAChalkFestival
Posted by Kelley Schreiber on Sunday, September 13, 2020
This weekend is the 31st celebration of CMA’s Chalk Festival, and we’re excited to support it! This event is socially...
Posted by The Print Club of Cleveland on Sunday, September 13, 2020
Joshua's Cleveland Museum of Art Virtual Sidewalk entry #CMAChalkFestival
Posted by Enise Gary on Sunday, September 13, 2020
One Year Ago -- Facebook Memory
What fun that the day I publish this blog post, I was reminded by a "Facebook Memory" of good times on September 15, 2019, at the Cleveland Museum of Art Chalk Festival!
Hey, @ClevelandArt, take a look at what my #Facebook memory was for one year ago today — your great #ChalkFest!
— Stuart O. Smith, Jr. - sosAssociates.com (@sos_jr) September 15, 2020
I enjoy your #CMAChalkFestival every year. https://t.co/K57uwJn8lm
While sad that in-person event was canceled for this year, I’m so glad you had a 2020 virtual event pic.twitter.com/2IpDLWo3Nj
Related Blog Posts
The chalk art created at the Cleveland Museum of Art's Chalk Festival every year is outstanding! Please take some time to see artwork from past shows by reading our blog posts:
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Blog Date: September 21, 2019 - 30th Year! Cleveland Museum of Art's Chalk Festival 2019
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Blog Date: September 25, 2018 - 2018 Photos: Cleveland Museum of Art's 29th Annual Chalk Festival
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Blog Date: September 26, 2017 - Cleveland Museum of Art Chalk Festival 2017
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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
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