The Cleveland Chalk Festival will resume Sunday, from noon to 5 p.m.
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The sidewalks outside the south side of the Cleveland Museum of Art became a wide-open canvas for artists from all walks of life. People worked their way through the Fine Arts Garden and down to Wade Lagoon to see artists at work.Saturday began the 35th two-day Chalk Festival put on by the Cleveland Museum of Art. Artists began to make their chalk masterpieces. The festival is a modern Renaissance tradition from 16th-century Italy, according to CMA.
“Art is freedom. It’s definitely your freedom of speech,” he said. “I’m drawing Lemon because I adopted her when she was a kitten and she’s been with me for some big things in life.” Though there are professional chalk artists and featured artists at the festival, anyone can participate in creating art and purchase a square. The Cleveland Museum of Art provides chalk pastels for those who want to join in on the creativity.
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