Sarasota Chalk Festival
sarasota chalk festival american cultural event public art celebrates performing art form pavement art also known italian street painting founded sarasota florida denise kowal festival artist use chalk occasionally special paint paint road surface create large work art viewer watch creative process festival focused around street artist known madonnari italy commonly referred street painter chalk artist sidewalk artist pavement artist festival held annually downtown sarasota burn square october festival featured new york time destination recommended guide intelligent travel third season sarasota chalk festival became first international street painting festival united state america inviting artist around world participate setting unique theme year instituted planning annual event year well documenting origin diversity spirit appeal growing popularity street painting filming film modern street painting around world began scene interview first international sarasota festival video production describing film released february book sarasota chalk festival right published festival organization time availability festival page book described collector edition provides extensive history street painting feature discusses many artist become famous performing art various location around world many artist invited debut broadening scope festival international status book provides example work—either abroad many artist return year material remains timely well historic also describes music art sarasota cultural coast many attractive sarasota beach gulf mexico book available festival since publication always available festival office theme festival halloween many renowned street painter world participated event held october october people attended sevenday event unprecedented action prompted popularity festival municipal government extended street closure additional day people could view completed artwork several documentary created festival released locally europe including first documentary street painting released grazie di curtatone hour madonnari competition august sarasota chalk festival founder denise kowal invited judge grazie di curtatone making second foreigner first american invited judge prestigious festival first street painting festival world grazie di curtatone festival celebrating fortieth anniversary denise kowal invited judge competition featured artist sarasota festival maestro madonnaro guinness world record holder edgar mueller created threedimensional street painting made history introducing new perspective street art special equipment may seen threedimensions groundbreaking street painting also appeared change giant day fetus night use photoluminescent paint artificial lighting measured x second guest artist first guinness world record holder street painter tracy lee stum also featured created twopoint perspective x interactive mousetrap game completed installation assistance sharyn namnath julio jimenez charlene lanzel fred wilms third guinness world record holder leon keer traveled netherlands third place original street painting featuring depiction alice wonderland little red riding hood genna panzarella first woman awarded maestra madonnaro title grazie di curtatone italy created giant painting skeletal horse festival maestro madonnaro vera bugatti traveled italy america first time order create original street painting incorporating batman theme festival supported several secondary event held fringe included hallowscreen fringe film festival indoor outdoor movie organized executive director lori bowen france engels couture runway show cooperation carrianna hutchinson sarasota largest pumpkin carving contest performance stage multiple artist flutist jane hoffman guitarist rick peterson moving ethos dance company west coast civic ballet jump dance company garbageman dragonfly café poet theme pavement art age sarasota chalk festival attracted renowned pavement artist world artist france australia germany canada peru spain mexico netherlands japan italy france brazil well almost every state united state traveled participate weeklong festival drew visitor threedimensional museum gallery displaying work kurt wenner innovator threedimensional pavement art held wenner presented six lecture demonstration well creating street painting student instructional lesson perspective event wenner started first street painting festival united state year previously dutch artist leon keer returned festival along member planet street painting executed depiction china terracotta army lego piece attracted international medium attention including video work painted conjunction appearance feettall lego man artist ego leonard washed siesta key sarasota october word real emblazoned green tshirt giant lego man arrested charge loitering sarasota county sheriff many attempt made release ego leonard time attend festival unfortunately attempt failed missed entire festival sheriff stated sculpture must kept ninety day owner time claim one coming forward owner finally released denise kowal ninetyday period elapsed ego leonard stayed sarasota historic burn square july swam los angeles california invited show artwork another monumental installation created festival x opera set baltimore artist michael kirby piece mix art painting real prop created performance madame butterfly sarasota opera undertaking first kind among many monumental installation festival others included x piece entitled avatar german artist gregor wosik x piece depicting mermaid usa artist melanie stimmell x piece entitled four continent usa artist julie kirkpurcell x circus piece spanish artist eduardo relero x piece entitled book brazilian artist eduardo kobra x piece entitled augmented realty usa artist art hour x piece entitled pirate ship usa artist wayne cheryl renshaw x piece entitled skatepark usa artist rod tryon cellograff festival introduced cellograff united state form graffiti executed cellophane wrapped pole five temporary installation created ikanografik going vertical sarasota chalk festival also added going vertical additional feature festival invited graffiti artist muralist around world participate french artist mto berlin kanos astros katre france chorboggie max ehrman california eduardo kobra brazil mural depicting historic scene busy downtown sarasota turn twentieth century created eduardo kobra covered entire eastern side prominent building burn square become background photograph main event primary drawing succeeding festival anat ronan sunny miller lafayette indiana dutch artist remko van schaik many regional artist including truman adam completed work different area city artist assigned create mural wall several building selected city including private public property visually accessible public piece created cooperation artist city property owner following festival november architect city held reception atop dramatic new parking garage palm avenue celebrate mural painted five floor part going vertical floor unique mural celebrating art sarasota representing dance film music opera theatre garage mural funded public art fund created donation required developer new building city provide public art project january date year annual event announced festival web site october november theme circus city usa declared theme festival chosen celebrate sarasota city became winter home ringling brother barnum bailey circus throughout year announcement celebrity artist performer would featured included sarasota resident tight rope walker nik wallenda pavement art innovator kurt wenner ego army artist leon keer swordswallower johnny fox performer circus sarasota sailor circus big cat habitat fuzion dance scheduled participate festival also would feature international acrobat performer alongside artwork two lifesize sculpture indian elephant well two performance stage music stage publisher several local newspaper created free fortypage guide tenday festival right provided map festival timeline event article featuring special event documentation donor volunteer well history festival street art present archived wayback machine free publication made available sarasota observer many local store venue throughout county office festival handed attendee entered festival gate well refreshment souvenir sale booth among artwork street observer newspaper distributed free newsstand museum library government office store sidewalk literature box neighborhood throughout county international coverage festival began start threedimensional artwork news report chalk street art festival head florida discusses kurt wenner piece extensively numerous video chalk festival released united state various native country artist well fan producer similar festival ego leonard appeared sarasota beach became ranked number oddball story year according time featured festival missed last year protective custody incarceration sarasota county sheriff snowflake surus two lifesized sculpture indian elephant created mark entrance festival quickly became favorite crowd close festival retained private property founder festival historic building built owen burn point defining burn square section town host festival year elephant pair took life becoming community favorite photograph regular visit removed restoration integrated festival became topic concern reassurance would return published going vertical also accompanied festival second season pixel pancho entes pesimo mto many national international street artist participating many dramatic colorful mural created leadership manager kafi benz project expanded include mural manatee county final mural project go go denise go painted december mto featured image chalk festival director boxer presumably response skirmish acted defend street artist people criticized cuttingedgestreetart nature artwork mto produced documentary movie fl unpremeditated movie released march festival mural received accolade community planning season began quickly january conference city official early approval essential logistical detail event scheduled midnovember honoring veteran chalk festival suggested official photographer since veteran vietnam war david taylor choosing suggestion enabled festival receive sponsorship patterson foundation donated extensive addition sarasota national cemetery kicked celebration leading opening planned amphitheater partnering foundation resulted adoption theme legacy valor honoring veteran inspiring patriotism embracing freedom planning adaptation event scheduled festival began poster right carry festival theme universal level emphasizing heart felt veteran support personnel citizen alike legacy valor artist thousand people participated event embracing theme festival began november lasted six day november festival announced july would expand significantly farther north doubling area sarasota observer provided map diagram new area pineapple avenue would host portion event event extended across main street heart downtown past five point park first street southerly boundary festival remained burn square south pineapple avenue converges south orange avenue sculpture featured festival grander scale minimalist sculpture garden based sarasota national cemetery featured prominently one section festival taking entire block emphasize solemnity sacrifice fallen veteran made country garden consisted headstone memorial feature participation festival goer planned honor veteran known related well working defend country throughout existence including rosie riveter ceremony garden held throughout day ending tap dusk august festival responded extensive concern community two elephant sculpture removed burn square explaining would return integrated festival september festival organization made announcement curated exhibition studio artwork major artist participating chalk festival going vertical reimagining sarasota chalk festival artist planned although recognized street artist studio work also hang museum around world studio work featured available sale chalk festival premier exhibit tenth street ice house vip premier opening event november closing event festival november shortly close exhibit many painting became featured sarasota chalk festival gift shop gallery opened south pineapple avenue shop connected festival office south orange avenue via passage historic building remain open throughout year first week november sarasota observer published complete guide festival distributed within weekly paper edition second year free publication issued guide festival featured map festival event location well article many aspect festival distribution festival many outlet city made guide available visitor november sarasota news leader published ninepage spread image festival publication also featured one drawing portraying john f kennedy cover going vertical project associated chalk festival event occurred throughout year first mural painted festival season however appeared end october long western wall ice house mural painted jbak team james bullough addison karl known internationally combining vastly different style one painting final mural season road trip mto painted northern wall player theatre completed november festival moved venice florida six season sarasota florida usa founder denise kowal organized artist around world create guinness world record largest anamorphic pavement art world kurt wenner innovator pavement art form created design composed square sector sector foot side composed tile three foot square make total footage square foot wenner wrote kowal composing work became aware implication size really almost impossible task single extra row plain unbroken tile painted around work would put size square foot artist led julie kirkpurcell one first female pioneer art form finished piece day one rain day artist even added fossil rock signed name make mile walk around painting interesting viewer final measurement measured square foot strayer survey mapping accordance national surveying standard meeting accuracy standard required record february guinness world record global authority recordbreaking achievement announced sarasota chalk festival c nonprofit cultural art organization secured title largest anamorphic pavement art world november chalk festival venice florida usa anamorphic pavement art involves tricking brain seeing something rise sink flat surface invented kurt wenner combining traditional street painting classical training understanding illusion artist traveled world participate including past record holder remko van schaik netherlands marion ruthardt gregor wosik lydia hitzfeld germany notable pavement artist included matthew may netherlands roberto carlos treviño rodriguez carlosalberto gh adry del rocío ruben arriaga mexico frederike fredda wouters germany tomoteru tomo saito japan alex maksiov ukraine jm navello france vera bugatti ketty grossi luigi legno tony cuboliquido fabiofedele italianstreetpainting italy philippenzo madonnaro darya sharova victorio puzzini russia sergio nino columbia sharyn chan namnath genna panzarella lori escalera lorelle miller california cathy gallatin mera oliveria oregon anat ronen texas kitty k dyble thompson wisconsin craig thomas missouri david brancato jane durandj ilona fry julie graden jamie sealander janet tombros michele rayneraltenbernd michele michelle clinton florida attempt made possible hundred people included support artist volunteer visitor major sponsor city venice fairfield inn suite venice sharkys pier suncoast air center safway scaffolding sherwin williams paint pro paint venice fire department landshark lager venice gondolier sun clothesline tee kenyon kowal april – chalk festival returned burn square historic district downtown sarasota special date festival created take place november festival cancelled due red tide event southwest florida involving gulf mexico bay along sarasota county official website sarasota chalk festival photo 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