Philadelphia Chalk Festival

11/18/2020

Thank you The Temple News! ✨

Local artists painted chalk murals on sidewalks in Kensington and Fishtown on Saturday.

11/16/2020

The Philadelphia Chalk Festival started out as a small idea by Philly based artist Rushawn Videl-Gevonte Stanley to create a safe and socially distanced event that would bring together the community and help local artists, businesses and organizations that were struck by the pandemic. This small idea turned into a great event as festival producer, April Rose, Social Media Manager, Ciara Collins and our sponsors came on board.

We would like to thank our co-presenters Fishtown District and Rivers Casino Philadelphia.
We would like to thank our co-sponsors Mural Arts Philadelphia and Painted Bride Art Center.
We would also like to thank our artist sponsors: Community College of Philadelphia, Fabrika, The International Bar, Kensington Voice, Coral Street Arts House and NKCDC, and The Monkey Club.

We would like to thank all of the incredibly talented and amazing artists that participated in this festival. We are so grateful for these talented artists and all who applied. Thank you: Mariam Konate, Davey Levson, Valeriya Volkova, Niasyu, Brian Langan, Liv Novotny, Priscilla Bell, Natalie Flor Negron, De’von Downes, Jessika Carvajal Garavito, Pauline Houston McCall, Liz Long, and Cory Kram

We would like to thank all of the sites for taking a chance on our little festival and giving these wonderful artists a place to make something beautiful. Thank you: Franny Lou's Porch, Lutheran Settlement House, Philadelphia Brewing Co., Pizza Brain, The Boom Room, The Monkey Club, Harriett's Bookshop, Rivers Casino Philadelphia, Coral Street Arts House, The International Bar, Fabrika and Martha

We would like to thank the talented Rachel Dilliplane - VoiceOver for the outstanding audio recordings that she created for each artist.

We would like to thank Marisa Velázquez Rivas for the amazing fliers that she had designed and created for us.

Thank you to Fireball Printing and Devilfish Ink

We would like to thank Emily Costa Dones, Randi Cohen Sherwood, Marc Collazzo, Kae Anderson for working so closely with us. We would like to thank Rachel Penny and Jane Golden from Mural Arts, Laurel Raczka from the Painted Bride Art Center, Gilberto Gonzalez from the Community College of Philadelphia, and Pamela Draper from the Kensington Storefront. We would also like to thank Sara McDougall and Gabe Coffey.

Finally, we would like to thank everyone that attended the first annual Philadelphia Chalk Festival and those who gave our little festival a big chance.

As the rain pours down and washes away memories of the event, we would all like you to remember how we as community, as Philadelphians, were able to get together and pull off something truly amazing. We love you, we thank you and we will see you soon.

11/15/2020

Thank you WHYY for this great coverage of the first annual Philadelphia Chalk Festival!

The vision was for the Fishtown-East Kensington event to be a win for businesses, artists, and the neighborhoods during the pandemic.

11/15/2020

Official pictures are still to come but here are some highlights from yesterday’s Philadelphia Chalk Festival.

Missing the Philadelphia Chalk Festival already? You can still go visit our website: phillychalkfest.com to listen to audio recordings about each artist and their piece by Rachel Dilliplane - VoiceOver

11/14/2020

Wanna take an audio tour of the festival? Each artist page on our website has audio recordings about the artist & their piece made by Rachel Dilliplane - VoiceOver. Find our website at phillychalkfest.com

11/14/2020

Driving into the city for the Philadelphia Chalk Festival? Find free parking at Rivers Casino Philadelphia for the event.

11/13/2020

There is now ONE MORE DAY until the very first annual Philadelphia Chalk Festival!! Put on your walking shoes (and a mask!) and get ready to see some incredible artists!

Don’t miss this event happening tomorrow, Saturday, November 14th from 12-Sundown at some of your favorite Fishtown/Kensington spots. You can find a map of all the artists sites on our website at phillychalkfest.com

This event is co-presented by Fishtown District and Rivers Casino Philadelphia.
This event is co-sponsored by Mural Arts Philadelphia and Painted Bride Art Center

11/12/2020

Special Thank You to Rachel Dilliplane - VoiceOver for creating audio recordings of our artist information and descriptions of the artwork for those who are visually impaired or would like to experience the event as an audio tour.

We are now TWO DAYS away from the 1st Annual Philadelphia Chalk Festival!! Don't miss this incredible event happening on Saturday, November 14th from 12-Sundown in the Fishtown/Kensington area! Check out our website for the festival map: phillychalkfest.com

11/11/2020

We are going live today on Facebook at 5pm!

Grab a beverage and a snack and learn more about the Philadelphia Chalk Festival and some of the artists participating in it!!

11/10/2020

Thanks Star Community Newsweekly for the amazing article!!

Just a reminder, there are 4 days until the first annual Philadelphia Chalk Festival happening this Saturday in the Fishtown/Kensington area! Be sure to stop by between 12pm to Sundown to see some amazing art!!

If there’s one thing the pandemic has taught us about Philly and the River Wards neighborhoods, it’s that the communities are creative and still manage to have fun in the face of adversity. This Saturday will showcase that crafty resilience when the Philadelphia Chalk Festival takes over 14 loca...