Chalk It Up

Chalk It Up Chalk It Up promotes & supports youth art education by awarding grants to and sponsoring youth arts programs throughout the Sacramento, California region.
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Empowering the next generation of artists by providing grant funding and programs for teachers & schools to give equitable access to the arts for all students, emphasizing serving our region’s most vulnerable populations. We are dedicated to delivering a free Chalk It Up Festival to the public every Labor Day weekend at Fremont Park, 15th & Q Streets in Midtown Sacramento, to encourage artistic ex

pression of all kinds in an inclusive, family-friendly, three-day celebration of chalk art, live music, and regional food and craft vendors. Chalk It Up is led by a volunteer Board of Directors, supported by hundreds of dedicated volunteers, and funded through the generosity of our extraordinary community.

08/05/2026

SHOUT OUT to The Leaping Blennies!
BIG LOVE to Marina and crew at The Torch Club!
THANK YOU to our great local arts and music and education supporters for giving to Chalk It Up on the Big Day of Giving!

08/05/2026

We are Rockin' the Big Day of Giving tonight with The Leaping Blennies, celebrating the generosity with friends and the community. Admission is free (but Chalk It Up will happily take your donations!). We are here from 6 to 8 tonight!

Shout out to all the fam at The Torch Club for hosting the fun tonight!


Your gifts to Chalk It Up on the Big Day of Giving (and throughout the year) determine how much money we can give out to...
08/05/2026

Your gifts to Chalk It Up on the Big Day of Giving (and throughout the year) determine how much money we can give out to our community. The funds raised today will dictate what we can afford to give to our High School Self-Portrait Show and our grants for arts education in 2027. Your generosity means we can sprinkle money throughout the region into the hands of our young artists and their art teachers.

We are currently accepting applications for grants to be awarded in September, all made possible by Big Day of Giving donors. Check out chalkitup.org/grants for more info.

We are about 1/2 way through the Big Day of Giving - you have until 11:59 pm tonight to give to Chalk It Up and the othe...
07/05/2026

We are about 1/2 way through the Big Day of Giving - you have until 11:59 pm tonight to give to Chalk It Up and the other local charities that do great work to keep the Sacramento region healthy, happy, and joyful.

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Big Day of Giving is Thursday, 5/7/26 but EARLY GIVING STARTS NOW! Your support =✅ Classroom grants for teachers✅ Opport...
23/04/2026

Big Day of Giving is Thursday, 5/7/26 but EARLY GIVING STARTS NOW!
Your support =
✅ Classroom grants for teachers
✅ Opportunities for young artists
✅ A free festival for all of Sac
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27/03/2026

Sorry so long. The 25th Annual High School Self-Portrait Show is coming down today, and we wanted to capture it before it goes. Shout out to all the artists and the art teachers who share their gifts with us.

Let us introduce you to "The Fancy Goldfish" by artist Jennifer Bailey!Each year, our board members work with a graphic ...
17/03/2026

Let us introduce you to "The Fancy Goldfish" by artist Jennifer Bailey!

Each year, our board members work with a graphic artist to review all artwork from the previous Chalk It Up! Chalk Art & Music Festival to choose which piece will be used on posters, flyers, and t-shirts for the current year. At the 2025 Chalk It Up! At the Chalk Art & Music Festival in 2025, Jennifer created this beautiful goldfish, who we are calling “Fancy Goldfish,” for sponsor Officer Henry Luckie. Officer Luckie has been a Chalk It Up! artist sponsor since the very first festival in 1991. We reached out to both the artist and the sponsor to get their ok to use the art.

"This is such a fantastic surprise, you made my day," said Jennifer. " I love doing the festival every year! It’s a blast and there are so many just kind, amazing people."

"This is a true thrill. I have loved participating in Chalk It Up over the years. It is an example of the best of the Sacramento community. I can't wait to procure a supply of t-shirts for the family. Love, Henry"

We are THRILLED to present the official artwork for the 36th Annual Chalk It Up! Chalk Art & Music Festival, "Fancy Goldfish!"

You can follow Jennifer on instagram at . And please watch this spot for word on SIGN-UPS for Artists, Sponsors, Vendors, and more...coming soon!

This is a SAVE THE DATE post.

START YOUR SECOND SATURDAY AT VERGE CENTER FOR THE ARTS THIS WEEKEND!141 individual entries were submitted for the 25th ...
12/03/2026

START YOUR SECOND SATURDAY AT VERGE CENTER FOR THE ARTS THIS WEEKEND!

141 individual entries were submitted for the 25th Annual High School Self-Portrait Show from 16 local high schools, and this crew of local artists, art educators, and art supporters put in many hours judging the show.

Chalk It Up to Sacramento will be awarding a total of $6,000 in prizes for student artists and grants for their teachers to purchase art supplies at this event. You don't want to miss it!

We have a scoring rubric that the judges use that includes Creativity and Originality, Quality of Composition and Design, Artists' Statement, and "X-Factor" or overall impression. The judges examine each submission, reading over the Artists' statements and examining the work to get to the final award winners.

This show is open to the public and will feature LIVE MUSIC (natch, because we are Chalk It Up) by Mariachi Los Rios!

5 to 7 PM on Sat, 3/14/26 at Verge. See you there!

The High School Self-Portrait Show is now OPEN TO THE PUBLIC at Verge Center for the Arts. Please join us on Saturday, M...
05/03/2026

The High School Self-Portrait Show is now OPEN TO THE PUBLIC at Verge Center for the Arts.

Please join us on Saturday, March 14, 2026 for the Artists' Reception, featuring live music from Mariachi Los Rios from American River College. Come help us celebrate these young artists and their dedicated art teachers! 5 to 7 pm, open to the public.

It's all happening... It's the first board meeting of 2026 for Chalk It Up to Sacramento. This is our 36th year, and the...
30/01/2026

It's all happening... It's the first board meeting of 2026 for Chalk It Up to Sacramento.

This is our 36th year, and the torch has been passed from our outgoing board president Rocki Solis Nelson, and new board president Sabrina Garcia is our new fearless leader.

Please join us in welcoming our two new board members, Brent and Quinn. We are thrilled to have them on the team!

We are endlessly grateful to past president Rocki for her years of service and leadership, and her willingness to stick around with us to offer support and counsel as we need her.

SAVE THE DATE because the 36th Annual Chalk It Up! Chalk Art & Music Festival is LABOR DAY WEEKEND, September 5-7, 2026, at Fremont Park in Midtown.

LET'S GO!

Just a handful of photos of sidewalk chalk art from the past 10 years that reflects the beauty of the Tower Bridge. Happ...
17/09/2025

Just a handful of photos of sidewalk chalk art from the past 10 years that reflects the beauty of the Tower Bridge.

Happy 916 Day, Sackamenna. We love you so much.

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