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2008 Chalk Festival Saturday September 20, 11:00-4:00 Sunday, September 21, noon-5:00 Fine Arts Garden Enjoy chalk artists and entertainment at no charge! Chalk your own pictures for a modest fee. Preparatory workshop on Chalk Making and Street Painting Sunday, September 14, 2:00-4:30 or Wednesday, September 17, 6:00-8:30 For more information, please contact the Community Arts Department, 216-707-2483 or neisenberg@clevelandart.org The I Madonnari Chalk Tradition In 16th-century Italy, beggars, using chalk on the plazas outside cathedrals, copied paintings of the Madonna by Raphael and his contemporaries. With these street painters, called I Madonnari (painters of the Madonna), an artistic tradition was born. Today I Madonnari festivals are held annually in Europe, Africa, and the United States. Our festival brings this Renaissance tradition to Cleveland. Archive: 2007 Chalk Festival |
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