West Michigan Chalk Art Festival

June 18-19, 2010

The Byron Community Wellness Foundation is proud to sponsor The West Michigan Chalk Art Festival in Byron Center, Michigan. This is an event you won't want to miss!

The West Michigan Chalk Art Festival will bring explosions of color, vitality and a sense of community to West Michigan. Artists are invited to display their creativity and imagination and demonstrate the many varieties of chalk art. We invite children, adults, families and businesses to create their own art using chalk.

Bring the whole family, your friends and neighbors. You can participate as an artist or just walk, view and experience chalk art at your feet. Come out for some fun in the sun, face painting for the kids, and many other activities and of course an opportunity to let loose and create!

This event is brought to you by the Byron Community Wellness Foundation, a 501(c) (3) non-profit corporation.

Sponsors

Festival Info

Friday - June 18, 2010
11am - 9pm Registration
12pm - 9pm Adult Artists Chalking
Public Viewing Art
7pm - 9pm Group Therapy Concert in the Park

Saturday - June 19, 2010*
8am - 12pm Registration
9am - 3pm Youth & Adult Chalking
12pm - 3pm Paul Collins working with Youth Chalk artists
3pm - 5pm Judging of Art
5pm Chalk Awards
5:45pm - 7:45pm Williams Family Concert in the Park
9am - 9pm Public Viewing of Art

*Also on Saturday
8am - 1pm Byron Farmers’ Market
10am - 3pm Chain Saw Carver - Amy Feil
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From M-6 take Exit 5 to Byron Center Ave. Go south until you run into 84th St.
From US131 take Exit 74 to 8th St. Go west until Byron Center Ave.

Special Guest...

Chain Saw Carver - Amy Feil

Prizes

  • Adult
  • 1st Place: $1000
  • 2nd Place: $500
  • 3rd Place: $250

Additional prizes for Team, Family, Best Theme and others pending sponsorship and funding

Artists

“Art if food for the soul - I canʼt wait to be at the table with the kids at the Chalk Art Festival.” - Paul Collins

“One of my ah ha moments is being able to come together with our youth and be energized with them through the arts!” - Paul Collins

“My role is to try and make young people understand what art really is and the role it plays in our everyday lives. It surrounds us, embrace it in all forms.” - Paul Collins

“Art is a social function”. - Paul Collins

The West Michigan Chalk Art Festival invites adults of all ages, children, families, businesses and organizations to show their creativity in this unique art form. You can participate in any one or more of the following categories.

Adult $12 Youth Free Family $20.00 per family Team $50.00 per team Experienced Artist  
  • 12 years old and older
  • Adult Artists can chalk Friday and Saturday
  • Art Square is approximately 5’X 5’
  • 11 years old and younger
  • Youth Artists chalk Saturday ONLY
  • Art Square approximately 3’ X 3’
  • Adults can cheer, but cannot do the art
  • Enter as a family
  • 4 members maximum per family
  • Each team member must register as a participant
  • At least one adult per family team
  • Business, church, service group or civic organization
  • 4 members maximum per team
  • Organization can enter multiple teams
  • Each team member must register as a participant
  • The Chalk Festival is seeking experienced Artists. Depending on Sponsorship CAF Committee will consider sponsorship of artists work

Youth Chalk Art

The Youth Chalk Artist Should be Youth Chalk Art Event (11 yr old and younger) will be on Saturday, June 19, 2010. The Theme for the Youth Chalk Art Event is “Health and Wellness”. Youth are encouraged to use their creativity to create chalk art depicting a health or wellness theme. Some examples will be available to help spark their creativity.

To help train the youth artists, two events will be held at the Byron Farmers’ Market in Byron Center, MI on May 22 and June 12. Some local artists will be available to help youth should add practice or learn the art of sidewalk chalk art.

A very special guest, Mr. Paul Collins, an internationally known artist, has agreed to work with the youth on Saturday , June 19. He will help to inspire the young artists to show their creativity.

And don't forget an opportunity to participate in a special awards category:

WELLNESS THEME
“Chalk Artists” young and old are encourage to use their talents to create the chalk art of their choice. Byron Community Wellness Foundation has a focus on wellness in all of its activities. Wellness can have many dimensions including physical health, healthy nutrition and emotional well-being. For those interested, the Chalk Art Festival will have a theme and an award category dedicated to “Wellness”.

Guidelines & Rules for Chalk Artists [PDF] Artists Brochure [PDF]

Register

"I believe that making and viewing art can have beneficial effects on our health and well-being. Perhaps the pursuit of art on a regular basis may be a key to healing our minds and bodies." - Kim Blair, Edmonton AB, Canada

Adults, youth, families and teams are invited to register as artists in the West Michigan Chalk Art Festival. Team and Family participants may also register as individual artists to showcase their own talents.

Download an artist registration form to get involved. Remember, each member of a Team or Family must register individually.

One complimentary West Michigan Chalk Art T-Shirt will be provided for each adult, team or family registration. Purchase additional Chalk Art Festival T-Shirts for other family members, team members or youth.

Dream, imagine and create !

Register Now!

Download Registration Form

Chalk: 24-48 pieces of rich pastel chalk will be provided for each registered adult artist and “shared” chalk will be available for youth. Artists are also welcome to supply their own chalk.
Deadline: While onsite registrations will be available, to insure availability of artist spaces, chalk and T-shirts, registrations must be in by May 24, 2010

Volunteer

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at the West Michigan Chalk Art Festival. The West Michigan Chalk Art Festival will be held in Byron Center, Michigan on June 18 -19, 2010.

Volunteers will be needed in many areas throughout the Festival. We will need volunteers to help in registration, chalk supply, providing directions for artists and guests.

As a volunteer we ask the following:

Volunteer Registration Form [PDF]

Contact Us

Snail Mail, E-Mail or Carrier Pigeon

West Michigan Chalk Art Festival
c/o Byron Community Wellness Foundation
PO Box 384
Byron Center, MI 49315

Phone 616-878-6029 Fax 616-878-3980