Twenty-five years ago, the first chalk festival came to Santa Barbara, California; and this past weekend, the first chalk festival made its way to New Paltz at the Water Street Market. Thousands of people rolled into the Market in downtown New Paltz to check out the chalk-works in progress, which included professional chalk artists from...

The Water Street Market is bringing in world-class chalk artists for its first annual three-day Chalk Art Festival, slated for July 20 through 22. While chalk festivals have grown in popularity worldwide, like many other “temporary art” media — ice sculpture, sandcastle-building, finger painting — these festivals are typically found in larger cities like Sarasota,...

Remember when you were young and the pavement was your canvas? The Hudson Valley Chalk Art Festival is calling for local artists to participate in this year’s event. Water Street Market in downtown New Paltz is hosting The Hudson Valleys First Ever Chalk Art Festival from July 20-22. For three full days, twelve professional chalk...