Chalk Walk in the Historic Northeast: Celebrating Creativity. Building Community.
Saturday, April 25th & Sunday, April 26th, 2009 at the Concourse in Kessler Park (200
Benton Blvd & St. John Avenue) 9am – 5pm: Rain or Shine

Chalk Walk is a FREE and public sidewalk chalk drawing festival in April 2009 at the
Concourse in Kessler Park in the heart of the Historic Northeast Neighborhoods that
celebrates the wealth of culture and diversity of Kansas City’s Urban Core and
encourages people of all ages and abilities to create art.

Chalk Walk Celebrates Creativity! This FREE, family-friendly event--in the tradition of
European 16th Century street painting-- transforms the dull, grey concrete sidewalks of
Concourse Park into colorful, pastel pathways. Kids and parents will join local, amateur
and practicing artists to create temporary chalk "masterpieces"! 4 Major Squares anchor
the festival and are created by a madonnari, a local artist, an emerging artist, and a
youth group. Artists of all abilities are encouraged to apply for FREE for one of 100
squares. We provide raised surfaces for people with disabilities to participate.

Chalk Walk Builds Community! Join us Saturday, April 25th from 11 - 2pm for a
Picnic for the Planet on the lawn of the Concourse, sponsored by StoneLion Puppet
Theatre. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy puppets, live music and children’s entertainment,
and learn about ways to help curb pollution and improve our environment. Then, watch
your favorite artist(s) create their works. On Sunday, Aprl 26th, drummers, dancers, and
buskers will create a carnival atmosphere while artists finish their Chalk masterpieces.

Proceeds raised by Chalk Walk in the Historic Northeast benefit art programs created by
Mosaic Brain, a youth arts outreach committee of the Historic Northeast Cultural Arts
Commission. Mosaic Brain provides after school and out of school arts and culture
programs to young people and their families living in the Historic Northeast
Neighborhoods. Mosaic Brain partners organizations like KCMO Parks and Recreation
and local schools to house programs.

Chalk Walk in the Historic Northeast succeeds because of it’s many partnerships
including, AIGA, Historic Northeast Neighborhood Associations: Independence Plaza,
Pendleton Heights, Scarritt Renaissance, Lykins, Indian Mounds, Sheffield and
Columbus Park,, KCMO Parks and Recreation, The Kansas City Museum, Kansas City
University of Medicine and Biosciences, Lawrence Busker Fest, LISC, Northeast
Chamber of Commerce, StoneLion Puppet Theatre and Westside Housing.

Major Sponsors for Chalk Walk in the Historic Northeast include the Neighborhood
Tourism Development Fund, LAMAR, Kansas City University of Medicine and
Biosciences, KCMO Parks and Recreation, Mark ONE, and Mail Print, Inc.,

You don't have to be a professional artist or even know much about art to be a part of
Chalk Walk. All you need is the desire to have fun and be inspired. Young people can
volunteer at Chalk Walk and earn community service hours as part of National Youth
Service Day.

Visit www.chalkwalk.org to sponsor a sidewalk square, download artist application,
volunteer and more!

To learn more about Mosaic Brain visit: www.mosaicbrain.org. Mosaic Brain is a
non-profit organization under the Historic Northeast Cultural Arts Commission’s
501(c)3 whose mission is to inspire underserved youth and their families in the
Northeast through artistic exploration and expression. www.northeastartskc.org

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