Perry Chalk Art Festival 2024 Come to Perry, NY July 13th for a Saturday of fine art, fantastic food and fabulous summer fun at the eighteenth annual Perry Chalk Art Festival! Stroll downtown Perry and see professional artists shape gigantic pastel artworks on the theme “My Favorite Things”. Cheer on youth artists competing for prizes and encourage young Aspiring Artists to try chalking. And see artist Erika Lalita creating a super-sized chalk work under the Festival Plaza pavilion. Welcome our 2024 featured artist Michael Thompson! Michael Thompson is a recently retired VW mechanic who fell in love with making art in the first grade. However, his elementary school clay pot and papier mache projects did not lead to the artistic progress he desired. Then a chance happening upon a used Jon Nagy drawing lesson book at a rummage sale opened the doors for Mike to understand the fundamentals of drawing. With some 'tools' in the box, Mike began drawing more, but it wasn't until his wife Wendy signed him up for a chalk-drawing event in Lockport that he started working with colors. That experience led Mike to start painting. Starting small, with basic subjects, he experimented with various mediums and techniques. Oils are his current favorite, but he is comfortable with acrylics, watercolors, and most recently, gouache. Mike further intends to continue with chalk, as long as his mechanic-worn body holds up. Event Schedule-Perry Chalk Art Festival
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Music at Festival Plaza (unless otherwise noted), Downtown Perry 8:30AM - 11:00AM Kelly's Old Timers - round & square dances, classics 10:00AM - 12:30PM Elise Kelly - wide ranging music & beautiful vocals at Farmers' Market stage on Borden Ave 11:15AM - 1:15PM Creek Bend - bluegrass & humor 1:30PM - 4:15PM The Skiffle Minstrels - American Folk Traditional Trio
10:00AM - 3:00PM at Festival Plaza Arm & hand painting AND glitter tattoos with Fancy Faces 10:30AM - 1:30PM at Festival Plaza Air Sculpture with Mr No the Balloon Guy - balloon art
Tour de Perry at Perry Village Park, Lake St8:00AM: Mass starts for bicyclists More info at Tour de Perry's Facebook page. Register by clicking this link. Perry Chalk Art Festival at Festival Plaza, Downtown Perry8:00AM - 10:30AM Adult Chalk Artist Registration 8:30AM - 3:00PM Adult Artists Chalking 8:30AM - 3:00PM Large Scale Chalking by Erika Lalita 11:00AM - 3:00PM Young Artist Registration & Chalking 4:00PM - 4:30PM Artist Recognition, Prizes, & Closing Ceremony Perry Farmers' Market at Borden Ave, Downtown Perry8:30AM - 1:00PM Enjoy fresh produce, meats, cheeses, pastries, fresh cut flowers, and more! See more at Perry Farmers' Market's Facebook page! Perry Public Market at Downtown Perry8:30AM - 4:00PM Enjoy a wide selection of vendors offering unique, handmade goods.
Food Truck VendorsDECISIONS: Paninis & more BUCKAROOS: Poutine SMOKE 'N THE VALLEY: Barbecue DINER ON THE RUN: American Cuisine |
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Art, Inside & Out | Across the street, at the Arts Council for Wyoming County visit:
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Sponsors | Thank you 2023 Sponsors! Feature Artist Sponsor Allied Financial Partners I Creative Food Ingredients, Inc Sustaining Sponsors and Grantors A NYSCA Re-grant I Town of Perry I Village of Perry I Arts Council for Wyoming County People's Choice Award Sponsors Grover & Bates Assoc Vertical Chalk Wall Sponsors Breezeway Barns and Garden I Sign Language, Inc. Youth Chalk Wall Sponsors West Bookkeeping Services I West's Granite Art, Inc Music Patron Perry Chamber of Commerce I Table Rock Farm Donated Art Supplies Blick Art Materials Artist Patron II Harding Plumbing and Heating, Inc Artist Patron I Butter Meat Co. I Charcoal Corral I Daryl's Pizzeria I Dell Collective Family Furniture and Eleven Covington I Hart's Insurance Agency I In.Site:Architecture LLP I JN White I McClurg Auto Group I Once Again Nut Butter I Perry Market Place I Ration Wine Bar I Salmon Orthodontics I Sedam Tire I Silverlaken Estate, Glampground & Tiny House Village I Silver Lake Brewing Project I Southview Dairy LLC I Sunny Knoll Farms I The Hole in the Wall Arcade & Lounge I The Lumberyard Restaurant & Party House I Tompkins Bank I Warsaw Pennysaver/Perry Shopper Sponsors Basil's Repair I Books & Fields I. Bush Hill Florist I Country Kitchen I East Hill Creamery, LLC I Park Lake Motel I Kevin Proper I Stonewall Craftique Special Thanks Samantha Pierce, Christina Slusser, Amanda Bouchard - financial recordkeeping Village of Perry DPW and Department of Parks Town of Perry DPW - plaza and garden clean-up Travers Place Apartments & residents and M&T Bank - use of parking lots Harding Heating and Plumbing - parking Thrive Fitness 24/7 - parking |
This event is made possible through generous contributions from local government, businesses, individuals and from the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce.
The program is also made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by the Arts Council for Wyoming County.
We are pleased to share this information on behalf of the event organizers.
