DATE: October 16, 2017
MEDIA CONTACT: Meredith Clements
Broward Cultural Division
PHONE: 954-357-7463
EMAIL: mclements@broward.org
BROWARD COUNTY, FL - The County is hosting an inaugural chalk art festival featuring 2D and 3D chalk artist murals on Saturday, January 13th presented by Broward County Main Library and Cultural Division.
Artists 18 and older may apply online to be considered for one of the available spaces. The application is free. Deadline for entries is Sunday, Oct. 29th.
As part of the National Endowment for the Arts' Big Read community book program, the festival will be literary-themed and will take place on the north plaza of the Main Library in downtown Fort Lauderdale.
This free, family-friendly day includes live music, food trucks, murals created on-site by more than 20 street artists, 3D printing stations, face painting, museum-curated workshops, hands-on crafting with Blick Art Materials, an area for kids to create their own chalk masterpieces and a People's Choice Award presented by Jerry's Artarama.
For additional information, visit the Cultural Division's website.
About the Broward Cultural Division
Broward Cultural Division is a local arts agency, one of thousands across the U.S. providing financial, technical and marketing assistance to artists and arts organizations. Broward County has nearly 1.9 million residents, 15.4 million visitors, 10,000 artists, 6,291 arts-related businesses employing 23,498 people, 823 not-for-profit cultural organizations and 31 cities, some of which operate their own arts councils and public art programs. Visit our website and follow us @BrowardArts on Twitter and Facebook.
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