Tempe Marketplace Chalk Walk
​Festival of Street Paintings + Chalk Murals

Fall 2020

Tempe Marketplace and the Southern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance are inviting artists to hit the streets - to pain them! In just seven hours, an amazing collection of artists will bring the desert pavement to colorful life in the 2020 Tempe Marketplace Chalk Walk: Festival of Street Pantings + Chalk Murals (formerly the Phoenix Chalk Art Festival).

Attendees can watch professional artists create 5-foot murals in a variety of themes throughout each of the shopping centers or grab a piece of chalk and make their own colorful addition.

Each location will feature unique murals created by local artists and an imaginative community mural zone where everyone can get in on the fun. 

WHY?

As a core Business and Arts Integration method, the Phoenix Chalk Art festival provides unique opportunities for community-driven creative experiences in public spaces.  SAACA supports this unique arts approach to expand opportunities for local artists to exhibit, develop and showcase their craft in the community while simultaneously giving youth and emerging artists the opportunity to participate in the arts in a new way. 

Free Admission

There is no cost to attend the art festival.

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EVENT PARTNERS

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LOCATION

Tempe Marketplace
2000 E. Rio Salado Pkwy.
Tempe, AZ 85281

Tempe Marketplace is an open air shopping center located in Tempe, Arizona. It is located along the Salt River near the interchange of the Loop 101 Pima/Price Freeway and Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway. 

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GET INVOLVED

Participate in the event as a featured mural artist.  
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Artist Application Coming Soon

Become an event sponsor.  Contact SAACA for a sponsor packet.

Sponsor Contact

We are always in need of a few good volunteers.  Register to Volunteer

Volunteer registration coming soon

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2019 PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

Lisa Bernal Brethour

Victor Navarro

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Wesley Fawcett Creigh

Gina ​Ribaudo

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Eli Farias

Marisa ​Salazar

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Ignacio Garcia

Lucretia Torva

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Judith Arnaud Gary

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Chalk Art Avenue Community Participation Mural

Community members interested in creating their own works of art can visit Chalk Art Avenue. Participants will be provided with pastel chalk to create a smaller square portion of a larger image. When finished, the larger image will come to life as a complete work of art. ​

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Festival Tips

Parking is available free of charge. If you are an individual, family, emerging artist or professional artist and would like to get involved in the festival, all you need to do is show up at the festival, and you will be provided with complimentary pastel chalk and a designated space to create your own masterpiece. 

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Gallery

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​Special Thanks To Our Event Sponsors