Mount Vernon's "CHALK THE WALK"

This weekend (May 4 & 5) Mt. Vernon, Iowa (the home of Cornell College) hosted Iowa's largest-ever Madonnari Festival. It lasted two days and hundreds of people from the State of Iowa visited the event. One full block of 1st Avenue (or Main Street) was blocked off as a large canvas for multiple events.

Many professional artists were on hand to create 10 X 12 chalk images and a massive 3,000 square foot area was blocked off in 2 X 2 squares for individuals of all artistic abilities to participate. My 4 yr old son and I drew a square as did my 7 yr old daughter and her friend. Luckily, the rain held off until the very end of the day on Sunday.

Craig Wilson, event coordinator, said it best, "imagine a beautiful spring day in Iowa with hundreds of community members and visitors from all walks of life, gathering together to work on a single collaborative piece of art. That is Mount Vernon's Chalk the Walk."

In addition to the artwork, there were street musicians and food vendors on hand.

I will be adding pictures soon.