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I Madonnari Chalk Festival: Santa Barbara, CA - 2022

6/12/2022

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     This last Memorial Day I had the pleasure of attending the
​I Madonnari Chalk Festival in Santa Barbara, California.

     I went up to see Tracy, Sayak, and Julio’s artworks and to enjoy the grounds of the beautiful Santa Barbara Mission on a gorgeous Southern-California afternoon.
     The Bands were Jammin’, the food was great, and the crowd was well masked and glad to be outside, and it was all for a good cause:
​        Supporting the Children’s Creative Project (CCP)!
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    I Madonnari serves as the main fundraiser for the Children’s Creative Project, a nonprofit organization that brings arts education to thousands of school children throughout Santa Barbara County through workshops and performances by multicultural touring artists.
    Local organizers were the first to bring this romantic Italian festival to the Western Hemisphere from Santa Barbara’s sister festival in Grazie di Curtatone, Italy.
    For information about the I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival, including participation and sponsorship opportunities, visit:
            https://ccp.sbceo.org/i-madonnari/welcome.
To support the Children’s Creative Project go to:
                       https://ccp.sbceo.org/donate
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Featured Artist: Dawn Morrison Wagner
Street painting probably began in Italy during the 16th century and has a long tradition in cities in Western Europe.
Artists began street painting by traveling to religious
and folk festivals where they drew images of the
Madonna using chalk on the street.  
These artists became known as “Madonnari” or street painters. Their images are called street paintings because when well drawn they resemble paintings.
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Tracy Lee Stum: “In the Studio” by Maria Bashkirtseff 1881
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Sayak Mitra: Photo Reference by N.H.Reed, circa 1893
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Julio Cesar Jimenez: Bugatti Royal
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Jennifer LeMay
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Artist?: Sponsor, Psychedelic Honey
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Delphine Louis Anaya
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Cheryl Guthrie and Terri Taber
​If you think this all looks like fun,
Look what’s coming up in Pasadena!

Pasadena Chalk Festival  
Father’s Day weekend
June 18-19, 2022 at The Paseo. 
The event is open to the public 10:00am to 7:00pm.
https://pasadenachalkfestival.org/

200 murals and over 500 artists 
• Art Gallery & Silent Auction 
• Animation Alley & Chalk of Fame 
• Children’s Art Area 
• Live Music 
• Dine and Shop at The Paseo!

KIDZ LAND
Saturday & Sunday
10:00am – 4:00pm
Upper Fountain Court

If you’re a chalk artist: Entries are closed, 
but if you’d like to be put on the waiting list:
Email:​ [email protected]

LIVE MUSIC LINEUP
Saturday, June 18th
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Taylor Plenn (Jazz)

3:30pm – 4:30pm
The Carlos Ordiano Trio (Latin Jazz)

5:00pm – 6:00pm
La Güera Chakaloza Y Sus 5 Animales 
(Norteño)

Sunday, June 19th:

3:00pm – 4:00pm
Rhythms of the Village Family  Band 
(Nigerian Highlife Fusion)
 
4:45pm – 5:30pm
Lucas/Heaven (RnB/Jazz)

6:00pm – 7:00pm
Spaghetti Cumbia (Cumbia)

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(Dress like your going to paint a mural in the hot sun!)
2 Comments
Barry J Chisholm
6/13/2022 03:24:39 pm

Hi Roberto, thank you for letting me know about your new blog. I'm glad you got to visit the truly impressive Santa Barbara Mission and it's beautiful grounds. Take good care of yourself and thanks again for keeping in touch. Barry

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Scott Maxwell
6/25/2022 09:46:11 pm

This is really cool! I've been to chalk festivals before (including Pasadena's), but I assumed they were a modern thing -- I had no idea they were part of a long tradition.

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