Chalk Artists FAQs and Information

2024 ARTIST AND SPONSOR ASSIGNMENTS

Square	Street	Artist First Name	Artist Last Name	Sponsor Name
1	P	June	Wynhoff	Taco Bell Cantina Sacramento
2	P	Virginia	Sakaoka	Taco Bell Cantina Sacramento
3	P	Brooklynn	Rose	Sacramento Natural Foods Co-Op
4	P	Carole	Nelson	Third Act Sacramento
5	P	Carole	Nelson
6	P	Aariah	Brown	Officer Henry Luckie, Retired
7	P			Purcell Stowell PC
8	P			Purcell Stowell PC
9	P	Janae	Garcia	Ellen McCormick – Ellen McCormick Design
10	P	Kimberly	Alca
11	P	Kelley		Officer Henry Luckie, Retired
12	P	Raymond	Roberts
13	P	Tina	Hughes-Corben	CCAA PTO
14	P	Daniel	Phillips
15	P	Amy	Red-Horse	Darcy Hargrove- REALTOR®
16	P	Brooklynn	Rose	California Learning Center
17	P	Paula	Swayne	Dunnigan, Realtors
18	P	Katelyn	harter	Happy 80th Birthday, Ginny!
19	P	Terryl	Wheat	Sacramento City College – Commerical Music
20	P	Terryl	Wheat
21	P	Members	Sacramento Stands	Sacramento Stands with Palestine
22	P	Members	Sacramento Stands	Sacramento Stands with Palestine
23	P	Jason	Guillaume	MorternComics
24	P	Jeffrey	Ordillo	Lead Star Security
25	P	Sheila	Ordillo
26	P	Mia	Cole	Golden Valley Charter Schools
27	P	Taylor	DeSilva	Golden Valley Charter Schools
28	P	Taylor	DeSilva	Golden Valley Charter Schools
29	P	Taylor	DeSilva	Golden Valley Charter Schools
30	P	Nicole	Casarino	SMUD MOSAC
31	P	Jennifer	Bailey	SMUD MOSAC
32	P	Luisa	Morco	Reason Center
33	P	Luisa	Morco	Reason Center
34	P	Julie	Haun	HDR
35	P	Brent	Warnken	New Ground Landscpe Design
36	P	Cynthia	Barrows	Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce
37	P	Janese	Armstrong	United Way California Capital Region
38	P	Janese	Armstrong
39	P	Wendy	Cypert	Northern California Border Collie Rescue & Adoptions
40	P	Dawn	Pedersen	CADA
41	P	Dawn	Pedersen	CADA
42	P	Saheeda	Shirinzada	T-Rock Communications
45	P	Felicia	RuizCoon	Jackrabbit Brewing
46	P	Anna	Kryshchendyuk	Two Rivers Cider
47	P	Mariana	Pallares	Acheson Wine
48	P	Nico	Herera	Children’s Receiving Home of Sacramento
49	P	Eben	Burgoon	Bill Burg
50	P	Eben	Burgoon	Bill Burg
51	P	Olivia	Shipman
52	P	Will Morris		Waste Management
53	P	Will Morris Clan		Waste Management
54	P	Madison	Coan	Jackrabbit Brewing
55	P	Elogima	Dalekorey	COA Middle School
56	P	Alicia	Lerma	Alfred Guajardo
57	P	Noel	Navarro	Michelle, Emilia, Noel, Gregorio, and Friends
58	P	Noel	Navarro	Michelle, Emilia, Noel, Gregorio, and Friends
59	P	Allison	Armstrong	Armstrong Creative Co
60	15th	Team	Darnifer	Taco Bell Cantina Sacramento
61	15th	Team	Darnifer	Taco Bell Cantina Sacramento
62	15th	Alice	Bourdykina-Jelobniouk	Bob Dreizler
63	15th	Toshyona	Poole
64	15th	Matt	Alsop	ROC & SOL Diner
65	15th	Kristina	Palmer	Jakob Palmer
66	15th	Kristina	Palmer
67	15th	Miya	Johnston	Dignity Health
68	15th	Andrea	Johnston	iHeart Radio
69	15th	Andrea	Johnston	iheart Radio
70	15th	Max Denver	Jennifer Mckernon	Dignity Health
71	15th	Lawrence	Ramos	Equity and Wellness Institute
72	15th	Lawrence	Ramos	Equity and Wellness Institute
73	15th	Scott	Clark	Giannetti & Booms Orthodontics
74	15th	scott	clark
75	15th	Toshyona	Poole	Chalk It Up
76	15th	Amanda	Maurer	M&M Property Services & Management
77	15th	Katalina	Hernandez	PHOONG LAW CORPORATION
78	15th	Tina	Leavitt	Dynamite Junk & Hauling
79	15th	Joseph	Meistas	Wendy Reynolds
80	15th	Kim	Rousseve	Debbie Lichtenberger
81	15th	Kim	Rousseve	Debbie Lichtenberger
82	15th	Christina	Mullen	Visit Sacramento
83	15th	Tiffany	Ingland
84	15th
85	15th	Cheryl and Lexi	Pascual Crider	Sacramento Police Department
86	15th	Zea	Marubashi	LHM
87	15th	M. Sunshine	Starchild	Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce
88	15th	LoLonyo	Teasley	Stickerjunkie.com
89	15th			Verge Center for the Arts
90	15th	Clifton	Gold	Gold Family
91	15th	Johanna	Pack	The Pack Family
92	15th	Fleur	Fenner	The Allergy Center at Sacramento ENT
93	15th	Fleur	Fenner	The Allergy Center at Sacramento ENT
94	15th	Asia	Sandifer	Studio T Arts and Entertainment
95	15th	Amanda	McDonald	CADA Back to the Future III
96	15th	Amanda	McDonald
97	15th	Denis	Herlehy
98	15th	Andrew	Huff	Huff Family
99	15th	Jasmine	Scrivner	Jon Wato
100	15th	Alaysia	Sison	Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 9 Eagles
101	15th	Alani	Brown	Pomegranate Designs
102	15th	Elena	Perez	Gabriel Aiello
103	15th	Jonah	Florez	Denn
104	15th	Jeremy	Thomas	Two Rivers Cider
105	15th	Gregory	Berger	Sacramento Children’s Museum
106	15th	Anias	Logan	Saha Float Spa
107	15th	Natomas	Charter School	Kevin McCarty
108	Q	Mark	Niblack	Taco Bell Cantina Sacramento
109	Q		John	Taco Bell Cantina Sacramento
110	Q	Akasha	Dixon	University Art
111	Q	Yixin	Huang	G.I.R.L.S. Rock Sacramento
112	Q	Claire	Morgan	SacRT
113	Q	Isla	Seelig	CalTrans
114	Q	Ray	Molina	Archival Gallery
115	Q	Cameron	Harry	Der Biergarten
116	Q	Natalia	Sanchez	Garcia Realty
117	Q	Felicia	RuizCoon	Sutter Health
118	Q	Serena	Nelson	River Trail Consulting
119	Q	Serena	Nelson	River Trail Consulting
120	Q	Nicki	Johnson	Clean California by CalTrans
121	Q	Edie	Camacho
122	Q	Martin	Lujan
123	Q	Wayne	Chapman	Wayne Chapman
124	Q	Britnee	Nelson
125	Q	Tery
126	Q
127	Q	Nadine	Haduca	Hope Harmony and Healing and Blackbelt Empowerment
128	Q
129	Q
130	Q
131	Q	Colette	Bennett
K	Q
L	Q	Katelyn	harter
132	Q	Haley	Williams
133	Q	Kolton	Vest	Eternity Arts
134	Q	Charles	Orum	15th & Qst
135	Q	Michelle	Ramirez	Shaded Fingers Art
136	Q	Mehgie	Tabar
137	Q	Matt	Thayer
138	Q	Kaidence	Thayer
139	Q	Dylan	Glasky	Lead Star Security
140	Q	Nadia	Garcia	The Bautista Family
141	Q	Brianna	Allen	Fox and Goose Public House
142	Q	Courtney	Hvostal	Taco Bell Cantina
143	Q	Yvette	Gardner	Taco Bell Cantina
144	Q	Khem	Has	Khem Has
145	Q	Michael	Mikolon	rnm??
146	Q	Izayjah	Mckinney	Sandra Giarde
147	Q	Izayjah	Mckinney	Sandra Giarde
148	Q	Charles	De Mars
149	Q	Adam	Duncan	MFD
150	Q	Carol	Bordeaux
151	Q	Jensen	Brinker	RicoLayer Events
152	Q	Barbara	Church
153	Q	Jonah	Florez	Garcia Realty
154	16th	McKenna	Campbell	A Seat At The Table
155	16th	keyliana	clark	CalTrans
156	16th	Chloe	Clark	Sutter Health
157	16th	Marzy	Ziegler	Denny and Angela Berry (Fitness for $10)
158	16th	Sunny	Mackey
159	16th	Kristin	Fuller	There and Back Cafe & Games
160	16th	Elizabeth	Baliel
161	16th	James	D’Angine
162	16th	Chiara	Taylor	J Tannehill
163	16th	Aesha	Barraza-Cruz
164	16th	Mark	Niblack	City of Sacramento Parks Department
165	16th	Sarah	King
166	16th	Isis	Heredia	Sac Republic FC
167	16th	Juan	Heredia	Dynamite Junk & Hauling
168	16th	Yarah	Judal	Ary Place Apartments
169	16th	Jamie	Snyder	California Freethought Day
170	16th	Jamie	Snyder	California Freethought Day
171	16th	Amari	Gibson
172	16th	Mila	Gibson
173	16th	Brandon	Costa	Temple Coffee
174	16th	Brandon	Costa
175	16th	Sammuel	Hobbs
176	16th	Nevaeh	Hamilton
177	16th	Rachel	Harcourt	Rose Cabral
178	16th	Lauryn	Harland
179	16th	Lauryn	Harland
180	16th	Ashley	Cabigon	Sacramento BTSxARMY
181	16th	Jeanne	Groves
182	16th	Stacey	Lewis	Lead Star Security
183	16th	Shannan	ORourke	KC Kombucha
184	16th	Amie
185	16th	CKM	VAPA	CKM VAPA Boosters
186	16th	Sidnee	Boyd	City of Sacramento Arts & Culture
187	16th	Ellis	Cody	Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce
188	16th	Isis	Heredia	University Art
189	16th	Juan	Heredia	Visiting Angels Home Care Mid Town Sacramento
190	16th	Heather	Higgins	CASA of San Joaquin County
191	16th	Irene	Toan	Project Serafina
192	16th	Angelo	Vasquez	Sacramento’s Royal Chicano Air Force
193	16th	planter	Katelyn	No
194	16th		Kimberly	No
195	16th		Jade	Yes
196	16th		Angelina	SUBI WEST
197	16th	Sevanna	Moran
198	16th	Xico	Gonzalez	Councilmember Katie Valenzuela
199	16th	Brannon	Collins	Jack Meixner
200	16th	Yarah	Judal	James Queirolo
201	16th	Martin	Crownover	Massive Catapult Creative, Inc.
202	16th	David	Benjamin
203	16th
204	16th	Novaleigh	Brown	James Queirolo
205	16th	Kathleen	Caro	Kitty O’Neal
206	16th	Lucia	Colombo	Strapping (gift shop)
207	16th	Lucia	Colombo	Strapping (gift shop)
208	16th	Chloe	Oberst	MAGPIE
209	16th	Avery	Hillyer	Lead Star Security
210	16th	Omero	Rangel	Ernesto’s Mexican Food
211	16th	Jacob	Micheletti	California Compost Coalition
212	16th	Jacob		California Compost Coalition
213	16th	Kansas	Moffatt	Friends for Survival
214	16th		Montemayor	Pomegranate Designs

 

ARTIST FAQs

DATES

The Chalk It Up Festival is held at Fremont Park and is open to the public on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, 8/31/24 – 9/2/24, from 10 am to 6 pm. This is when the park is open for vendors and visitors. There is live music all three days plus food and craft vendors. Fremont Park is located at 1515 Q Street in Sacramento. The park is a full city block surrounded by P Street, 15th Street, Q Street, and 16th Street. See Google Maps link John C. Frémont Park

ARTIST CHECK-IN

Check-in at the big white tent in the center of the park. Artists have TWO choices for check-in. 

• FRIDAY, 8/30/24, 4 – 7 pm:  for pre-registered artists matched with a sponsor. 
• SATURDAY, 8/31/24, 8 – Noon: for all artists

ARTISTS ARE WELCOME to start their artwork on Friday evening after check-in!

WHAT YOU’LL RECEIVE AT CHECK-IN

Each artists will receive a tote bag with:

• The instruction card, which includes your sidewalk location, sponsor information, and instructions
• One “starter kit” box of 24 chalk pastels (Double squares will receive two boxes)
• 10 large pieces of professional sidewalk chalk in your choice of colors (20 for Double squares), aka “That Thicc Chalk,” in your choice of colors
• One Chalk It Up to Sacramento! commemorative t-shirt
• Snacks and treats will be shared throughout the weekend.

THINGS TO BRING

• Sunblock
• Hat
• Knee pads or a garden kneeling pad
• Masking tape for marking lines
• A grater for grating chalk into powder
• Paint brushes and cups to mix powdered chalk with water for “painting
• A spray bottle
• Plastic to tape down over your artwork to protect it overnight (plastic sheeting or plastic trash bags cut open with painters tape works)
• A camp chair or blanket for taking breaks.
• Snacks or money to visit food vendors.
• Money for purchasing additional chalk at the Chalk It Up Merch Tent, or bring your chalk.

SPONSORS

As a registered artist, you have been matched with a sponsor.  These sponsors are patrons of the arts who have made a donation to Chalk It Up.  All artists are obligated to include their sponsor’s name in 6″ tall letters on the bottom of their art square. Please add your Sponsor’s name when you start your artwork so that visitors can see the name of your sponsor right away.  You can always change or embellish it throughout the weekend as you complete your artwork.  Artists can sponsor themselves, can be sponsored by a friend or family member, or Chalk It Up can pair them with sponsor, usually a business or organization.

ABOUT THE CHALK

We order the large sticks of beautiful, buttery, richly-colored chalk , what we fondly call “That Thicc Chalk,” from Eternity Arts in Michigan. You will receive 10 sticks of this chalk in your choice of colors as part of your starter kit. Additional sticks are available for sale at the Merchandise Tent. Additional sticks of That Thicc Chalk are available for purchase in our merch tent, $3.25 per stick or 4 sticks for $11.00 (that includes sales tax).

RULES ABOUT ARTWORK

Artists may choose to do any artwork they want but must include the name of the sponsor along the bottom of the sidewalk square in letters at least six inches high. Keep in mind that the artwork is up to the artist, but it should be appropriate for a family/children’s event. Keep it clean and wholesome – no religious or political statements, illegal references, inappropriate images, or anything that may be deemed offensive.

ARTIST CHECK OUT

You have until Monday at Noon to complete your masterpiece.  All artists must “check-out” when their artwork is complete.  More information on the check-out process will be provided.

COMMUNITY

Please join our artists-only private Facebook Group and our artists-only group text so we can keep you apprised of any updates. Don’t be afraid to ask other artists about their process.  You will make friends and learn a lot!

HAVE FUN

For the full Chalk it Up! community experience, we recommend that you take some time to participate in the other activities that the festival has to offer… food trucks, live music, shaded beer garden . . .

LOCATION

Fremont Park is located between 15th and 16th Streets and P and Q Streets in downtown Sacramento. There is a RT light rail station 1⁄2 block from the park (16th St. Station) as well as bus routes serving the area. Take public transit, ride your bike or walk to the park. You’ll be glad you did. 

PARKING

Street parking in midtown can be hard to find, and there is absolutely no parking allowed on the street around the perimeter of the park.  Violators will be ticketed or towed.

The SP+ Parking Garage at 1515 R Street, just one block from Chalk It Up, is offering a Special Event rate of $15.00 per day for parking lot entry between 6 am and 5 pm.  If you enter the parking lot before 6 am or after 5 pm you will be charged their posted hourly rate.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

There is a Sac RT Light Rail station just one block away.  Thank you to our generous sponsors Sac RT for offering FREE public transportation for Chalk It Up Weekend! 

BIKE VALET

We will have complimentary bicycle valet hosted by SABA on the 15th Street side of the park, thanks to generous sponsorship by Sutter Health.

FOOD VENDORS

There will be a variety of food vendors and trucks, from hamburgers to vegetarian fare, healthy bowls to favorite fried foods, even icey treats!

ARTS & CRAFT VENDORS

Don’t forget to bring a little mad money to pick up something for yourself or to work on that holiday gift list.  

While artists are encouraged to share their website and social media pages with the public, you are not allowed to sell anything at the festival.  

BEER GARDEN

Once again we will be serving cold adult beverages including wine, cider, and a variety of beers. The beer garden will be open from 10:00 am – 5:30 pm each day. You must be age 21 or older with ID to enter this area. No children are allowed, no exceptions. 

LIVE MUSIC ALL-DAY

We are thrilled to share a great lineup of local bands to entertain you throughout the festival. Music runs from 11:00 am – 6:00 pm daily.  

SOCIAL MEDIA

We encourage you to engage with Chalk It Up social media pages all year, but especially over the 3 days of the Labor Day weekend.  If you post snapshots (or short video) of your square’s progress please tag us!  We are @chalkitupsac on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok. #chalkitupsac #chalkitupsacramento #chalkitupsacramento2024

VOLUNTEER

As the Chalk It Up! Festival gets ever closer, we will once again be reliant upon the many excellent volunteers who step up every year. Might one of them be you? To make an event like Chalk It Up take place and still remain free, we require many selfless helpers assisting us in all aspects of keeping everything running smoothly.  To become one of our invaluable volunteers please add yourself here: https://chalkitup.org/festival/volunteer/

Keeping Chalk it Up! Green

We encourage everyone to bring their own reusable water bottles or containers. There will be two water stations with chilled filtered water flowing all weekend. There will be Composting and Recycling boxes next to most of the garbage cans.

We will share more information via email, our private Facebook group, and text before the festival.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out!

 

Artist Information

• How much does it cost to participate as an artist? Nothing but their time. Art Patrons—individuals, businesses, and organizations—sign up to sponsor the chalk artist and pay a donation to Chalk It Up. Artists are given a starter kit that includes a 24-pack of assorted chalk pastels and 10 sticks of premium sidewalk chalk in their choice of colors.
• How do I get matched to a Chalk Artist Sponsor?  Artists can choose to work with a person, organization, or business they know to sponsor them, or Chalk It Up can match artists with a sponsor who doesn’t have an artist to work with.  It’s about 50/50 – some sponsors have artists and some need us to match them with an artist.
• When do I find out who my sponsor is?  Typically, we start matching up artists with sponsors in early August, and our goal is to have this completed by the 3rd week of August, but this depends on when our sponsors sign up.  Some artists will not know their sponsor until Artist Check-in.
• What kind of equipment do I need to bring with me to the festival?  Artists should bring whatever they need to complete their artwork, such as chalk, brushes and sponges for blending, plastic sheeting for covering their artwork at night, etc.  Artists should also bring whatever they need to make themselves comfortable during the 3-day outdoor festival.  Sunscreen, water bottles (we have chilled filtered water dispensers in the park for endless refills), snacks or money to patronize the food vendors at the festival, a blanket or camp chair for taking breaks in the shade.  Artists will be invited to join our private Facebook Group where artists can answer questions for each other and new artists can learn from veteran artists. Artists will also be invited to join a private text group to receive updates over the weekend.
• More questions?  Contact us at info@chalkitup.org.

 

On Saturday morning of Labor Day Weekend artists begin work on their Chalk Art Square and will continue working on their masterpeice throughout the weekend.  Each Chalk Square is sponsored by individuals, organizations, or businesses.  These are our Sidewalk Chalk Square Sponsors, the Patrons of our art form, and it is their sponsorship donations that have helped keep the Chalk It Up Festival free for the public since 1991.  

But the Chalk It Up Festival is all about the artists. We wouldn’t be here without you!

LAST CALL!  ARTISTS MUST REGISTER BY THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2024!

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS:

• Artists can request to be matched with a Chalk Art “Patron” Sponsor, or Artists can enlist a business, organization, or family member to be their sponsor.
• Artists will receive a start-up kit which includes a 24-pack of assorted chalk pastels, plus 10 sticks of premium chalk in their choice of colors. 
• Artists will be listed on our virtual event map, including a link to the artists’ social media page or website, along with their bio or artist statement*. 
• Artists agree to include their Chalk Art “Patron” Sponsor’s name in 6” tall letters on the bottom of their art square