What do you do when it rains? by Heather Cap On May 20, 2017, the Fayette County Public Arts Committee and the town of Tyrone, GA hosted a chalk art …
Hapeville Chalk Art Festival 2017
The first annual “Chalk Art Splatter Festival” in Hapeville was a lot of fun, and despite the rain, it was a success. This year’s festival had a fantasy theme, “Dragons, fairies, princesses, …
GACAG at Houston Via Colori 2016
This November four Georgians made their way to Houston, TX to take part in the Center for Hearing and Speech’s annual Via Colori Chalk Festival. The Center of Hearing and …
Happy International Artist Day
It has been an awesome year of chalking. The season is nearing an end with the colder months close upon us. We hope to keep up the great work in …
Pop Up Chalk Festival at Atlanta Streets Alive October 2016
Atlanta Streets Alive is always such a fun event. We are proud to be involved as a community partner and host our Pop-Up Chalk Festival. This is a great opportunity …
Little 5 Arts Alive Halloween Festival
This Halloween the GA Chalk Artists Guild partnered with Little Five Arts Alive to exhibition our street painting skills at the Bass Recreation Center on Moreland Avenue as part of the …
Chalktoberfest 2016
This year’s Chalktoberfest was awesome. There were over 70 artists from all over the world, 8 of which were from GA. The theme was “Old Masters”, which created an awesome …
Pop-Up Chalk Fest – June 2016
Pop up chalk fest has become a staple event for us. We can travel all around the world creating chalk murals but there is nothing like home. Nothing represents our …
McDonough Spring Arts Fest 2016
The Georgia Chalk Artists Guild was invited to the McDonough Spring Arts Fest 2016! Five members chalked on a storm-threatening Sunday at the end of April. Fawne, Tippy, Katie, Heather, …
Dogwood Arts Chalk Walk
On April 9th our co-founders Jessi, Katie and Zach took a little road trip up to Knoxville, TN to participate in the Dogwood Arts Chalk Walk. The Chalk Walk is a …
Chalking the Atlanta Braves at Ponce City Market
As an initiative to spread the word about chalk art in the community our member artists participate in many kinds of events. Our founder Jessi Queen was contacted by the …
Thomaston Annual Chalk Festival and Community Egg Hunt
Thomaston is a lovely town just an hour southwest of Atlanta. It’s known as one of the best 100 small towns. The art scene is growing thanks to our member …
Chalk 101- Using the grid method to make Chalk art
Katie Bush again, writing about the grid method this time. When you’re creating a chalk mural, it’s not uncommon for people to comment about how amazing it is that you …
Lake Worth Street Painting Festival 2016
This is the story of the the Lake Worth Street Painting festival and how three Georgia artists took it by storm. Jessi, Zach, Katie, and Albert drove down to Lake …
Chalking the Runway for Children’s Hospital of Atlanta Benefit Fashion Show
Three of our chalk artists, Katie Bush, Meg Mitchell and Jessi Queen, were commissioned to create a runway out of chalk for the Children’s Hospital of Atlanta Benefit Fashion Show to …
Sarasota Chalk Festival 2015
The Georgia Chalk Artists Guild was well represented at the 2015 Sarasota International Chalk Festival! Participating members included Katie, Jessi, Zach and Dianne. Katie arrived a few days early to …
Winter Park Chalk the Walk 2015
The second annual Winter Park Chalk the Walk was Saturday, November 7. The festival was held in Winter Park in Orlando at their Central Park. The event had adult, high …
Hand Lettered Chalk Boards
Georgia Chalk Artists Guild member Katie Bush specializes in hand lettering. Recently, she designed restaurant menu boards at Crust Pasta and Pizzeria in Alpharetta, GA. Check them out:
Our very first Pop Up Chalk Festival
Our Georgia Chalk Artists Guild has grown so much in the year that we have been established. This past Sunday we had our very first Mini Pop Up Chalk Festival. …
Clearwater Chalk Festival 2015
Georgia Chalk Artists Guild member Katie Bush participated in the 2015 Clearwater Chalk Festival in Clearwater Florida this October! The piece was originally created by Ana Bagayan and was recreated …
Marietta Chalktoberfest 2015
Georgia Chalk Artist Guild (GACAG) members Katie Bush, Jessi Queen, Zach Herndon, Corey Barksdale, Ed Rosell, Lori Hughes, and Jacob Brooks were all participants in the 2015 Marietta Chalktoberfest. The …
Via Colori Kentucky 2015
Via colori is an awesome chalk event that happens in many cities around the world. They usually are put on to benefit a cause. As GA chalkers we try to …
Bragg Jam 2015
Every summer on the last Saturday in July, Macon, GA hosts the Bragg Jam a music festival. Chalkers Jessi and Zach go every year to support the music and arts by chalking …
Arts Fest Gwinnett
Arts Fest Gwinnett was an amazing community event in Lawrenceville, Georgia! The festival had live music, artist vendors, and a chalk walk competition. Georgia Chalk Artists Guild members Zach and …
Starting a Guild!
Welcome to The Georgia Chalk Artists Guild! Why did we become a guild you ask? Georgia chalk artists, Jessi Queen, Zach Herndon and Katie Bush, were talking about the lack …
How to Protect your Art from the Elements
Wind and rain are the worry of any street artist working in a non-permanent medium like chalk. However, artists who are prepared for inclement weather will experience delay rather than …