BY GABRIELLE MCCULLOUGH, staff writer
On October 10th Wagner High School art students participated in the annual street art festival “Chalk It Up,” located in downtown San Antonio. Teams of students worked together to make chalk murals on the sidewalk or street.
“It was an interesting, fun, and cool environment for my first time," junior Jacquelyn Fletcher said.
Art teachers Ron Muniz and Holly Falkenberg brought two groups of students who created chalk murals. “We reserved a team spot in advance,” Muniz said. “There isn't a theme for the event, but a lot of people do Halloween related art. We did a drawing based on the characters in the game ‘Plants vs. Zombies’ meets Dia De Los Muertos.”
Wagner’s group was set up just outside the Majestic Theater, where watching the students maneuver around each other’s work while trying not to smear the chalk was like watching a game of twister on an 8' x 10' rectangle of sidewalk.
“Chalk It Up” is hosted by Art Pace which is a group that promotes and grants funds for new artists. They created “Chalk It Up” for the community of San Antonio to create chalk art for the day. The event has evolved into a family friendly festival, where families bring their children to draw in the street, local artists and museums exhibit work, and anyone who wants can take part in public exhibits.
Senior Jeremy Perez-Ramirez enjoyed the colorful, varied atmosphere of the festival. “There were many diverse cultures,” Ramirez said.
On October 10th Wagner High School art students participated in the annual street art festival “Chalk It Up,” located in downtown San Antonio. Teams of students worked together to make chalk murals on the sidewalk or street.
“It was an interesting, fun, and cool environment for my first time," junior Jacquelyn Fletcher said.
Art teachers Ron Muniz and Holly Falkenberg brought two groups of students who created chalk murals. “We reserved a team spot in advance,” Muniz said. “There isn't a theme for the event, but a lot of people do Halloween related art. We did a drawing based on the characters in the game ‘Plants vs. Zombies’ meets Dia De Los Muertos.”
Wagner’s group was set up just outside the Majestic Theater, where watching the students maneuver around each other’s work while trying not to smear the chalk was like watching a game of twister on an 8' x 10' rectangle of sidewalk.
“Chalk It Up” is hosted by Art Pace which is a group that promotes and grants funds for new artists. They created “Chalk It Up” for the community of San Antonio to create chalk art for the day. The event has evolved into a family friendly festival, where families bring their children to draw in the street, local artists and museums exhibit work, and anyone who wants can take part in public exhibits.
Senior Jeremy Perez-Ramirez enjoyed the colorful, varied atmosphere of the festival. “There were many diverse cultures,” Ramirez said.