Sidewalk chalk painting WORKSHOP
Learn how to paint with sidewalk chalk with artist and educator Noreen Schroder!
Chalk Festivals have been around for decades and the original pavement art of madonnari has been around for centuries. Lately these festivals and this art form have seen a huge growth in popularity. The participation in an ephemeral piece makes it more about the act of creating than the creation itself for the artist. For the viewer, they have to connect with the piece in the moment of time that exists. This gives more of a sense of urgency and excitement. They feel like they are an important part of it, similar to an audience at live theater. Some chalk artists use a method of distorting their images to make them look 3D. This is called anamorphic art. This workshop will explore this style along with large 2d “paintings” which is the more traditional style of madonnari.
Noreen Schroder has been a lifelong artist and art instructor. She grew up on a farm in Iowa, got her Art Education Degree in Nebraska at UNO, moved to Colorado where she spent most of her adult life, then moved to Wichita recently. About 13 years ago, while living in the Denver area, she started participating in Chalk Art Festivals. Since then, she has traveled the country and has won awards and has been hired as festivals’ featured artist. Most of what she has learned through the years has been through trial and error and talking with other chalk artists. She is happy to pass some of that information on to you.
The Sidewalk Chalk Painting Workshop will take place from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM on June 14th, July 12th, and August 8th. Each workshop will offer something different — so sign up for one day, two days, or all three days! This workshop is recommended for those high school age and up.
The Hutchinson Art Center and the instructor will provide art and other supplies for the workshop. It is recommended that students bring something to kneel on (carpet squares, garden kneeling cushion, knee pads, etc.), sunscreen, and hat as well as clothes you don’t mind getting messy.
Workshop Objectives
This workshop will cover:
How to enlarge an image onto the pavement
How to use soft pastels to get rich color
Exploration of different methods of blending
How to add highlights and shadows to create illusions, such as objects floating above or a hole going to into pavement
Workshop Schedule
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM:
Using stencils and graphs to draw
Blending colors
Making shadows
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM:
Lunch break
1:00 - 5:00 PM:
Making an anamorphic hole or 3D object
Making anamorphic design with tape on floor
Chalking a hole or 3D object (as a group)
For more details on this workshop, check out the syllabus using the button below.
Interested? Register now using the buttons below.
Hurry! Only 15 spots are available for each day of the workshop
Registration Deadlines for the Workshop
June 14th - DEADLINE: Saturday, May 31st at 4:30 PM
July 12th - DEADLINE: Saturday, June 28th at 4:30 PM
August 8th - DEADLINE: Saturday, August 26th at 4:30 PM
Hutchinson Art Center Members get a special discount on workshop fees! Learn more about how to become a member of the Art Center HERE.
If you have any further questions about the workshop, please contact the Hutchinson Art Center via email at hac@hutchinsonartcenter.net or call at (620) 663-1081 using the contact information above. Thank you!
