ARTS Wake Forest and the Wake Forest Optimist Club invite area youth and family teams to participate in the Draw on the Street Chalk Art Contest on April 6 during the annual Dirt Day Festival in Downtown Wake Forest from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Registration is FREE and must be complete by March 29 by emailing team member names to Tanya at TanyaYvonne@Live.com. Upon registration, teams will receive contest rules and other details.
Family and Youth teams are comprised of two to four individuals. Youth team members are students 18 and under accompanied by an adult teacher or parent chaperone. Chaperones are encouraged to participate with their team. Family team members may be of any age, but must include at least one adult.
Each registered team will be assigned a 4’ X 4’ space on South White Street and given a large box of chalk pastels to create an artwork with the theme of Celebrate Spring. Awards will be presented at 2:30 p.m. for Best of Show, Best Technique, Most Original, and People’s Choice. Learn more at www.artswakeforest.org
Draw on the Street is sponsored by the Wake Forest NC Optimists Club, ARTS Wake Forest, and Jerry’s Artarama. Dirt Day is presented from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. by Wake Forest Downtown. Visit www.wakeforestdowntown.org for details about the festival.