More Chalk Art

Here's a few more entries from the Victoria International Chalk Art Festival. Some entries had a clear message, such as the one above encouraging people to think about those who grow our food. Others were environmentally focused. There were also quite a few entries that represented First Nations art and culture, such as the one below depicting the three members of the Iskwew Singers who performed on the mini-stage set up at one end of the Government Street chalk art gallery.

Victoria International Chalk Art Festival

The Chalk Art Festival was held over the weekend with a couple of blocks of Government Street available for artists to use as a canvas. There were lots of different kinds of art with those above and below as examples.

Victoria International Chalk Art Festival

Last weekend the Victoria Downtown Businessman's Association sponsored the Victoria International Chalk Art Festival and invited street artists from all over the world to participate in producing artworks in 3D in chalk on the pavement. Several blocks of Government street were blocked off from traffic and artists covered the pavement with their work in chalk. The most impressive display however was inside the Bay Center Mall and is pictured above. The 3D effect is quite striking - it really looks like there is a chasm yawning in the floor of the mall.