Dansville Chalk Walk

11/27/2025

08/07/2021

Chalk art by Melissa Gartz! Melissa grows garlic and Farm Days inspired her to create this piece during ! What did other chalkers create today?! Share your pics with us!!

07/28/2021

Will we see you at First Friday Dansville on August 6 for chalking and to see our featured chalk artist, Melissa Gartz? Start making your plans!
Thanks to these businesses/building owners for inviting chalkers to create artwork on their sidewalks: MacFadden Coffee Co.;
104-106 Main Street/Mark Speechio; Saint Peter's Episcopal Church in Dansville, NY/Rev. Eric Thompson; Genesee Valley Federal Credit Union; Michael Adam Insurance Agency; Hometown Radio WDNY; and Mill Creek Optical.
Chalk is provided through sponsorship of Whitetails Unlimited Stony Brook.
Image below Bee by Melissa Gartz, 2017. All rights reserved.

07/16/2021

Dansville ArtWorks will host Chalk Walk activities during First Friday Dansville on Friday, August 6, 5-7pm. Stop at our booth at 153 Main Street for FREE sidewalk chalk (thanks to sponsor Whitetails Unlimited https://www.facebook.com/Whitetails-Unlimited-Stony-Brook-1217537565015616).
We'll even have a list of businesses who would love your artwork to grace their sidewalks!
Watch visual artist Melissa Gartz create a signature chalk artwork.
Stop into ArtWorks' gallery at 153 Main for the opening reception of Bettina Frost's nature exhibit titled A LIttle Bit of Everything (5-6:30pm).
It's all free and open to the public.

06/29/2020

In light of the ongoing and variable conditions related to the pandemic, Dansville ArtWorks has decided to focus on Chalk Walk & ArtsFest for 2021. We believe this is the safest approach. We look forward to welcoming all to Dansville next summer for our premier downtown street festival! Be safe and keep creating!
Dansville ArtWorks

03/19/2020

Keep on creating!

Calling all coloring book lovers. You can now take part in 2017–a campaign where museums and libraries worldwide will make available free coloring books, letting you color artwork from their collections and then share it on Twitter and other social media platforms.

02/06/2020

You are invited to participate in the inaugural PDX Chalk Art Festival, held September 5-7, 2020. The PDX Chalk Art Festival is the first-ever street painting event in the city of Portland. As an artist, this is an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a new event!

09/18/2019

September 15, 2019 - Community Chalk Competition Entry - The Community Chalk Competition is a chance for local artists to create their own chalk art at Chalktoberfest and be considered for awards. There are divisions for individual artists and for school teams. Each division is divided by age group,...

09/09/2019

One of the most culturally rich festivals of the year is taking place in Baltimore.