Fort Wayne Museum of Art will host Chalk Walk 2024 July 13-14 during the Three Rivers Festival. Photo by Rachel Von Art, LLC.

News Release

FORT WAYNE — The Fort Wayne Museum of Art has announced Chalk Walk 2024 will be held July 13-14 during the Three Rivers Festival. The Fort Wayne Museum of Art Chalk Walk has been a trademark event held on Main Street in downtown Fort Wayne since 2000.

This family-friendly event is based on an Italian tradition of street painting that dates to the 16th century, known as i madonnari (street painters). Using pastels, artists of varying levels of experience may choose to reproduce existing artworks or create their own in their designated square.

The event typically draws 40,000 people to see the spectacle unfold. FWMoA draws the city’s most creative citizens together to contribute to the largest community art project in the region, attracting families, friends, and supporters of a vibrant cultural life in Fort Wayne. Registration opened April 9 and there are still squares available.

Prizes will be awarded to the best artwork in each category selected by FWMoA judges.

2024 Award Categories include:

• Best Use of a Street/Sidewalk Blemish
• Trompe l’oeil
• Favorite Art Genre (Pop, Surrealism, Impressionism, Cubism, etc.)
• Olympic Glory
• Fashion Forward
• Summer Fun
• Hoosier Art Salon
• People’s Choice
• Best Square by an Artist Under 12

Chalk Walk 2024 at FWMoA is sponsored by Partners 1st Federal Credit Union. T-shirts for the 2024 event, featuring artwork from one of the 2023 chalk artists, will be available for purchase.

The event is free and open to the public. ­General admission to see exhibitions in the museum is free for FWMoA members, $10 adults, $8 students and seniors 65+, and $25 for families.

General admission is free for everyone on Thursdays 5-8 p.m. Veterans, active military personnel and their families receive free general admission. FWMoA gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursdays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sundays noon to 5 p.m.