1000 islands international sidewalk chalk art festival

CHALK THE WALK 2011“CHANGE YOUR WORLD FOR WILDLIFE”

1000 Islands International Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival

Look out… here we come again…

Come on… Just try it! Here’s a piece of MY chalk ….it’s easy…watch this

It’s all about “the Story”…and your imagination…

NO PEEKING JOLENE …A FEW MORE MINUTES.IT MIGHT NOT BE THE REAL YOU THOUGH…

WHEW …WHAT AN IMAGINATION THAT WALLY EDWARDS HAS…..LET’S SEE WHAT’S NEXT…..

And so it begins…A CRACK IN AN EGG…..A CRACK IN A NUCLEAR PLANT…ONE BEGINS...ONE ENDS.

IS THIS A DESERT ISLAND?... OR …IS IT JUST “DESERTED”?

From the youngestUNDER THE PROTECTION AND SHADE OF THE “BIG” GUYS

A 5-YR OLD KNOWS….DON’T MIX INDUSTRY, LAKES AND FISH …

‘An Insect’s Life’…

a Dreams in Motion summer project

The “Developer” speaks…”You have to leave..….we are cutting down the forest”…..

The insects are a-buzz and make a plan….we CAN “change our world for wildlife” Let’s do it!...And they did….life is good

We must be “Aware” because they ….are “Unaware”

GUY WALES A heron’s catch o’ the day

A FLAT PIECE OF SIDEWALK TO BE TRANSFORMED OVER 12 HOURS

WORKING IN THE “STREAM”…GEOMETRY REVEALS NATURE WITH EVERY STROKE……….

Dreams in Motion adapts to nature’s stage on the grass of the Town Park

Naturally Dance

Senior Performance Team dances….”Steel Dreams”

Lookin’ cool in the pool…the envy of us all

THE ONE THAT DIDN’T GET AWAY NEARING THE 10 HOUR MARK

Art Imitates Nature?

FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS

AMAZING

During the day..at the front of the Town Hall, David Day offers up a serious rivalry for Sandro Bottecelli’s “Birth of Venus” isolating the image from the famous painting.

To promote the festival….David originally chalked only the face and tresses of this image on the renovation boarding of Rapunzel’s Hair Studio on King Street.

…..and now we see David’s art imitating art!.. a completed

Bottecelli Venus for the festival

David Day & Guy Wales…. On The Road in Brockville

THIS FROM THE FRONT PAGE OF THE BROCKVILLE OBSERVER.

RIVERFEST WAS A GREAT PROMO FOR THE GAN EVENT (NICELY PLACED MAPLE LEAF DAVID)

One David Day….two days of chalking for this one !

David’s “Adam” is almost life size in his version of the Sistine Chapel at Riverfest promo

event July 1-2

Artist’s Competition new in 2011

Judges Huddle

Judges continue to huddle !!

And the winners are...presented by GSS Ambassador,

Natasha Muttoo

Aaron Keiller Ray

Allyssa Corbett

ACKNOWLEDGMENTSCanadian Wildlife Federation

Crayola CanadaTown of Gananoque

Thousand Islands Accommodation PartnersDowntown Gananoque BIA

Dreams In MotionThousand Islands Community Development Corp

Gananoque & 1000 Islands Chamber of CommerceGananoque Home Hardware

Boys and Girls Club, M&M FoodsGananoque’s This, That & Everything

Gananoque Public LibraryYouth In Police InitiativeGSS Event Ambassadors1000 Islands Kayaking

Pepsi Bottling CompanyUpper Canada District School Board

Gananoque Police, EMS and Fire ServicesSt.John Ambulance

Committee for the 1000 Islands International Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival David Ansley, Rick Ransom, Debbie Donaldson, Jan Gravelle

Presentation: Jan Gravelle Sidewalk Chalk Theme: Jon McLurg