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Perry Chalk Art Festival

Perry Chalk Art Festival 2024

Come to Perry, NY July 13th for a Saturday of fine art, fantastic food and fabulous summer fun at the eighteenth annual Perry Chalk Art Festival!

Stroll downtown Perry and see professional artists shape gigantic pastel artworks on the theme “My Favorite Things”. Cheer on youth artists competing for prizes and encourage young Aspiring Artists to try chalking. And see artist Erika Lalita creating a super-sized chalk work under the Festival Plaza pavilion. 

Event Schedule-Perry Chalk Art Festival

Please visit us here and on Facebook for updates and more information as the event date draws closer!



Music at Festival Plaza (unless otherwise noted), Downtown Perry

8:30AM - 11:00AM

Kelly's Old Timers - round & square dances, classics

10:00AM - 12:30PM

Elise Kelly - wide ranging music & beautiful vocals at Farmers' Market stage on Borden Ave

11:15AM - 1:15PM

Creek Bend - bluegrass & humor

1:30PM - 4:15PM

The Skiffle Minstrels - American Folk Traditional Trio 



Entertainment

10:00AM - 3:00PM at Festival Plaza

Arm & hand painting AND glitter tattoos with Fancy Faces

10:30AM - 1:30PM at Festival Plaza

Air Sculpture with Mr No the Balloon Guy - balloon art



All Day

  • Freestyle chalking - We supply the chalk and the space so everyone can create a mini-masterpiece
  • Chalking wall - It's free for all!
  • Pop up dance performances by KM Dance Center
  • Youth activities - Rock painting, crafts, creative selfies  at M&T Bank Parking Lot


Tour de Perry at Perry Village Park, Lake St

8:00AM: Mass starts for bicyclists

More info at Tour de Perry's Facebook page.

Register by clicking this link.


Perry Chalk Art Festival at Festival Plaza, Downtown Perry 

8:00AM - 10:30AM

Adult Chalk Artist Registration

8:30AM - 3:00PM

Adult Artists Chalking

8:30AM - 3:00PM

Large Scale Chalking by Erika Lalita

11:00AM - 3:00PM

Young Artist Registration & Chalking

4:00PM - 4:30PM

Artist Recognition, Prizes, & Closing Ceremony


Perry Farmers' Market at Borden Ave, Downtown Perry

8:30AM - 1:00PM

Enjoy fresh produce, meats, cheeses, pastries, fresh cut flowers, and more!  See more at Perry Farmers' Market's Facebook page!


Perry Public Market at Downtown Perry

8:30AM - 4:00PM

Enjoy a wide selection of vendors offering unique, handmade goods.  


Food Truck Vendors

DECISIONS:  Paninis & more

BUCKAROOS:  Poutine

SMOKE 'N THE VALLEY:  Barbecue

DINER ON THE RUN:  American Cuisine 





Music Lineup

  • Kelly's Old Timers- Round & square dances, classics
  • Creek Bend - Bluegrass & humor
  • The Skiffle Minstels- American Folk Traditional Trio Entertainment
  • Elise Kelly - Wide ranging music & beautiful vocals

Family Fun 

  • Air Sculpture with Mr. No the Balloon Guy - Balloon art, juggling and more 
  • Arm and hand painting  with Fancy Faces 

Art, Inside & Out 

Across the street, at the Arts Council for Wyoming County visit: 

  • Members Gallery, second floor, spotlights Feature Artist Sarah Ciufo
  • Main Gallery Exhibit will also be open; no entrance fees for either exhibit


Event Information & Map


  • RAIN DATE: July 20, 2024 (Chalk Art only)
  • For your artwork viewing pleasure, the Perry Downtown Festival Plaza will be closed to traffic through 3PM Sunday.



Sponsors

Thank you 2023 Sponsors!

Feature Artist Sponsor

Allied Financial Partners  I  Creative Food Ingredients, Inc

Sustaining Sponsors and Grantors

A NYSCA Re-grant  I  Town of Perry  I  Village of Perry  I  Arts Council for Wyoming County

People's Choice Award Sponsors

Grover & Bates Assoc

Vertical Chalk Wall Sponsors

Breezeway Barns and Garden  I  Sign Language, Inc.

Youth Chalk Wall Sponsors

West Bookkeeping Services  I  West's Granite Art, Inc

Music Patron

Perry Chamber of Commerce  I  Table Rock Farm

Donated Art Supplies

Blick Art Materials

Artist Patron II

Harding Plumbing and Heating, Inc

Artist Patron I

Butter Meat Co.  I  Charcoal Corral   I  Daryl's Pizzeria  I  Dell Collective Family Furniture and Eleven Covington  I  Hart's Insurance Agency  I In.Site:Architecture LLP  I  JN White  I  McClurg Auto Group  I  Once Again Nut Butter  I  Perry Market Place  I  Ration Wine Bar  I  Salmon Orthodontics  I  Sedam Tire  I  Silverlaken Estate, Glampground & Tiny House Village  I  Silver Lake Brewing Project  I  Southview Dairy LLC  I Sunny Knoll Farms  I  The Hole in the Wall Arcade & Lounge  I  The Lumberyard Restaurant & Party House  I  Tompkins Bank  I  Warsaw Pennysaver/Perry Shopper

Sponsors

Basil's Repair  I  Books & Fields  I. Bush Hill Florist  I  Country Kitchen  I  East Hill Creamery, LLC  I  Park Lake Motel  I  Kevin Proper  I  Stonewall Craftique

Special Thanks

Samantha Pierce, Christina Slusser, Amanda Bouchard - financial recordkeeping

Village of Perry DPW and Department of Parks

Town of Perry DPW - plaza and garden clean-up

Travers Place Apartments & residents and M&T Bank - use of parking lots

Harding Heating and Plumbing - parking

Thrive Fitness 24/7 - parking

This event is made possible through generous contributions from local government, businesses, individuals and from the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce. 

The program is also made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by the Arts Council for Wyoming County. 

We are pleased to share this information on behalf of the event organizers.


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