***The Chalk Festival has moved to Sarasota October 28-31, 2022 due to Hurricane Ian causing damage to the Venice Airport. The Airport Authority cancelled all events at the Fairgrounds leaving us back peddling over two years of preparations and coming up with some incredible FREE experiences in Sarasota. Click HERE to go to our upcoming events***
Contact Us
Chalk Festival
200 Base Avenue East, Venice, Florida 34285 USA
Info@chalkfestival.org
(941) 488-8877
Sarasota Chalk Festival
540 South Orange Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236 USA
info@chalkfestival.org
(941) 488-8877
100% of our proceeds benefit the Avenida de Colores, Inc. 501c3 cultural arts nonprofit organization
Volunteer Staff - Lead Captains
Denise Kowal, Founder/Chalk Festival CEO
denise@chalkfestival.org
Bill Baranowski, Chalk Festival Manager
bill@chalkfestival.org
Laura Jo, Volunteer Chairwoman
volunteer@chalkfestival.org
Chris Hanrahan, Social Media Chairwoman
Manny Lopez, Pavement Music Festival, Music Chairman
Russ Bullis, Beverage Chairman
Suzy Pardo, Vendor Chairwoman
vendor@chalkfestival.org
Austin Kowal, Merchandising Chairman
Carol Ciallella, Comptroller Chairwoman
Sandra Vecchione, Ambassadors Chairwoman
Mike Pachota, Chairman Assistant
Alice Mazzoini, Student's Chalk Area
Cheryl & Wayne Renshaw, Assistant to CEO - Artist Site Layout Co-chairs
Alessio Cuomo & Sander De Nooij, Assistant to CEO - Videographer Chairmen
Lori Escalera, Assistant to CEO - Artist Technique Chairwoman
For a complete list of our volunteer captains and leaders please visit the About Us Volunteer page.
Our Artists
For a list of our artists, please go to About Our Artists
Our Sponsors
For a list of our sponsors, please go to About Our Sponsors