ABOUT

The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art is proud to present Chalktoberfest, a combination of a chalk art festival which is free to the public and Marietta’s premier craft beer festival. Over 80 chalk artists are selected by a jury and invited to create large works of art in Marietta Square. In 2021, the festival had over 100,000 visitors over the weekend.

LOCATION

Chalktoberfest will be located on the historic Marietta Square surrounding Glover Park and will continue down toward the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art - most streets around the Marietta Square will be closed for the duration. Marietta Square is 15 miles northwest of Atlanta, just off I-75, Exit 265.

BENEFIT

The MCMA Chalktoberfest benefits the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art. MCMA is an American Art Museum whose mission is to “build community through art.” For more information on MCMA, please visit our website at mariettacobbartmuseum.org.

HOW TO SUBMIT

Chalk artists from all over the world may apply this year. Please submit one submission per chalk artist. If you wish to collaborate with another artist or have an assistant on your chalk block, they must apply separately. There are ways to link in the questionnaire. Please submit 3 examples of your previous chalk work that was completed after January 2017. The deadline for submission is May 24, 2022. Images should be in JPG format. 

THEME

There will be no theme this year. Please just bring your best work to the festival. 

HOW WILL YOU FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED?

Chalktoberfest will be juried by a committee and accepted/denied artists will receive notification via email. Contracts will be sent via email to accepted artists by June 28, 2022. If you have not been contacted by that date, please contact Rachel Tunnicliffe, rachel@mariettacobbartmuseum.org.

If you are chosen as one of our professional artists for this event and sign a contract, you are expected to attend the festival. However, if an emergency should arise, please contact Sally Macaulay via phone 770-528-1444 X14 and email sally@mariettacobbartmuseum.org ASAP to discuss your inability to participate.

IF ACCEPTED

Accepted artists will be asked to submit 2 concept images of what they propose to do at this year’s festival, by August 1st. Reminders will be sent via email. Please ask any questions before submitting a sketch/design. Work must be family-friendly - no nudity, profanity, explicit images, political statements or violence is permitted. We will not permit multiple artists to produce the same piece. We recommend that artists submit images quickly once accepted to participate in the festival.

QUESTIONS

Rachel Tunnicliffe, rachel@mariettacobbartmuseum.org.

ABOUT

The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art is proud to present Chalktoberfest, a combination of chalk art festival which is free to the public and Marietta’s premier craft beer festival. In 2021 the festival had over 100,000 visitors over the weekend.

ENTERTAINMENT

Entertainers of outstanding talent perform throughout the festival on the great stage in the square. Visitors can relax and enjoy the outstanding established and up-and-coming performers, helping to create a wonderful festival atmosphere. Chalktoberfest employs a stage sound engineer for the event to make the experience incredible. A sound engineer company are employed for the event.

WHAT WE NEED

We would love for you to apply to perform. Chalktoberfest does not charge for admission therefore entertainers are generally not paid to perform at this event. Your performance would be a greatly appreciated donation. The event is very highly attended with over 100,000 visitors over the two days.

DATES/TIMES

Saturday, October 8th from 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Sunday, October 9th from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

LOCATION

Chalktoberfest will be located on the historic Marietta Square surrounding Glover Park and will continue down toward the Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art building - most streets around the Marietta Square will be closed for the duration. Marietta Square is 15 miles northwest of Atlanta, just of the I-75, Exit 265.

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.

School teams can enter the Elementary School Division, Middle School Division, or the High School Division. (Non-school groups -- such as scout troops -- can also compete as teams *as long the group members' ages all qualify for the same division.*) First, second, and third place with be awarded within each division.

Individual artists qualify for the Adult Division (ages 18+),  the Teen Division (ages 13-17), or the Youth Division ( ages 9 - 12). First, second, and third place will be awarded within each division.

Artists under the age of nine (or older artists who aren’t interested in competing) are welcome to draw in the Open Chalk Area near the competition zones.

DATE:

Sunday, October 9, 2022 (SUNDAY! Saturday is the Craft Beer Festival.)

LOCATION:

West Park Square (NOTE: this is a new location!)

Check-in will be located at the junction of West Park Square and North Park Square.

SCHEDULE

Check-in: 10:45am-12:00pm

School Teams Chalking Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm

School Teams Judging: 1:00-1:15pm

School Teams Awards: 1:20pm

Individual Chalking Time: 11:00am – 3:00pm

Individual Judging: 3:00-3:15pm

Individual Awards: 3:20pm