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Great things happen when community and artists connect! We are grateful for the support City Representative Cassandra Hernandez, District 3 has shown to this monumental mural taking shape on Geronimo through MCAD’s City of El Paso Public Art Program and how she’s honored the artist and his crew today! Best part? She brought along the Neighborhood Associations to honor the artist!
We can’t believe it’s only been a week since we celebrated the 15th Celebration of Chalk The Block in the El Paso Downtown Arts District!
Over 59,000 + El Pasoans and out-of-town visitors made this event an incredible success, and our largest crowd to-date.
Please give a big THANK YOU to all the
LOCAL chalk artists, musicians and artisans who put in hours and hours of work to share their art at the event each year.
See you next year El Paso!
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Special thanks go out to our title sponsor Raiz Federal Credit Union for their support of the event.
With support from Texas Commission on the Arts, National Endowment for the Arts, AT&T, El Paso Electric El Paso Community Foundation, El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso Museum of History, El Paso Museum of Archaeology, Festival of Chariots Comes to El Paso Green Hope Project thChrch City of El Paso Public Art Program, Visit El Paso, Fab Lab El Paso
El Paso Downtown Art and Farmers Market Glide Scooters
We are days away from presented by Raiz Federal Credit Union.
Thank you to all our sponsors and collaborators who make this event possible!
With support from Texas Commission on the Arts, El Paso Community Foundation,Visit El Paso, Glide Scooters, thChrch, City of El Paso Public Art Program, El Paso Museum of HistoryEl Paso Museum of Art, El Paso Museum of Archaeology, City of El Paso, Texas - Municipal Government, Festival of Chariots Comes to El Paso, AT&T, Fab Lab El Paso, El Paso Downtown Arts District.
We are just one week away from the most colorful Public Arts Festival in the Region!
Chalk the Block is proud to announce our Featured Installations for Chalk The Block 15!
Presenting Fab Lab El Paso "Chalk Bot," Parer Studio "Intrude," Lindsay Glatz "Cloud Swing" and THE BIKE ZOO!
See you in the El Paso Downtown Arts District on October 7 (Preview Night) to October 9!
With support from our Title Sponsor Raiz Federal Credit Union, Texas Commission on the Arts El Paso Community Foundation City of El Paso Public Art Program Festival of Chariots Comes to El Paso, Glide Scooters El Paso Downtown Art and Farmers Market El Paso Museum of History El Paso Museum of Art El Paso Museum of Archaeology Visit El Paso thChrch
We are just one week away from the most colorful Public Arts Festival in the Region!
MCAD is proud to announce our Featured Installations for Chalk The Block 15!
See you in the El Paso Downtown Arts District on October 7 (Preview Night) to October 9!
With support from our Title Sponsor Raiz Federal Credit Union, Texas Commission on the Arts, El Paso Community Foundation City of El Paso Public Art Program, Festival of Chariots Comes to El Paso, El Paso Museum of History El Paso Museum of Art El Paso Museum of Archaeology, Glide Scooters, thChrch
Whose ready for the biggest arts party in the region?!!
One of the highlights of this year's event is our local music stage at San Jacinto Plaza curated by thChrch!
We will be celebrating the local talent that makes our music scene unique and welcoming back Chalk the Block alumni like Frontera Bugalú, Lavell Jones (Music) with special headliner Sparta.
Featured DJs include Rodriga Rockmore and friends who will be spinning on Friday and Saturday at the Chalk Art Competition. Birth Defects and Luisa. will be closing out the event on Sunday at San Jacinto Plaza.
Join us in the El Paso Downtown Arts District on October 7-9 to celebrate 15 years of Chalk the Block!
With support from Raiz Federal Credit Union Texas Commission on the Arts El Paso Community Foundation Visit El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department - City of El Paso City of El Paso Public Art Program City of El Paso, Texas - Municipal Government
Video Credits:
Produced by thChrch, Gabe Fernandez
Directed by Frank Luna
Music by Special Edition
Make sure to add to your calendars!!! We've got lots of fun lined up for our Quincinera!
SAVE THE DATE: October 7-9, 2022 in the El Paso Downtown Arts District!
Event hours:
Friday, Preview Night: 6pm-10pm
Saturday: 10 am -10pm
Sunday: 11 am - 3pm
A big THANK YOU goes out to our title sponsor Raiz Federal Credit Union.
With support from Texas Commission on the Arts, El Paso Community Foundation, Visit El Paso, thChrch, City of El Paso Public Art Program, El Paso Museum of History,El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso Museum of Archaeology, Museums and Cultural Affairs Department - City of El Paso, Fab Lab El Paso, Christin Apodaca, Green Hope Project
Great look by Texas Highways Magazine on public art in El Paso. All but one of the featured projects were commissioned through our City of El Paso Public Art Program!
Another successful mural in the books from our City of El Paso Public Art Program! With over 360 days of sunshine, the skies in El Paso were a source of inspiration for local artist Ricardo Chavarria in this mural he completed at our incredible airport.
Did you know?
Yesterday, City of El Paso Public Art Program hosted the reception following the unveiling of "Treacherous Crossing", in honor of the soldiers of the Men of Company E at the El Paso Museum of History. Attendees were able to view our “El Paso’s Homegrown: World War II” exhibition exploring the impact of WWII on the Borderland.
Through a combination of our collection and community contributions, “El Paso’s Homegrown” covers Company E, the European and Pacific theatres of the war, the Bracero program, the home efforts of women, the contributions of Indigenous tribes, Japanese internment, and Tom Lea’s work as a war correspondent.
This exhibit is on display through August 28, 2022.
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“El Paso’s Homegrown” is presented with support from the El Paso Museum of History Foundation, the Tom Lea Institute, the El Paso Museum of Art, and the Museums and Cultural Affairs Department - City of El Paso.
“These guys proved they were just as American as anybody else, and many died serving this country.” – Martin Luna, son of 1st Sgt. Lorenzo M. Luna of Company E, whose name was not originally included in a new memorial being unveiled Thursday.
City of El Paso Public Art Program
As we emerge from the pandemic, what would you say to welcome back the 2.2. Million visitors who come to the El Paso Downtown Arts District ? Did you know Chalk the Block is the first large scale festival in the Arts District in almost two years due COVID-19? What better time to dedicate artist Christopher Weed’s new permanent City of El Paso Public Art Program artwork “Bienvenido” to welcome people back to festivals, concerts, exhibitions and community! We’ll have smaller yellow doors in San Jacinto Plaza that you can attach messages on to that will be used to formally dedicate the artwork at 6:30 pm Saturday! Attach a message before, or come by at 6:30 pm Saturday to meet the artist and get giveaways!
We are gearing up for Chalk the Block this weekend and want to thank all our sponsors and partners who make this event possible!
Special thanks to:
Texas Gas Service
Texas Commission on the Arts
Rubin Center for the Visual Arts at UTEP
El Paso Parks and Recreation
El Paso Community Foundation
El Paso Museum of History
El Paso Museum of Art
thChrch
Galeria Lincoln
El Paso Live
El Paso Downtown Art and Farmers Market
Downtown El Paso DMD
Visit El Paso
City of El Paso Public Art Program
City of El Paso, Texas - Municipal Government
Chalk the Block Returns! 🎨👩🎨
Join the El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso Museum of History , and the City of El Paso Public Art Program Saturday, October 9 and Sunday, October 10 for the annual Chalk the Block Public Arts Festival.
Enjoy chalk art competitions, live performances, local art, food vendors and much more!
Check out the schedule below.
CTB14 is right around the corner! Make plans to join us in the El Paso Downtown Arts District on October 9-10!
With support from:
Texas Gas Service
Texas Commission on the Arts
Rubin Center for the Visual Arts at UTEP
Visit El Paso
City of El Paso Public Art Program
El Paso Downtown Art and Farmers Market
El Paso Museum of History
El Paso Museum of Art
thChrch
Galeria Lincoln
El Paso Community Foundation
In process: "The Insurmountable Task" is a new, City of El Paso Public Art Program memorial funded through the planned Mexican American Cultural Center (MACC). It will honor the brave sacrifice of the Men of Company E, the only Mexican-American infantry unit that fought in WWII. The group was composed of 250 soldiers from across Texas, including 124 from El Paso. “This was a true event of heroism as a part of these young kids that came from Bowie, Cathedral, maybe one El Paso High another group and some were even from Mexico,” said selected artist, El Paso Sculptor Julio Sanchez De Alba. The finished piece will feature bronze figures 1.5 times life size depicted as they cross the Rapido River in Italy. Those who survived this dangerous mission would go on to help liberate Rome.