News from the Sidewalk
CHALK4PEACE is the global chalk art project about peace. We celebrate our eleventh year as a worldwide event encouraging peace. CHALK4PEACE, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit arts organization.
We've had more than 1000 events in 50 countries and have covered more than 12 miles of pavement with messages and visions of peace in sidewalk chalk...
We believe in "Drawing the World Together..."
CHALK4PEACE participated in the Peace Day Student Observance at the United Nations in New York City in 2016 to honor the International Day of Peace. Hundreds of thousands of young artists of all ages have joined us since 2005.
Our goal: ONE MILLION artists Chalking 4 Peace at the same time...
Because we need Peace...Now more than ever...
CHALK4PEACE is coming again to Busboys and Poets in Washington DC!
We hope to see all our old and new friends at Busboys and Poets at 14th and V to help draw the world together on the International Day of Peace, September 21st! Help us cause Peace to break out!
THE OFFICIAL CHALK4PEACE T SHIRT IS HERE!
During our current campaign to raise funds to present CHALK4PEACE at the United Nations, NYC and Washington, DC in observance of the International Day of Peace this September, we are offering this fine quality Gildan Ultra Cotton T for a contribution to CHALK4PEACE of only $27.00!
Dress the whole family for peace in this beautiful image taken by the renowned photographer, Jerry Downs.
Show everyone you're an official CHALKSTAR that supports CHALK4PEACE!
Bringing CHALK4PEACE to the United Nations is no small feat. We know you want this to happen. Your donation will make a huge difference; you give peace its chance to draw the world together; and you get an extremely cool shirt as a thank you perk! For only $27.00!
Please include shirt size(s) and your address. For a limited time, shipping within the U.S. is included. Please allow 4 weeks for delivery.
We also offer special discount packages for quantities for schools, festivals and Peace organizations.
Your contribution is tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
Yes! I want to show my support for CHALK4PEACE and get a cool shirt in the process!
TBT a tense moment for CHALK4PEACE, 2007
TBT 2007 While I was laying out the lettering for this sign in chalk that the owner of the building had okayed, on the Oakland/Emeryville border, I was stopped by two patrol cars and four policemen who
announced over their speaker, "Sir, put down the chalk and step away from the wall..." I turned around to see four cops in a line surrounding me, figuring they had busted a tagger in broad daylight. The one on my far left looked nervous and had his hand on his gun. I put my hands up and mentioned to the captain that I had authorization, posed no threat- and to please tell the officer on my far left to stand down.
It was a very tense moment...
...talk about having to find one's "Gandhi place" in a hurry... It fortunately ended well; and local students from Destiny Arts Center helped decorate our impromptu community billboard as CHALK4PEACE celebrated its second year as a global event...
Photos courtesy of Barry Robinson Photography