Event Detail
Visual Art Exchange Street Painting Festival / groundSPARK
Date: Friday September 19, 2008 - Sunday September 21, 2008
The 10th annual groundSPARK Raleigh Street Painting Festival will be held on Martin Street (between Blount and Person Streets) and in City Market. Visual Art Exchange produces the festival, which last year had a record number of artists (over 400!) chalking for an intense 27 hours and transforming Martin Street into a work of art. 10,000 visitors came to watch the artists and participate in the many creative (and free!) components of the festival including People’s Choice voting, The Scrap Exchange, and KidsCHALK. This year’s festival will boast additional activities including a weaving wall, Image Slam, free face painting, and even a visit from the Chalk Princess.
This event is co-sponsored by the Downtown Raleigh Alliance.
Visit: www.sparkcon.com/category/groundspark/
Associated Street Closures:
The following streets will be closed from 6 am on Friday, September 19 until 10 pm on Sunday, September 21:
The 200 block of East Martin Street (between Blount and Person Streets)
Parham Street (between Martin and Wolfe Streets)
Blake Street (between Martin and Wolfe Streets)
*Wolfe Street will remain open allowing traffic to flow through the City Market*