Get your ART on in November!
We have three great weeks of virtual chalk art competition for kids, individuals and families. It's easy to participate, and there's no cost to enter!
** Please note that because of rainy weather the first week of the contests, we have extended deadlines for submissions. **
Get out your sidewalk chalk and create your own masterpiece on your driveway, your walkway, your patio or the sidewalk in front of your home. Try to incorporate this year's theme, Happy Together, just like our professional artists do at the ChalkFest street festivals! Kids who don't have their own sidewalk chalk can get a parent to come by the Albany Museum of Art, 311 Meadowlark Drive, or Pretoria Fields Collective, 120 Pine Ave., to get a free pack of chalk while supplies last!
Once you've created your masterpiece, take a photo of it with your cellphone or camera. Then, email your artwork to entries@albanymuseum.com by 6 PM Sunday on the week you're entering.
Your artwork, along with all the artwork entered that week, will be included in a photo album on the Albany Museum of Art's Facebook page, which you can find HERE. Visitors to the Facebook page will vote all weekend for their favorites by "liking" the photos. The submission with the most likes wins! Winners in each category will be announced by Wednesday on the AMA Facebook page.
** Please note that because of rainy weather the first week of the contests, we have extended deadlines for submissions. **
Get out your sidewalk chalk and create your own masterpiece on your driveway, your walkway, your patio or the sidewalk in front of your home. Try to incorporate this year's theme, Happy Together, just like our professional artists do at the ChalkFest street festivals! Kids who don't have their own sidewalk chalk can get a parent to come by the Albany Museum of Art, 311 Meadowlark Drive, or Pretoria Fields Collective, 120 Pine Ave., to get a free pack of chalk while supplies last!
Once you've created your masterpiece, take a photo of it with your cellphone or camera. Then, email your artwork to entries@albanymuseum.com by 6 PM Sunday on the week you're entering.
Your artwork, along with all the artwork entered that week, will be included in a photo album on the Albany Museum of Art's Facebook page, which you can find HERE. Visitors to the Facebook page will vote all weekend for their favorites by "liking" the photos. The submission with the most likes wins! Winners in each category will be announced by Wednesday on the AMA Facebook page.
Pre-K through High School Week - Nov 9-15
Our first contests, sponsored by Vision Source Eye Center, opened Monday, Nov 9 with the area's young artists. Kids can compete in four categories: pre-K and kindergarten; elementary school; middle school, and high school.
Email (or get your parent to email) your entry HERE by 6 pm on Sunday, Nov 15. Visitors to the AMA Facebook page HERE will vote for their favorites in albums created for each of the four age categories starting Monday, Nov 16. Top winners in each age category will be announced on the AMA Facebook page by Wednesday afternoon.
Email (or get your parent to email) your entry HERE by 6 pm on Sunday, Nov 15. Visitors to the AMA Facebook page HERE will vote for their favorites in albums created for each of the four age categories starting Monday, Nov 16. Top winners in each age category will be announced on the AMA Facebook page by Wednesday afternoon.
Amateur & College Week - Nov 16-22
Week 2 (Nov 16-23) is for amateur and college artists. Teens and older can compete. The deadline for submitting your email HERE is 5 PM Sunday, Nov 22. After Monday and Tuesday voting on the AMA Facebook page HERE, the winner will be announced on Wednesday, Nov 25.
Families Happy Together Week - Nov 23-29
Many families will be spending time together on the week of Thanksgiving, and what better family activity than to show everyone why you're Happy Together? Get your family together and away from all the social media and TV to create your masterpiece!
Submit a photo of your family's work HERE by 5 pm on Sunday, Nov. 29. Votes will come in Monday and Tuesday, with winners announced HERE by Wednesday, Dec 2.
Submit a photo of your family's work HERE by 5 pm on Sunday, Nov. 29. Votes will come in Monday and Tuesday, with winners announced HERE by Wednesday, Dec 2.
