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It was a beautiful day at Beaufort Town Center with over 40 street painters ranging in age from 6 to 45+. Artists came from SC, GA, FL, NC, and WV.

True to the European Street Festival theme, there were street performers, puppeters, artists selling work, and musicians. Families and friends wandered the streets for this art for arts sake event!

Congratulations to all of the Winners!

We couldn't have done it without our Sponsors and volunteers ~ especially MCAS MALS 31, the Single Marine Program and Beaufort High Schools National Honor Society.

Click Here to see an incredible slide show of photographs from the Bluffton Today

Click Here to see the Beaufort Gazette Coverage

Click Here to read the incredible editorial in the Lowcountry Weekly

Winners

Best of Show ~ Anna Carlson, Parris Island; $500

Community Artists: 1st Place ~ Mark Sutton, Beaufort; $250 gift certificate to The Gallery
2nd Place ~ Charlene Perry-Dohmann & Lee Perry, Beaufort; $150 gift certificate to The Spotted Dog
3rd Place ~ Millie Choy, Hilton Head; $50 gift certificate to The Brewer's Brewing Company

Student Artists: 1st Place ~ Anna Carlson, Parris Island; $1,000 Scholarship
2nd Place ~ Maria del Mar Tovar, Hilton Head; $500 Scholarship
Third Place ~ Linnea Grandquist, Beaufort; $250 Scholarship

School Teams: 1st Place ~ Beaufort Elementary, Rebecca Dollman; $250 for art supplies
2nd Place ~ Davis Elementary, Chlorett Singleton-Coleman; $100 for art supplies
3rd Place ~ Lady's Island Elementary, Chlorett Singleton-Coleman; $50 for art supplies

Street Painting

Street Painting originated in Europe in the 16th Century. Street Painters were called "madonnari" because their subject was typically the Madonna. As this art form continued, the subject matter expanded to other religious icons, reproductions of old masters, and now hundreds of years later - the subjects are unlimited and range from simple to very complex.

Nationally-known master chalk artist Lee Jones from Orlando, Florida will be featured at the Festival.

Street Performers

Jef the Mime ~ Jef is a popular interactive mime theatre artist who specializes in roving performances at street fairs and festivals all over the East coast. Rather than perform on stage, he prefers to be in and around the crowd, using masks, mime, and wacky variety arts to involve and entertain the audience. Watch out for him! (He’s the guy who looks like a nut). Jef is from Lumberton, NC.

Glenn Singer is ~ el gleno grande ~ Glenn Singer specializes in visual comedy using hilarious optical illusions, a dry delivery, and a warm conversational style. His spoof of a circus equestrian act will have you laughing again every time they think about it. From his website ~ "Having performed for over 15 years on every continent except Antarctica ("it's just a matter of time") Glenn has secured a place for himself at the very bottom of the big time with engagements at such places as Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Universal Studios in Hollywood, and Ed's Big Top in Hurricane." Glenn is from Lewisburg, WV.

Blues Music

Nationally known blues musician, memoralized in Jimmy Buffett's "I will play for Gumbo," The Sauce Boss is the festival headliner.....

The inventor of gastronomical boogie woogie.
Like a cross between Justin Wilson
and Robert Johnson,
He sings the blues
He cooks the gumbo
He plays the guitar
He writes the tunes
He feeds the masses
He makes his very own hot sauce
That’s why they call him …
THE SAUCE BOSS

Chalk on the Walk Sponsors ~ A Big Thank You!

Festival Sponsored by Beaufort Town Center,
a property of
303 Associates, LLC

Hospitality Tent Sponsored by Coldwell Banker Platinum Partners

Other Sponsors Include ~ Bay Street Music @ Beaufort Town Center; Blu-John of Savannah; Beaufort County School District; Town of Port Royal; Beaufort Marine Institute; Inn at Beaufort Town Center; Beaufort WaterFestival; Stokes Brown Toyota Beaufort; and Ferrell Gas

Lodging