Highlights From The Sidewalk Arts Festival In Savannah

This past weekend the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) hosted the 44th annual “Sidewalk Arts festival”. Students, alumni, and local high school students brought the sidewalk squares of Forsyth Park alive with vibrant colors and creations.

Colorful chalk art on a sidewalk showcasing various designs at the Sidewalk Arts Festival in Forsyth Park.
Sidewalk arts at Savannah’s Forsyth Park

Here are some recognizable subjects out of the hundreds of chalk art pieces at the show.

Chalk art depicting a colorful portrait of a man with a long beard and a cap, created for the Sidewalk Arts Festival.
Forrest Gump
Chalk art of a person wearing glasses with the text 'DYLAN FOR PRESIDENT' and a sign indicating 'FIRST PLACE' awarded to a SCAD student.
Bob Dylan
Chalk art featuring a colorful depiction of a Waffle House scene, with characters sitting at a counter and a cheerful sun in the background.
Waffle House Sidewalk drawing
Chalk art depicting an alien figure with a glowing heart, surrounded by colorful designs and text, showcased at the Sidewalk Arts Festival.
E.T. Sidewalk art
Chalk art featuring a colorful portrait of a woman with blonde hair styled in a bun, wearing a blue headband and pink earrings. The artwork includes vibrant background designs and is part of the SCAD Sidewalk Arts Festival with an award sign present.
Barbie Sidewalk art
Chalk art of a smiling man with dark hair and a light-colored shirt, set against a vibrant orange background, among colorful sidewalk drawings.
Elvis Sidewalk art
Chalk art piece of the Savannah Weather Kiosk, featuring a detailed depiction against a blue background with green vines, surrounded by fallen leaves.
Savannah weather kiosk

Two earth tones pieces are the work of alumni:

Chalk artwork featuring a woman with blue eyes, surrounded by earth tones and text, displayed at the SCAD Sidewalk Arts Festival.
SCAD sidewalk arts festival
Chalk art piece featuring a stylized portrait of a person with shoulder-length hair and an artistic background, with the name 'JUNE' written prominently.
Earth tone chalk drawings

An interactive piece by local artist Katie Hagen :

SCAD arts festival
Katie Hagen Savannah artist
A young child in a pink outfit plays with colorful fabric strands in a park, surrounded by grass and fallen leaves.
Interactive art

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed the “chalk walk”. I’ll leave you with a moment of inspiration to brighten up your day 🙂

Chalk art piece featuring the phrase 'Enjoy the Little Things' with a colorful illustration of a person.
Little things

Sending smiles your way 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

Alice DeForest

Jo’s Monday Walk

2 thoughts

  2. Fantastic array of murals. They are so well done, what a pity they won’t last long.
    Thanks for participating in Monday Murals Alice.

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