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Brief showers dampen Chalk It Up

October 14, 2018 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

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Main Avenue before and after the rain on Saturday. BEN OLIVO | SAN ANTONIO HERON

Throughout the morning and early afternoon on Saturday, some very fine and sporadic drizzle landed on the 15th edition of Artpace’s Chalk It Up, held this year on Houston Street and Main Avenue. It was not enough to obscure the dozens of sidewalk and street pieces that had already been created with chalk by featured artists, school art clubs and the thousands of families who walk up and participated—as they’re encouraged to do. Until about 1:30 p.m. That’s when a five-minute downpour wiped away the pieces, or rendered them unrecognizable. There was still 2½ hours left in the event, plenty of time to recreate the art—and some people did continue to draw—but it deflated most of the participants who got started on their works well before the 10 a.m. start time. As is the custom, an Artpace photographer with the help of an assistant positioned a ladder in front of each piece, climbed it and captured the blotches of color. He dutifully took the photos anyway to save something for the record.

Thousands of artists participate in the 15th annual Chalk It Up on Oct. 13. <em><b>Photo by V. Finster | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> Roman Gonzales, junior at KIPP University Prep draws at the 15th annual Chalk It Up Oct. 13 in downtown San Antonio. <em><b>Photo by V. Finster | Heron</b></em> Attendees at the 15th annual Chalk It Up sit at a bus stop and under an Embassy Suites awning during a brief rain shower Oct. 13 in downtown San Antonio.  <em><b>Photo by V. Finster | Heron</b></em> Valerie Gallerdo stands in the rain while her children Adrianna Guitierrez, 5, and Natalie Guitierrez, 4, wait with grandmother Martha Arollo during the 15th annual Chalk It Up event in downtown San Antonio. <em><b>Photo by V. Finster | Heron</b></em> Chalk drawings fade after a brief rain during the 15th  annual Chalk It Up Oct. 13 in downtown San Antonio. <em><b>Photo by V. Finster | Heron</b></em> Emily Gonzalez and Jaylinn Urdiales draw with chalk after a brief rain during the 15th annual Chalk It Up in downtown San Antonio.  <em><b>Photo by V. Finster | Heron</b></em> The Churchill High School art club’s Chalk It Up piece after a brief rain during the event Oct. 13 in downtown San Antonio. <em><b>Photo by V. Finster | Heron</b></em> Sisters Reagan and Andrea Morin draw at the 15th annual Chalk It Up after a breif rain Oct. 13 in Downtown San Antonio.  <em><b>Photo by V. Finster | Heron</b></em> Lucia and Lilia Villanueva draw an “ocean” scene during the 15th annual Chalk It Up Oct. 13 in downtown San Antonio. <em><b>Photo by V. Finster | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> Featured artist Jeremiah Teutsch <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> Featured artist Ruth Leonela Buentello <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> Featured artist Ana Garcia <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em> Featured artist Ana Garcia <em><b>Photo by Ben Olivo | Heron</b></em>

Contact Ben Olivo: 210-421-3932 | ben@saheron.com | @rbolivo on Twitter

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