On October 13, 2018, bring your family and friends to Artpace Chalk It Up, a festival of contemporary art, transforming Downtown Houston Street into a gallery – from the ground up.

Click here to download the official 2017 Chalk It Up Map! 2018 Map coming soon.

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Public Murals

Artists from all walks of life create murals about their organizations and businesses along Houston Street, led by YOU! Get in on the fun in the community-created Freestyle mural.

Artists

Our Featured and Emerging artists are always selected locally—they’re some of the city’s best, and play a prominent role in the success and enjoyment of Chalk It Up, creating compelling, original murals on Houston Street sidewalks. You don’t want to miss these professionals at play!

Food Trucks

Some of San Antonio’s finest mobile restauranteurs will park their food trucks along Houston Street to offer fresh local food to hungry chalk artists of all ages.

Live Music

The Artpace Chalk It Up stage across from the Majestic Theater features live music from a range of local musical artists. Check out the Artpace blog for updates and music samples from this year’s acts!

Freestyle

Let your creative genius run wild in our Freestyle Zones. We’ll provide chalk and plenty of blank canvas in the form of Houston Street; you bring the artwork. This is the one time you’re allowed to play in the street!

Community Partners

Engage your body and mind with one of our creative community partners. Make a giant chalk spirograph drawing with Chalka Khan, learn the art of haiku with Guerilla Haiku Movement, and find your zen with Mobile Om.

Want to make art and make a difference as a sponsor? Contact Amy Austin.

Artpace Chalk It Up is one of Artpace’s largest fundraisers of the year. Support from Artpace Chalk It Up makes possible education initiatives like the Artpace Teen Council, a nine-month, paid program designed for San Antonio area high school students to become advocates for contemporary art and young leaders in their community. See below for information about how you can Make Art Happen and support access to contemporary art in San Antonio.

For more information about sponsorship, please see below or contact Kathryn Conner at 210.212.4900 or kconner@artpace.org

Corporate Sponsors

Interested in joining the impactful list of sponsors to the right? Corporate sponsorship underwrites the festival for tens of thousands of San Antonians, while keeping Artpace education and community outreach initiatives well funded. We hope you’ll consider joining the team.
Click here to become a Corporate Sponsor online.
Artpace Chalk It Up 2017 Corporate Sponsor Packet

Corporate Competition

For the first time this year at Artpace Chalk It Up, corporate and business partners can get in on the fun and chalk up Houston Street for a cause. The Chalk It Up Corporate Competition will feature teams of 10 facing off against other area businesses in pursuit of the ultimate bragging rights and a special prize.

Download the Corporate Competition Form for more information or to register.

Interested? Please contact Kathryn Conner at 210.212.4900 or kconner@artpace.org.

Individual Sponsors

We can’t Chalk It Up without the support of our local community.
Click here to become an Individual Sponsor online.
Artpace Chalk It Up 2017 Individual Sponsor Packet

Individual Donations

Want to support Artpace Chalk It Up, but not quite ready for sponsorship? Donations in any amount are immensely important to making the festival a success. You can make an individual donation in any amount here.

For more information about sponsorship, or to commit to sponsor Artpace Chalk It Up 2017, please contact Kathryn Conner at 210.212.4900 or kconner@artpace.org.

Our Co-Chairs

Cameron Redding

A lifelong resident of San Antonio, Cameron is an energetic and creative attorney, businessperson, and philanthropist.

He attended Saint Mary’s Hall; and, following family tradition, attended Baylor University where he was enrolled in the Honors College Interdisciplinary Core and graduated with a B.A. in Art History in 2009. He went on to receive a J.D. from Baylor Law School where he was a member of the Order of the Barristers and President of Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity.

Cameron devotes significant amounts of time to service and philanthropy – supporting arts, education, and conservation causes in San Antonio in the areas. Cameron sits on the Board of the San Antonio Zoo and the San Antonio Public Library Foundation, and was selected for the Rotary Club of San Antonio’s U40 2017 Class. Other recent projects of note include: serving as a founding board member of the Ghost Light Society at the Tobin Center; Co-chairing the “Zoo La-La” fundraiser at the San Antonio Zoo (2015-2016); serving as Zoomers Vice-President and President-elect; and, serving as a committee member for San Antonio Livestock Exposition’s Western Art Contest committee.

Cameron enjoys spending time at his family’s ranch, travels frequently, and is an avid collector.

Allison Reyes

Allison, born in Laredo and raised in San Antonio, is an active citizen in business and in her community. Graduating from Southern Methodist University with a BA in History, she was elected Student Body Vice President in 2010. She continued on to Saint Mary’s University, School of Law where she received her Juris Doctorate.

She is a dedicated and enthusiastic individual and is active in many civic organizations serving at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts- Ghost Light Society, Boys & Girls Club of America- Capital Campaign Committee, Blue Star Contemporary’s Disco Bingo Committee, and as a member of the Southern Methodist University Reunion Committee. Ms. Reyes was elected to serve a three year term as a Fiesta San Antonio Commissioner in 2015 where she helped pioneer their Under 40 Membership group. Most recently she became a member of the Saint Mary’s Hall Alumni Advisory Council, and was a member of the 2017 Rey Feo Court, acting as Education Minister.

Ms. Reyes is an avid traveler, reader and concert go-er.

Team Works

Each year Team Works artists play a significant role in Artpace Chalk It Up by creating an original design in chalk, rendered directly on an 8 x 10-foot sidewalk canvas along downtown Houston Street. Team Works artists can be educators, students, and members of schools, universities, or non-profit cultural and community organizations.

Registration for Team Works is closed for 2017. See you on October 14th!

What do you need to know?

Artpace Chalk It Up takes place on downtown Houston Street on Saturday, October 14, 2017.
Each team can have a maximum of 10 participants.
Your $50 registration fee includes one 8 x 10-foot sidewalk “canvas” and four 24-piece packs of multicolored artist pastels (chalk).
The registration deadline is 5pm on Friday, September 15, 2017.
Upon complete registration and payment, you will receive notice of your acceptance. Teams are accepted on a first come, first serve basis.
If you need to cancel your registration, we require notification by Friday, September 29, 2017 for a 50% refund of your registration fee.
All Team Works leaders are required to attend a meeting at Artpace on Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at 5:30pm. This is when you can ask questions, meet other Team Works leaders, learn new chalking techniques, and be acquainted with all facets of the event.

Questions? Contact Artpace at info@artpace.org or 210.212.4900.

Non-Profit Row

NEW this year, Non-Profit Row will highlight local non-profit organizations like yours. As a family arts festival, we invite representatives from local family services organizations and, of course, our partners in the arts to come share your story with an expected audience of up to 30,000 people. At the non-profit rate of $150, each organization receives a table, two chairs, and a day of fun at the best event of the year. The deadline to register is September 29th.

Click here to download the registration form.

Or contact Krystal Paul for more information at kpaul@artpace.org or 210.212.4900.

Volunteer

This free, family-friendly event is made possible by community support—by YOUR support—so please consider being a part of this year’s production of Chalk It Up.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Artpace Chalk It Up (October 14, 2017 from 10 am – 4 pm). Please answer the following questions. Based on your responses, we’ll assign a work shift and job as best we can.

First Name

Last Name

Your Email

Your Phone Number

Gender

Are you 18 years of age or older?

Have you volunteered at Chalk It Up before?

Which of the following shifts are you available to volunteer? Select all that apply. Please note we are asking you to indicate your availability, not how many shifts you want to work.
12 pm - 3 pm 3 pm - 6 pm (includes tear-down)

Would you like to volunteer for multiple shifts? If so, indicate how many.

Of the following, which do you consider a skill, strength, or interest of yours? Select all that apply.
Interpersonal communication – you enjoy greeting, guiding, and assisting people. Technical and technological expertise – you are adept at troubleshooting problems and helping solve them, and you understand how to use popular technologies (e.g. iPads). Hands-on tasks – you are physically strong and enjoy using that strength to help other people. Administration and organization – you like directing people, figuring out where they need to be and what they need to do. Art – you love creating and viewing art, as well as assisting others in maximizing their own creative and viewing experiences. Tidying – you relish restoring places to how they were before they got messed up.

Please indicate your t-shirt size for your FREE Chalk It Up shirt!

Please provide the name and phone number of a family member or friend whom we can contact in case of an emergency. This information will only be used in the context of an emergency at the event.

Emergency Contact's Name

Emergency Contact's Phone Number

Is there anything else you'd like to tell us about yourself?

If you have questions, please contact our volunteer coordinator, Krystal Paul at kpaul@artpace.org.

Chalk It Up With VIA

There’s a better way to move through Downtown, and it doesn’t involve hunting for parking. Take VIA Metropolitan Transit’s VIVA centro (Route 301) FARE FREE to Chalk It Up on Oct. 14. For more about riding VIVA, visit VIAinfo.net/VIVA.

Get a complete list of routes serving the Downtown area at VIAinfo.net. Plan your trip using VIA’s new goMobile app, or visit the trip planning page at VIAinfo.net.

Still Planning to Drive?

VIA Is your best best get to Artpace Chalk It Up, but below are the addresses for the closest parking options to the festival this year.

Houston Street Garage, 240 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78205
St. Mary’s Street Garage, 400 N St Mary’s St, San Antonio, TX 78205
LAZ Soledad St. Parking, 400 Soledad St, San Antonio, TX 78205