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Local artist showcase their painted pianos at 2019 Chalk The Block, El Paso.

Chalk the Block colors downtown El Paso

Margaret Cataldi, Staff Reporter October 17, 2019

Chalk the Block art festival took place on the weekend of Oct. 11-13 at downtown El Paso, housing national and international artists. The event also hosted a chalk walk competition among local artists. Among spray paint and chalk creations, attendees...

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Artist work together to finish a chalk piece at day two of Chalk the Block on Saturday, Oct. 13.

Chalk the Block hits Downtown El Paso for 11th year

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor October 15, 2018

The City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department held its 11th annual Chalk the Block event in Downtown El Paso from Oct. 12-14, drawing 45,000 people. Despite the rainy weather on the first night of the three-day arts festival, attendees...

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Chalk the Block celebrates ten years with largest attendance

Chalk the Block celebrates ten years with largest attendance

Gaby Velasquez, Photo Editor October 9, 2017

Chalk the Block, an annual arts festival organized by the City of El Paso Museums and Cultural Affairs Department (MCAD), turned downtown El Paso into a canvas of hope and inspiration. Local artists came together with national and international artists...

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Video: Chalk The Block 10

Video: Chalk The Block 10

October 8, 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW9gscflznQ

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Chalk the Block’s 10th anniversary will feature artists from all around the United States, including New York-based artists Yoko Ono and Scott Cohen. which over looks the East side of El Paso.

Chalk the Block celebrates its 10-year anniversary in downtown El Paso

Elenie Gonzalez, Staff Reporter October 2, 2017

The annual arts festival, Chalk the Block, returns to downtown El Paso beginning on Oct. 6 through 8 as it celebrates its 10-year anniversary. The festival will feature over 200 artists from around the world, as they come together to decorate the streets...

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Chalk the Block returns to downtown El Paso

Fernanda Leon, Staff Reporter October 6, 2015

The highly-anticipated and celebrated annual festival that decorates the downtown area with vibrant colors and artistic depictions will return this week. Chalk the Block, which helps promote the importance of art in El Paso, will take place from Oct....

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Chalk the Block will be held Oct. 10-12 in downtown El Paso.

Color is back on the streets

Gianfranco Languasco, Contributor October 7, 2014

An octopus will take over a building in downtown El Paso,  while people enjoy a luminous giant jellyfish marching down the street and others go through a silken fabric maze and get out to walk through colored glowing streets. This surrealistic scenario...

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