Gayle Brennan Spencer – sending random thoughts to and from South Austin
Watching all the families interact with the temporal art during the annual Chalk It Up festival sponsored by Artpace makes one wish Houston Street were closed to automobile traffic every weekend.
Not sure who installed the two striking storefront murals across the street from the Majestic Theatre, but the reflections from the streetscape intermingle interestingly with them.
The pavers on Houston Street downtown radiated kaleidoscopic colors today as Artpace sponsored its 12th annual Chalk It Up event.
Yes, there are invited professional artists and school groups, but this elongated public art project is participatory. People of all ages enthusiastically accepted the invitation to pick up chalk and make their marks.
Families flocked to the admission-free event.
Houston Street never looked better. The only drawback is the result is so temporal….
Postcards from Barton Springs 