Murrieta Rotary’s has issued a call for artists to paint patriotic images with chalk at the club’s annual Field of Honor scheduled for Nov. 9-15 at Town Square Park.
It will be the third year for the Patriot’s Chalk Walk, added to the week-long event to pay further tribute to the personal heroes honored by the Field. The images are painted on a wide sidewalk that rings the display of more than 2,000 flags put up in perfect rows and columns for the event that honors our personal heroes, many of them military veterans and first-responders, but also anyone else special to flag sponsors.
The chalk artists are scheduled to paint starting at noon on Nov. 8 and continuing on to Nov. 9, opening day of the Field. The public is invited to watch these talents at work. There is no entry fee for artists, and modest prizes are offered.
Artists can choose spaces six feet high in widths of 4, 6 or 10 feet. This event is open to all with the ability to draw. Twenty artists painted last year as well as a number of youngsters. Chalk suitable for this kind of painting will be provided.
Applications are being accepted through Oct. 28 and must include a sketch of the art planned or a description of what is to be painted. A number of spaces also will be set aside for kids on a first-come basis. The youngsters also receive a box of chalk.
Information and application materials are available on the club’s website at murrietarotary.org and at murrietafieldofhonor.com. Contact for the event is Al Vollbrecht, who can be reached at 951-440-6595 and avollbrecht@verizon.net.