Murrieta Rotary has issued a call for artists to paint patriotic images with chalk at the club’s Annual Field of Honor scheduled for Nov. 8-14 at Town Square Park.
It will be the third year for the Patriots 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.
The event honors personal heroes, many of them military veterans and first-responders. The chalk artists are scheduled to paint starting the morning of November 7th and continuing on to November 8th, opening day of the Field. The public is invited to watch these talents at work.
The Field’s opening ceremony will be at 1 p.m. on November 8th. There is no entry fee for artists, and modest cash prizes are offered. Artists can choose spaces six feet high in widths of four, six or ten 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. 28th 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.
