{{Short description|Chalk-based art on a blackboard}} thumb|Children's drawing on a chalkboard '''Chalkboard art''' or '''chalk art''' is the use of chalk on a blackboard as a visual art.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitney|first1=Frederick|title=Blackboard sketching|date=1909|publisher=Milton Bradley company|url=https://archive.org/details/blackboardsketch00whit|language=en}}</ref> It is similar to art using pastels and related to sidewalk art that often uses chalk. Chalkboard art is often used in restaurants, shops or walls.<ref name=stub>{{cite book|last1=Stum|first1=Tracy Lee|title=The Art of Chalk: Techniques and Inspiration for Creating Art with Chalk|date=2016|publisher=Rockport Publishers|isbn=9781631590665|page=9|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WIazCwAAQBAJ|language=en}}</ref>
Chalkboard art has also been done on large boards while storytelling on beaches and in churches.{{cn|date=May 2025}}
==Characteristics== [[File:Salle de la Sucrière (Xe Biennale de Lyon) (4103281357).jpg|thumb|La Sucrière Xe Biennale de Lyon (2009) ''Le spectacle du quotidien'' by Dan Perjovschi ]] Chalkboard art is ephemeral.<ref name=stub/>
==Chalkboard artists== Chalkboard artists include Catherine Owens, Chris Yoon, Maggie Choate, Bryce Wisdom, C. J. Hughes,<ref name=stub/> and Scrojo.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Troy|title=Poster Boy|url=http://sdcitybeat.com/culture/seen-local/poster-boy/|accessdate=30 June 2017|publisher=San Diego City Beat|date=31 December 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731150006/http://sdcitybeat.com/culture/seen-local/poster-boy/|archive-date=2017-07-31 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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