# Chalkboard art

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{{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](/source/chalk) on a [blackboard](/source/blackboard) as a [visual art](/source/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 [pastel](/source/pastel)s and related to [sidewalk art](/source/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](/source/Dan_Perjovschi) ]]
Chalkboard art is ephemeral.<ref name=stub/>

==Chalkboard artists==
Chalkboard artists include [Catherine Owens](/source/Catherine_Owens), [Chris Yoon](/source/Chris_Yoon), [Maggie Choate](/source/Maggie_Choate), [Bryce Wisdom](/source/Bryce_Wisdom), [C. J. Hughes](/source/C._J._Hughes),<ref name=stub/> and [Scrojo](/source/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>

==References==
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Category:Visual arts media
Category:Chalk

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