Mrs. Masone Hosted Chalk Art Contest for BYMS Art Students
BYMS art teacher Mrs. Masone has organized a Chalk Art Contest for Advanced Art students throughout the week of June 7 – 11. The theme of this year’s chalk art is summer. “Together, we have persevered through these tough times,” Mrs. Masone explained in an interview with the Matador Messenger, “The chalk art is a way for us to celebrate all our hard work and enjoy time with family/friends on summer break!”.
While the Chalk Art Contest will take place during 7th period Advanced Art, students from Beginning Art classes have the opportunity to participate as well. Mrs. Masone stated, “One student even extended the invite to other friends who are not in art classes. They will work on it during break and lunch!”. Advanced Art students will participate individually or in small groups of 3. Currently, there is a total of 18 groups.
With the assistance of Mr. Kish, activities director at BYMS, the school has taped out a space on the walkway from the front of the library to the quad area for students to create their chalk art. Throughout the activity, students were welcome to bring knee pads as well as their own chalk (Red, Green, Yellow, and White), though all the materials will be provided by Mrs. Masone. Students were also allowed to use water and blending for their chalk art.
The Chalk Art Contest encourages art students to learn to collaborate on ideas and expand on their creativity while simultaneously experimenting with art skills such as chalk techniques and craftsmanship (blending/rendering). Mrs. Masone encourages her students to “focus on light, texture, and color to create an aesthetically pleasing design”. Their artist of study for this activity is David Zinn, a street artist who illustrates imaginary creatures.
During the last week of school, BYMS teachers, staff, and students will act as judges to vote on their favorite chalk art designs. Top three winners will receive prizes that include canvas, art supplies, candy, and more.
“Chalk art is a great way to use your imagination and creativity with very inexpensive art materials,” Mrs. Masone concluded, “Everybody can view this artwork (you don’t have to enter a gallery to see beautiful works of art), and this work is temporary- it washes away in the rain and new creations can be created on another sunny day!”.
jamie youn • Jun 17, 2021 at 6:48 pm
Loved reading this article! It was so cool to see all the unique chalk art.
Joshua Hwang • Jun 17, 2021 at 6:16 pm
This article makes it sound so fun. I can’t wait to see the chalk art!
Kimia • Jun 17, 2021 at 4:35 pm
Nice article!
Zoey Hsu • Jun 15, 2021 at 9:11 pm
Very nice article! It is nice to see what kinds of art chalk can create! The chalk art is very beautiful and a creative way to express an individual’s imagination! Great job Coral! 🙂
Avery • Jun 15, 2021 at 2:25 pm
I really liked seeing all the different designs in the front page. I’m looking forward to the outcome of this event.
Karli Leifeste • Jun 15, 2021 at 2:22 pm
It is so cool to see the kind of talent people have at school!
Eleanna • Jun 15, 2021 at 1:38 pm
Very cool, I loved seeing the designs as I walk in and out of school!
Megan Wang • Jun 15, 2021 at 11:47 am
This article is really amazing and the chalk art was beautiful, great job!
Katherine Farer • Jun 15, 2021 at 11:32 am
This article is amazing! Keep up the great work.
Sophia Ward • Jun 15, 2021 at 11:30 am
Really liked seeing what talent students have at our school.
Shaurya • Jun 14, 2021 at 9:31 pm
I saw the the creative chalk art. This article helped me see how chalk art uses your imagination.
Morgan McCabe • Jun 14, 2021 at 4:43 pm
This is so cool and creative! Sounds like fun!
PRISCILLA CALHOUN • Jun 14, 2021 at 2:23 pm
From the looks of the picture, they did a pretty good job
Rylan Stephens • Jun 14, 2021 at 1:45 pm
I loved this article, and chalk art is a fun and affordable way to create art!
Leilani Larios • Jun 14, 2021 at 1:37 pm
This is awesome! it’s crazy how talented some people can be. I would have loved to see the art in person. With chalk being at a low price, anyone can create fascinating art. Over the summer, I’d love to participate in creating art with chalk at home!