Chalk it Up! Beaufort – Opening Reception

On Friday March 28, Chalk It Up! —Beaufort’s most colorful festival— kicks off with an Opening Reception Cultural Open House.

The Opening Reception will be held 5:30-7:30 pm in Tabby Place at 913 Port Republic Street—adjacent to the parking lot where chalk artists from around the country will be creating fantastic chalk art the following two days, March 29-30!

The reception is all about connecting with people to enjoy and appreciate our lowcountry culture, its diversity and its vibrance. The evening’s very special entertainment includes a snippet from Aunt Pearlie Sue and the Gullah Kinfolk’s new stage production “Da Dreamers: Robert Smalls and Martin Luther King”, and a fascinating presentation by Historian Valinda W. Littlefield on the first regiment of Black Soldiers during the Civil War.

Enjoy some light fare while meeting the visiting chalk artists and learn about some of the opportunities to participate many of our area’s cultural outlets— from visual art, to music, to theatre.

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Join us for the 2nd Annual Chalk It Up! Beaufort Festival, hosted by the Freedman Arts District.

Chalk It Up! is an immersive, large-scale street painting experience. Professional and emerging visual artists create larger-than-life, bold images in pastel directly on pavement for all to watch.

This colorful celebration will also feature live performances by local musicians, artisan craft booths and food & drinks. The festival is FREE and open to the public.

This year, we have a NEW VENUE and the Chalk It Up! Festival will take place in the parking area of Tabby Place in Downtown Beaufort. If you put 913 Port Republic Street, Beaufort SC into Google Maps, you can’t miss us!

Friday, March 28, 5:30pm-7:30pm: Kicking off the event will be an Opening Reception inside Tabby Place. Additional information and a ticket link coming soon!

Saturday, March 29th, 10am-5pm: Artists will begin Chalking it up on the pavement at our NEW VENUE! Trust us, you don’t want to miss out on the Food, Drinks, Live Music, and watching the artists create their masterpieces LIVE!

Sunday, March 30th, 10am-4pm: In addition to the Chalk Artists from Saturday finishing up their pieces, local Middle and High School Art Class Teams will be competing for YOUR VOTE on their Team Art Squares!

Sunday, March 30th at 5pm: Awards Ceremony – YOU will determine our winners by voting for your favorites! Voting will be open during the whole festival and tallied toward the end of the Festival on Sunday.

We have limited artist squares available!
https://chalkitupbeaufort.com/artist-application/

We also have sponsorship opportunities available!
https://funraise.org/give/Freedman-Arts-District-Inc./9b55f7c3-5389-47cd-9114-165c9c6467e0/

We are also seeking volunteers:
https://chalkitupbeaufort.com/volunteer/

For questions, please reach out to info@freedmanartsdistrict.org