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3D Street Artists to Brighten up Marietta Square

This Labor Day Weekend artists will create 3D street paintings during "Chalk-it-Up" at Art in the Park.

Artists of all ages will "Chalk-it-Up!" Saturday, Sept. 1 during the 26th Annual Art in the Park Festival. Participants will create dynamic chalk art works on sidewalk squares along Anderson Street, which is adjacent to the Marietta-Cobb Museum of Art and one block off the Marietta Square. Prizes awarded for all age groups. For the first year the festival will host street artists Lori Escalera and Julie Kirk-Purcell. They will each create an amazing 3D street painting on Saturday, Sept. 1 and Sunday, Sept. 2 on Anderson Street, next to MCMA. Saturday, Sept. 1, 10:00 am- 2:00 pm. Material Restrictions Space Assignments Spaces (3ft square) are given out randomly on a first-come, first-serve basis. Some spaces may have cracks and color or …

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Art in the Park: Creating Memories One Brush Stroke at a Time

The Labor Day weekend juried art show will spotlight 150 artists and include paintings, photography, pottery, graphics, sculptures, jewelry and more. Kids will create puppets, noise shakers, sand art creations, mosaic art and a Marietta Cityscape.

The 26th Annual Art in the Park festival is coming to Marietta Square Sept. 1 through 3, Labor Day weekend. This fine art extravaganza is  proud to be a Top 20 Event by Southeast Tourism Society since 2007. The juried fine art show will spotlight 150 artists whose works include paintings, photography, pottery, graphics, sculptures, jewelry and much more. Artists representing 16 states will display and sell their wares in Glover Park. Back by popular demand is the Interactive Art Alley full of many wonderful and free make and take art stations, which guest’s young and old can discover the hidden artist within. The featured station is the Marietta Cityscape Project sponsored by Keep Marietta Beautiful. Everyone is invited to design their own…

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Friday Art Walk Kicks Off Art in the Park

Marietta is filled with talent from many places, and that talent was out in full force Labor Day weekend.

Marietta's First Friday Art Walk offered crowds an evening of fun Friday, Sept. 2. Galleries, sidewalks and local storefronts hosted art and music.  Three sides of the square were closed off from traffic and were open to local artists as well as artists from Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina, Alabama and even California. The last First Friday Art Walk of the season will be in October. Labor Day weekend was also host to the 25th annual Marietta Art in the Park. Art in the Park is listed as one of the top 20 events by the Southeast Tourism Society. There were juried exhibits, family fun and a little bit of something for everyone from an eclectic mix of creative talent and design.

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Kids and Adults Chalk It Up

The inaugural juried sidewalk chalk art competition took place Sept. 3 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Cherokee St. The event was sponsored by the Marietta-Cobb Museum of Art.

The inaugural juried sidewalk chalk art competition Chalk It Up! took place Sept. 3 on Cherokee St. The event was sponsored by the Marietta-Cobb Museum of Art and Art in the Park. Judging categories for the event include: kindergarten through second grade, third through fifth grade, sixth through eighth grade and high school. There was also an adult category, which high school students were permitted to enter. The children's categories were judged at 12:30 p.m. The adult competition was judged at 3:30 p.m. Kindergarten through second grade First Place: Mace Brown Second Place: Jack Havens Third Place: Daja Long Third through fifth grade First Place: Jenna Koronkowski Second Place: Arianna Long Third Place: Merrill NoraHart Sixth through …

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