Guest Writer Wednesday
Chalk Art, Festival of the Masters, Downtown Disney
By: Gaylin
One weekend in November, every year, Disney holds the Festival of
Masters art weekend at Downtown Disney. I specifically planned my last
vacation to take this in. I was overwhelmed by the sheer size of the
event. For those of you who have been to Downtown Disney in Orlando,
think about the walking around area that there is and add over 240
booths! There was art available to buy from artisans from all over the
US. Wood, glass, ceramic, jewelry, an amazing array of beauty.
And
then there were the chalk artists. There were two areas set up for the
chalk artists to draw. One area was all high school students, the other
area was for adult chalk artists.
Here is some of the work in progress Saturday morning. All of the in progress photos are in the high school student area.
And here are some finished drawings from Sunday morning.
These next three are from the adult artists area.
I thoroughly enjoyed the Festival of the Masters. I don't know if I would specifically make plans to be there again but I am very glad I did plan for it on this trip. If you do go to this Festival, get to Downtown Disney as it opens and the booths are just opening up (around 10 a.m.). By 12:30 p.m. Downtown Disney is extremely packed and a bit suffocating. I was very glad I had gotten there in the morning both days. And if you start in the Marketplace be sure to walk all the way down to the Cirque Du Soleil theater as the entire concrete apron in that area is filled with art kiosks as well.
