I Madonnari at Mission Santa Barbara May 27-28

Annual Artist Street Painting Festival

located at the Steps

of Mission Santa Barbara
2201 Laguna Street

10am-6pm
Sunday and Monday
free admission and parking

Italian Street Painting Festival featuring more than 150 works
created in chalk by local artists and children: live music;
and Italian food.

All proceeds benefit Children's Creative Project

samples of past paintings
from festival website

for more information and pictures, click here

Street Painting Festival, I Madonnari, Memorial Weekend

Italian Street Painting Festival

May 28, 29, 30, 2011

Madonnari, or street painters, transform the Mission plaza using pastels on

pavement to create 150 vibrant and colorful large scale images.

The I Madonnari Festival of Santa Barbara is proud to be the first

to bring this romantic festival to the western hemisphere from

Santa Barbara's Sister festival in Grazie di Curtatone, Italy.

The festival benefits the Children's Creative Project, a non profit arts

education program of the Santa Barbara County Education Office.

The Project serves 50,000 children in more than 100 schools with visual and

 performing arts workshops and performances throughout Santa Barbara

and San Luis Obispo counties.

 Festival hours are 10-6 daily.  Admission is free.

for more information, http://www.imadonnarifestival.com/

( information and photos from the imadonarifestival website)