the people's choice award 2020

The People’s Choice Award will go to the professional, amateur and student artists who collect the most votes. Voting tickets will be available for purchase on this site starting August 25 through 3:00 pm Sunday, August 30, 2020; simply click on the “donate to Chalkfest button” above. Winners will be announced at the end of the festival Sunday, August 30 during our live broadcast at approximately 4:45 pm (cdt). Please vote before 4:00 pm so that your vote can be counted. Proceeds will go to the winning artists’ prizes as well as help to bring this event back in 2021.

what to know

• Chalkfest at Arbor Lakes will look very different this year than it has in our first four years—Chalkfest is going virtual! Because of the risk of Covid-19 and the need to social distance, Chalkfest will be streamed on Facebook Live and ChalkfestArborLakes.com over the weekend of August 29 and 30 from 10 am to 5 pm. The last hour and a half will be live from 3:30 to 5:00 pm culminating with the People’s Choice Awards Ceremony. Be sure to join in the fun—virtually!

• Chalkfest at Arbor Lakes Mural Tour is a new addition to Chalkfest this year. Twelve sites have been chosen in and around Arbor Lakes to place 8’ x 8’ murals painted by Chalkfest artists. The map will be here on this website on August 17 and you can view the murals at your leisure anytime from August 15 to September 30. Many people have expressed an interest in purchasing the murals. We have created a Mural Tour Auction and you can place a bid on your favorite mural by clicking the button to the right. Auction link will be activated by 8/20.

Located just North of the intersection of Hwy 94 and Hwy 494. Just 15 miles Northwest of Minneapolis.

Created by Street Factory Media, the video below shares the energy of prior Chalkfests at Arbor Lakes. Watch it and feel the vibe!

artists & Sponsors

The Arbor Lakes Business Association has chosen 12 artists to chalk in person for Chalkfest at Arbor Lakes over the weekend of August 29 & 30, Their art will be filmed in progress and as a finished piece for your viewing enjoyment on our streamed broadcast.. An additional 10 artists, international and domestic, have been chosen to chalk from home and send a video for us to use in our streamed broadcast over Chalkfest weekend.

Become part of the Chalkfest at Arbor Lakes family and become a sponsor! Click on the Applications tab and fill out a Sponsorship Application, or email Kira@ArborLakes.net. This celebration of the arts wouldn't exist without sponsors. We offer many levels of sponsorship so everyone will have an opportunity to be involved with largest Chalkfest in Minnesota!