chalk art

The Harrington Center for the Arts used the last weekend of June to color the summer with Utah's 'Chalk It Up' festival.

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Artists at Chalk the Block continue to draw despite the bad weather. Chalk the Block's fifth annual event took place at The Shops at Riverwoods. (Krystal Harper)

Julie Kirk Purcell, chalk artist, kneels down on the warm sidewalk, her canvas. All she has is a small bucket of chalk and a duster. She swings her baseball cap backwards and starts to work. Color by color, layer by layer, the sidewalk is transformed; a masterpiece is born. Her now-dusty, dirty hands contrast with the brilliant colors on the pavement.