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Dust to dust: Denver Chalk Art Festival celebrates its tenth anniversary

Chalk art is one of the most ephemeral forms of art -- but there's nothing transitory about the Denver Chalk Art Festival, which celebrated its tenth anniversary this past weekend in Larimer Square. Christopher Morgan was on hand to capture these masterpieces; see the complete slide show here. Follow us...
By Patricia Calhoun
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Chalk art is one of the most ephemeral forms of art — but there’s nothing transitory about the Denver Chalk Art Festival, which celebrated its tenth anniversary this past weekend in Larimer Square.

Christopher Morgan was on hand to capture these masterpieces; see the complete slide show here.

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Patricia Calhoun is editor-in-chief of Westword, the alt-weekly she co-founded in September 1977. She’s been inducted into the Colorado Press Association Hall of Fame, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia Hall of Fame and the Colorado Restaurant Association Hall of Fame. She’s also received dozens of local, state and national awards for writing, including first place for feature writing and first place for column writing with the Society of Professional Journalists. Patricia is a weekly commentator on Colorado Inside Out, PBS 12’s public affairs roundtable, which has won two Emmys.

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