2011 Local Artists
Laura Dahl, Haley Hidemann, Liz Morrison, Donna & Tom Schurr, Robin Stranahan, and Tony Trunzo
2011 Master Artists
Augusto Bordelois graduated from the University of Havana with a major in
English Language and Literature. He has also studied sculpture, ceramics,
costume design for theatre and cinema, classical drawing and painting.
Augusto is a teaching artist and member of Young Audiences of Northeast
Ohio and the Ohio Arts Council. He has participated as a costume and float
designer at different carnivals in Cuba and also at Parade The Circle in
Cleveland, Ohio. This is Augusto’s third year as a master artist for the
Oberlin Chalk Walk.
http://www.augustofineart.com/
Dan Cherney is an illustrator and a bit of a modern-day renaissance man. He
graduated from The Cleveland Institute of Art where he majored in
illustration. He also obtained a teaching certificate from Cleveland State
University and now uses those skills as a teacher of art in North Olmsted,
Ohio. He began doing outdoor chalk art about 10 years ago, and has been a
master artist and workshop instructor for the Oberlin Chalk Walk for four
years.
Read Dan Cherney's thoughts on the Oberlin Chalk Walk
From Oberlin Chalk Walk Master Artist Dan Cherney
I have been coming to the Chalk Walk for a few years now and I am always so happy to see the way it grows to include more people, more diverse ideas and so much of the special flavor that can only be found in this special area.
I have had the honor of creating chalk art in Cleveland, New York City, old fishing villages in Nova Scotia, around Germany and even under the Eiffel Tower and still the Oberlin Chalk Walk holds one of the most special places in my heart because of the community, the welcoming of all ages and the beautiful diversity of the special people that come to this event.
To see the sidewalks and pavement areas of Oberlin come to life with the bright colors of chalk pastels gives a special magical life to the city that shines and glows only until the first big rain shower. During the time of the Chalk walk, Oberlin glows with a unique and colorful light that I seldom see at other festivals or in other special places.
One of the most special parts of the Chalk Walk has been the chance to look, listen and absorb the special beauty of children, professional artists and artistic dreamers all sitting on the same pavement, getting rainbow-fingers and sharing a slice of America that does not seem to happen as much as it once did. There is an excited magic in the air during the Chalk Walk and you can hear it in the music that plays along the streets and the scuff-scuff-scuffing of colorful chalks leaving temporary spots of beauty along the sidewalks.
I look forward to the Chalk Walk each year and make it a point to bring my family because it brings us closer and allows us to share some wonderful smiles without the stress of an expensive vacation or an overly long commute.
I believe that the Chalk Walk is one of those rare and special places in time where real magic sparkles on everything from the possibilities of great art to the wonderful innocence of children with chalk-streaked fingers and faces.
-Dan Cherney
http://www.flickr.com/photos/loraincounty/2598926308/
Hector Castellanos began gathering images from the majestic volcanoes
surrounding Ciudad de Guatemala in his youth. His early influences include
his father, a well known commercial painter in Guatemala for his
advertising murals and giant political portraits during the 1950s through
the 1970s. Castellanos Lara’s mother who drew inspiration from the folk
art of Guatemala as a dressmaker, including images of daily life, also had
an impact on him. A resident of Cleveland, Ohio, Castellanos has held
numerous exhibitions and taught in programs around the city. He has been a
master artist at the Oberlin Chalk Walk since it began five years ago.
Read Hector Castellanos' thoughts on the Oberlin Chalk Walk
From Oberlin Chalk Walk Master Artist Hector Castellanos
As we think about something simple to begin always turns into a complex and challenged image, but wherever the image and artist style of work is the chalk image would be really compelling and something that would shock the public.
Oberlin, a place to discover the unlimited expressions of this fascinating media, chalk…
-Hector Castellanos
http://www.artdiex.com/index2.php
Robin Van Lear has an MFA in sculpture from the University of California at
Santa Barbara. She is the Artistic Director of Community Arts at the
Cleveland Museum of Art, where she created and directs community events
such as Parade the Circle, the Chalk Festival, and the Winter Lights
Lantern Festival. Robin is also a fine artist, educator, and performance
artist with her own company, Art Acts. She has been a master artist at the
Oberlin Chalk Walk since it began five years ago.
http://www.kickstarter.com/profiles/663100184/bio
Wendy Mahon is a festival artist who has worked extensively on Cleveland
Museum of Art projects, including the annual Parade the Circle Celebration
and the Chalk Festival. She has presented numerous workshops to both adults
and children at the Cleveland Museum of Art and Hiram College. Wendy
received her B.A. in Scientific Illustration from the University of
Florida, Gainesville. This will be Wendy’s fourth year as a master artist
at the Oberlin Chalk Walk.
http://www.yaneo.org/search/programDetails.php?ID=75
...and the Oberlin High School Art Club
