Arts Festival in Wisconsin

Chalk Art Creations

Art & Chalk Fest brings together a diverse pool of creatives in celebration. For two jam-packed days, live art will animate the museum grounds.

Chalk artists will render amazing large-scale compositions on a 10×10-foot parcel of pavement. Throughout the two days, stop back to see the creations come to life, from initial sketches to full-blown ephemeral works of art.

2025 Chalk Artists

Johnathan J Buggs
Peter Davidson
Annmarie Geniusz
Kaylee Goodman
Shelley Heath
Madelyn Hohler
Carli Ihde
Kinsley Kohls
Kendall Laurent
Elizabeth Niemczyk
Allison Olstad
Craig and Jamie Rogers
Teresa Sahar
Tonya Severing
John Soukup
Clare Speece
Emily Willey
Kimberly Wood

Live Arts All Weekend Long

Designed to shine a spotlight on the state’s art and artists, Art & Chalk Fest invites artists to demo their art-making process and sell their original artwork.

Wander the museum grounds and explore live arts—fine artists will offer live demonstrations in glass blowing, pottery throwing, and more. Artisans working with flowers and papermaking will surprise with their unconventional creations available for purchase. And kids will flock to the face-painting and balloon sculpture artists.

Live Music + Entertainment

Art & Chalk Fest features a fantastic lineup of live music and entertainment throughout the weekend.

Sit back and enjoy live music all weekend surrounded by the blooming hydrangeas in the MOWA Gardens.

LIVE MUSIC

Saturday, August 16

• 10:30 Alyssia Dominguez
• 12:30 Modern Joey
• 2:30 DJ Shawna

Sunday, August 17

• 10:30 The Dead Desert Disco

• 12:30 CJ Rislove

• 2:30 Frogwater

Food Truck Alley and Beer Garden

Art & Chalk Fest offers a wide variety of food and treats along with our craft beer garden

The festival beer garden features craft beers from Raised Grain Brewing Company, red and white wine, and non-alcoholic beverages (soda and water).

FOOD TRUCKS

Cousins Subs
El Sazon Dominicano
Fancy Frites
In Yeero Dreams
Sippie Hippie
MKE Bento
Say Cheese Curd Company
That Taco Guy
The Cupcake-A-Rhee
The Fatty Patty
Tots on the Street

Art & Chalk Fest attendees age 21+ must provide a photo I.D. to request a wristband at the beer garden to purchase beer and sangria. Alcohol is not permitted outside the festival grounds.

Family-friendly activities

Our Activity Zone offers a space for kids of all ages to ignite creativity with interactive performances, art-making projects, and a community chalking area.

2025 PERFORMANCE/DEMO ARTISTS
Bayview Printing Co | Letter Press (Sunday Only)
Ginger Whimsy | Living Statue
Johnny Types Ink | Impromptu Typewriter Poetry
Kate Salas | Pottery Demonstrations
Marbling Art, LLC | Marbling Body Art
Noon Wallace | Split-Second Sketches
Paint & Inflate | Face Painting
Soul Spin—Spin Art MKE | Spin Record Painting

2025 COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Arts for All Wisconsin
Art Working
Casa Guadalupe Multicultural Center
Chix 4 A Cause
Network Health
Our Memories
Restoring Lands: A Wisconsin Land Trust
Riveredge Nature Center
Roots and Branches
West Bend Children’s Theatre
West Bend Friends of Sculpture

Post-festival, there’s still fun to be had! Kids and families are invited to join the West Bend Fire Department on Monday, August 18 at 9:30 to spay down the parking lot.