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Photos: Chalk the Walk returns to Mount Vernon
The popular outdoor art festival returns to Uptown Mount Vernon after a hiatus during 2020.
Ashley Benter of Mount Vernon works on her artwork at Chalk the Walk in Mount Vernon on Sunday, May 2, 2021. The annual sidewalk art festival returned this spring after a hiatus in 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Colorful chalk is arranged in a box belonging to Ashley Benter of Mount Vernon at Chalk the Walk in Mount Vernon on Sunday, May 2, 2021. The annual sidewalk art festival returned this spring after a hiatus in 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A finished art piece is seen at Chalk the Walk in Mount Vernon on Sunday, May 2, 2021. The annual sidewalk art festival returned this spring after a hiatus in 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Aubrey Lyon (left) of Cedar Rapids and her sister Sara Lyon (right) of Mount Vernon work on their art square at Chalk the Walk in Mount Vernon on Sunday, May 2, 2021. The annual sidewalk art festival returned this spring after a hiatus in 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Artwork created by Aubrey Lyon of Cedar Rapids and Sara Lyon of Mount Vernon is seen at Chalk the Walk in Mount Vernon on Sunday, May 2, 2021. The annual sidewalk art festival returned this spring after a hiatus in 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
People walk through Uptown at Chalk the Walk in Mount Vernon on Sunday, May 2, 2021. The annual sidewalk art festival returned this spring after a hiatus in 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
People walk along the art squares in Uptown at Chalk the Walk in Mount Vernon on Sunday, May 2, 2021. The annual sidewalk art festival returned this spring after a hiatus in 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Ashley Benter of Mount Vernon smudges chalk as she stensils letters on her artwork at Chalk the Walk in Mount Vernon on Sunday, May 2, 2021. The annual sidewalk art festival returned this spring after a hiatus in 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Sara Lyon of Mount Vernon and Aubrey Lyon of Cedar Rapids work on their art square at Chalk the Walk in Mount Vernon on Sunday, May 2, 2021. The annual sidewalk art festival returned this spring after a hiatus in 2020. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
