Chalk The Walk 2022

About this event

On Saturday, September 10th, 2022, from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, Art on the Rail Trail (ART), a committee of the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy, will hold the fifth annual chalk art contest in Delmar, New York. The event called "Chalk the Walk", will be held on the Albany County Helderberg-Hudson Rail Trail, beginning at the pocket park near Stewarts at 309 Delaware Avenue and spanning the rail trail to the intersection at Adams Street.

The family-friendly event is being held for the fifth consecutive year, and is a community favorite. Chalk the Walk is great fun for creative chalk artists of all ages and abilities, and provides ongoing joy for trail users in the days and weeks after the event.

Chalking starts at 11 a.m. and continues until 1 p.m. Each three foot by three foot square costs $10 and may be purchased in advance online. Online registration will be available until Thursday, September 9 at 5 p.m. Squares may be purchased on the day of the event at the registration booth, located on the Rail Trail behind Stewart’s in Delmar. Day-of registration begins at 10:30 and goes until noon. All proceeds from chalk sales will benefit murals and other artwork on the Rail Trail and are tax-deductible, as ART is a committee of the non-profit Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy. 

All levels of chalk artists are welcomed to chalk a square (you don’t have to be a professional - just come and have fun!) and all chalkers will be provided with complimentary chalk on the day of the event.

Chalk designs will be “judged” by passers by on the trail during the weekend. Voting for the chalk art creations will be done entirely online, and a link to pictures of each creation and online voting will be posted online. Follow Art On The Rail Trail on Facebook and Instagram for instructions on how to vote. Voting will take place after the chalk squares are completed on the 5th and continue through the weekend. The top three “popular choice” chalk designs will win prizes provided by community businesses.

In addition to the chalk art contest on September 10, Art on the Rail Trail will unveil its newest project: a mini gallery. The gallery is called 518 miniMOCA, and will be placed at the Slingerlands trailhead on the Rail Trail, and will feature local artists on a rotating basis.