Chalkfest
Their flagship community event returns to Newbury Market place on Monday 3 August 2026 – join them from 10am to 4pm to chalk in the Market Square in Newbury.
On the square you will be allocated an area per household to create roughly a 1 metre square picture.
It is free to chalk but they ask you for a contribution towards the chalk if you want to enter their 2026 competition (£1 per competition participant).
They’ll ask you to photograph the chalk artwork when you’ve finished and e-mail them the pictures of the chalk artwork, letting uthemknow the age of the participant (when filling you details on payment).
The prizes will be City Arts Gift Vouchers for children (up to 6 years) and (7 to 12 years old), teen (13 to 17 years old) and adult (18 +) categories.
Date: Chalkfest 2026 is on 3 August 2026 – pay your competition entry either cash or card on the day up to 4pm
Deadline: Pay your fee at the event and send us your images by 7pm on 3 August 2026 to info@cityartsnewbury.org with the name of the entrant you told them when making payment and the entry number they’ll give you.
Competition results will be published on their Facebook page on week commencing 17 August 2026.
The images will be judged by artist Diana Pattenden.
The judge decision is final.
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City Arts Newbury is the place to come and feel welcome and find your creativity!
City Arts aim to promote, maintain, improve and advance education and appreciation of the arts in all forms in West Berkshire and the surrounding areas.
To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, assist them to integrate into and contribute to society.
It was created in 2015 by Claire Struthers-Semple and Isabel Carmona with the aim of providing a friendly and welcoming place to learn, share, teach, collaborate and exhibit art.
A place where people could come together and enjoy Art in a friendly environment.
On Friday mornings you are able to take part in Friday Art Sessions which are free and a way to meet new people while trying various art techniques.
These sessions receive funding in various ways so they can pay the artists delivering the sessions fairly.
There is always an exhibition to see at City Arts, and they are free to visit!
They offer affordable exhibition space to artists and collaborate with local schools and projects to showcase creativity.
There are opportunities for artists to submit work for their Open Exhibitions each on a particular theme.
Check their programme of exhibitions to check what is on offer .
They are proud of their involvement in the community and run seasonal free and low cost events.
With their commitment to the community, they have a strong ethos of equality and inclusion.
Their flagship Chalkfest event takes place every August – they take over the Market Square in Newbury and enjoy brightening up the pavement!
A competition of the chalk drawings is judged by a local artist with prizes for different age groups.
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