Be A Festival Artist
We invite you to participate in the I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival on the Memorial Day weekend in May.
The Festival will provide the chalk and a list of street painting tools and tips for participating artists.
If you can find a business, individual, or organization who would like to sponsor a square, you can be their street painter. An alternative is to sponsor a square yourself or with your friends.
The festival is taking applications from professional and practicing adult artists who would like to participate as a street painter in the festival. We will review your application and if you are selected we will contact you by mid-May.
Sponsor A Young Artist
Young people of all ages can participate as street painters in the festival. A family can sponsor a square of any size, and the street painting can be completed by one child or as a family project. A business can sponsor a square for its employees and their children to create a group project. Schools, religious groups, and nonprofit community organizations often sponsor squares for their students or youth programs. When a family, organization, or business sponsors a square, the festival will inscribe the sponsor's name at the top of the square to acknowledge their support.
Children’s Street Paintings at I Madonnari
Young children are encouraged to participate in the festival in their own special street painting area at the Santa Barbara Old Mission. Throughout the Memorial Day Weekend, 2x2 feet squares can be purchased in the West Parking Lot during festival hours for $15. We will provide a box of chalk for young street painters to create their own colorful images.