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Bank of Marin's sponsored square, painted by students from Marin Girls' Leadership Club.
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A rendition of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Ceiling was featured at the 2003 festival.
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The Italian Street Painting Festival in downtown San Rafael.
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Bank of Marin has sponsored the world-renowned Italian Street Painting Festival since its first year in 1994. The Italian Street Painting Festival is a unique festival of art, music and cuisine that takes place on the streets of downtown San Rafael. This community cultural event features professional and student madonnari (street painters) who create their own chalk masterpieces on Mission and A Streets in San Rafael. Using chalk as the medium and asphalt as the canvas, artists create over 200 images in various styles and sizes. This feast for the eyes is complimented by entertainment on 2 stages and a wide variety of Italian fare. Combined with delicious food and good music, the festival draws an appreciative crowd of over 60,000 to downtown San Rafael every year. Youth in Arts' Italian Street Painting Festival in Marin has inspired many similar events across the country.
Admission is free, and the proceeds from Festival concession sales and sponsorships benefit Youth in Arts, the premier provider of arts education to Marin County students.
For more information about Youth In Arts and the Italian Street Painting Festival, please visit
www.youthinarts.org
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