Drawing on Earth

Guinness World Record

In 2008 artist Mark Wagner and 6,000 people (over 4,000 elementary school kids) covered 90,000 sq. ft. with chalk.More
Global Chalk Story

Our current project is a Global Illustrated Story that will involve kids and communities from over a dozen countries. More
Art in Schools

Many public schools DO NOT have art teachers. Invest in the future by nurturing our children's creativity today.More
Street Painting Tips

Learn more about making your own street paintings!More

News & Events

The Cosmic Serpent

THE COSMIC SERPENT Solar & Wind Powered The Big Draw Chalk Drawing Festival Pleasanton California USA ~Mark Wagner: Lead Artist The BIG DRAW was an Arts Festival in Northern California. It was another beautiful festival that involved a city street being closed down for some chalk drawing to raise some money for the [...]
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UC Berkeley Space Science Lab

Over the weekend we were chalk drawing at the UC Berkeley Space Science Lab which is only open one day a year to the public. www.ssl.berkeley.edu The Space Science Lab has more satellites (6) than any other Universities in the world – really cool to get into this room! Our chalk drawing was short, 3 [...]
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Boston Marathon Gratitude Train

Last night there was a bombing at the Boston Marathon…sad. I took my painting and collage class outside at Menlo College and we created a 15 min. chalk drawing and dedicated it to the tragedy. We each wrote a word for something that we were grateful for and then sent it on it’s way East. [...]
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Brought Tears to My Eyes

When I was in Venezuela a few years ago on a government funded chalk drawing project I was brought to tears when I saw that the Arts organization (IARTES) was giving every kid (all 800) a goodie bag that had a few treats AND art supplies. The kids and community there in the outlaying areas [...]
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New World Record Chalk Drawing Attempt: West Haven, Connecticut, USA

My new friend Elinor Slomba emailed about their town and school’s idea of attempting to beat our world record. I said, cool, use me as a consultant, I’ll share with you everything I know. ~Mark Wagner: Founder of Drawing on Earth What: CHALKVILLE!! Why: Because every kid (not to mention the kid in all of [...]
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