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I Madonnari Festival to be held online this Memorial Day weekend

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Santa Barbara County Education Office
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Published 5:57 pm

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Santa Barbara County announced that this year's I Madonnari Italian Street Painting Festival will be held online during Memorial Day weekend.

The I Madonnari Festival brings together street painters and chalk artists to create over 100 colorful pastel masterpieces on the plaza pavement outside of Old Mission Santa Barbara each year.

However, due to COVID-19 concerns, this year's festival will consist of drawings created by invited artists' on their driveways from May 23 to 25.

Pictures and video of the art will be shared on the I Madonnari Instagram (@imadonnari) and Facebook pages which will also display live updates and a Chalk for Kids program.

The I Madonnari Festival raises funds through sponsors for the Children’s Creative Project (CCP), a nonprofit arts education program that serves more than 100 public schools and 50,000 students. CCP is a program of the Santa Barbara County Education Office.

To learn more, you can visit the I Madonnari website at www.imadonnarifestival.com.

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