First Day of Spring Downtown Hallettsville Chalk Art Celebration,

Art Sale and Membership Drive

Outdoor Guest Performance by Chris Rybak

Downtown – Free

On the first day of Spring, Monday, March 20, 2017, the Hallet Oak Gallery is hosting a 2017 Spring Chalk Art Celebration and Membership Drive inviting schools and families to chalk the parking space in front of Hallet Oak Gallery from 2 pm to 6 pm. Chris Rybak will provide an outdoor guest performance with polka/country live music. Refreshments will be served inside the Gallery. Admission is free and open to the public.

“We are excited about this event and need the schools to contact the Gallery, so we know how much chalk and refreshments to provide. Chris Rybak fans can sign-up for a “flash dance” performance on the street, which will include the “Country Line Dance, Chicken Dance” and the “The Wave”, says Aaron Riske, Hallet Oak Foundation Assistant Treasurer.

The faded yellow driveway space in front of the Gallery, located in the famed Kahn & Stanzel building, will be transformed into a pastel colored pathway. Elementary, middle, and High School students, as well as families and professional artists are invited to join together to create a temporary masterpiece.

“Starting the month of March, all art in the Gallery will be 10 percent off, with an additional 15 percent off for members, making the sale 25 percent off all artworks through the end of the month. Since we are non-profit, our motivation is different; for example, we are here to support the artist and serve the community. But of course we still have expenses to maintain the building and hold events so we have to charge nominal fees sometimes, and we want to do more marketing to support the artists so they can keep doing their work. For this Spring Celebration we’d like to keep it as a free admission to enjoy the live music and see the artworks. Membership to the Gallery helps with some of the operation costs, and it shows support to our volunteers, as does buying the artworks shows support to the artist”, explains Mieko Mahi, Executive Director of Hallet Oak Gallery.

Schools and large groups please RSVP: 361-217-7030. Hallet Oak Foundation is a 501 c 3, the parent company of Hallet Oak Gallery and Friends of Hallettsville Downtown Revitalization. Hallet Oak Gallery is a fine art, performance, and learning center. See www.halletoakgallery.com and www.halletoakfoundation.com to learn more about the mission of the non-profit.