Festival Program
Chalk Festival Program 2009
Pavement Art
Venue: Church Street, Parramatta
| Date | Official Times | Activity |
| Thursday, 29 October | 8am – 9.30am 10am – 5pm | Artist briefing and breakfast Artist commence work Pavement Art Competition |
| Friday, 30 October | 10am - 5pm | Pavement Art Competition |
| Saturday 31 October | 10am – 5pm 12noon - 6.30pm | Official festival hours, Kid's Take Part in Art |
| Sunday 1 November | 10am – 5pm 1pm - 3pm 12noon - 5pm | Pavement Art Competition, Judging of Pavement Art Competition Kid's Take Part in Art |
Check out the competing Pavement Artists
Climate Change Talks
Venue: Mars Hill Cafe, 331 Church Street, Parramatta
Thursday 29 October
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 2.30pm - 3.00pm | Voices from the Pacific: Adapting to Climate Change Impacts in Kiribati and locally | Sarah Dudgeon, Pacific Calling Partnership |
| 3.30pm - 4.00pm | Climate Change - What is there left to understand? | Ann Henderson-Sellers, PhD, DSc, Climate Change Risk Research, Macquarie University |
Friday 30 October
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 10.30am - 11.00am | What's with the weather? | Graham Creed, ABC TV Weather Specialist |
| 2.30pm - 3.00pm | Art & Climate Change | Alison Clouston (Visual Artist) & Boyd (Musician, Composer & Sound Artist) |
| 3.30pm - 4.00pm | Creative solutions for everyday people | Can I save the planet and save money at the same time? How can I reduce my Carbon footprint? |
Saturday 31 October
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 1.00pm - 1.30pm | Cooking for a Cooler Climate | Jenny McCracken, Climate Emergency Network |
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Body Painting Competition
Venue: Oneworld Sport, 295 Church Street, Parramatta
Semi-nudity, people under 18 must be accompanied by parent or guardian.
Entry by donation.
| Sunday 1 November | 10am - 4pm | Body Painting Competition |
Check out the competing body artists here
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