Bakersfield Museum of Art's Via Arte Italian Street Painting exhibition

Bakersfield Museum of Art's Via Arte Italian Street Painting exhibition

This event has been a tradition in Bakersfield for over two decades, starting in 1998.

The event invites artists to use asphalt as canvas, turning the parking lot of the marketplace into a gallery of chalk masterpieces all while spectators watch.

AND VISUAL ARTS FOR22 YEARS.

AT THIS POINT, THEITALIAN STREET PAINTING PUBLICART EXHIBITION HAS BECOME ABAKERSFIELD TRADITION.23 ABC'S AUSTIN WESTFALL IS OUTAT THE MARKETPLACE INSOUTHWEST BAKERSFIELD WITH ALOOK AT WHAT YOU CANSEE TODAY.

AUSTIN?TORI THE EVENT HAS BEENHAPPENING THIS WEEKEND, ANDTODAY WILL BE THE LAST TIMEPEOPLE CAN COME OUT TO THEEVENT UNTIL NEXT YEAR.IT'S A LITTLE DARK OUT HERERIGHT NOW BUT TAKE A LOOK ATSOMEFOOTAGE WE GRABBED YESTERDAYAFTERNOON.

AS YOU MENTIONED,THIS EVENT HAS BEEN A TRADITIONIN BAKERSFIELD FOR OVER TWODECADES, STARTING IN 1998.

THEEVENT BRINGS ARTISTS TO USEASPHALT AS CANVAS, TURNING THEPARKING LOT OF THE MARKETPLACEINTO A GALLERY OF CHALKMASTERPIECES...A LL WHILESPECTATORSWATCH.THE EVENT OPENS TO THE PUBLIC AT9 O CLOCK THIS MORNING, ANDPEOPLE CAN COME DOWN ANYTIMEUNTIL 8 PM.

THERE IS NOCOST FOR ADMISSION.

THEMARKETPLACE IS LOCATED INSOUTHWEST BAKERSFIELD AT 9000MING AVENUE.

EVENTCOORDINATORS SAY CDC GUIDELINES,WEARING OFMASKS AND MAINTAINING DISTANCEMUST BE FOLLOWED --AND DISPOSABLE GLOVES, MASKS,ALCOHOL WIPES, HAND SANITIZER,AND HAND-WASHING STATIONS WILLALWAYS BEAVAILABLE DURING THE EXHIBITION.THE MARKETPLACE BAKERSFIELD'SMANYRESTAURANTS ARE NOW OPEN FORDINE-IN AND PATIO SERVICEBEFORE AND AFTER THE EVENT --INCLUDING: LENGTHWISEBREWING, TAHOE JOES, TORO SUSHI,AND MORE.

COMING UP AT 8WE'LL BE SPEAKING WITH OFFICIALSLIVE FROM THEBAKERSFIELD MUSEUM OF ART BUTFOR NOW IN SOUTHWEST,AUSTIN WESTFALL 23ABC CONNECTINGYOU.A-M-C THEATRES IS LETTINGCUSTOMERS RENT OUT AUDITORIUMS