{"id":507582,"date":"2026-10-25T15:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T15:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/507582\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T15:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T15:44:07","slug":"artists-get-creative-at-annual-belmont-shore-sidewalk-chalk-art-contest-press-telegram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/507582\/","title":{"rendered":"Artists get creative at annual Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest \u2013 Press Telegram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Colorful art decorated the sidewalks of Belmont Shore this weekend as Long Beach once again welcomed the annual Belmont Shore Chalk Art Contest.<\/p>\n<p>More than 40 people participated in this year\u2019s chalk art contest on Saturday, Oct. 24. Artists put chalk to paper along Second Street \u2013 drawing portraits, animals, characters and more. The contest, which has taken place annually since 2004, typically draws people from across Southern California and even the country.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Michelle Russell-Jonassen of Lancaster works on a Halloween-themed drawing at...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LPT-L-CHALK-ART-1025-05.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Michelle Russell-Jonassen of Lancaster works on a Halloween-themed drawing at the Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Artists participate in Justin Rudd\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LPT-L-CHALK-ART-1025-03.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Artists participate in Justin Rudd\u2019s Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Belmont Shore. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nick Lamb of Long Beach captures trumpet player Chuck Mangione...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LPT-L-CHALK-ART-1025-02.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nick Lamb of Long Beach captures trumpet player Chuck Mangione in a piece he calls \u201cFeels So Good\u201d on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at the Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Local resident Christa Galactica participates in the Belmont Shore Sidewalk...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LPT-L-CHALK-ART-1025-10.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Local resident Christa Galactica participates in the Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Joy Chen of Long Beach competes in her first Belmont...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LPT-L-CHALK-ART-1025-09.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Joy Chen of Long Beach competes in her first Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lori Escalera of San Diego draws Dolly Parton on Saturday,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LPT-L-CHALK-ART-1025-14.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lori Escalera of San Diego draws Dolly Parton on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at the Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lori Escalera of San Diego draws Dolly Parton on Saturday,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LPT-L-CHALK-ART-1025-08.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lori Escalera of San Diego draws Dolly Parton on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at the Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Area resident Tim Shaw competes in Justin Rudd\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Belmont Shore...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LPT-L-CHALK-ART-1025-06.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Area resident Tim Shaw competes in Justin Rudd\u2019s Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Penny Richards of Redondo Beach competes in Justin Rudd\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Belmont...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LPT-L-CHALK-ART-1025-07-1.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Penny Richards of Redondo Beach competes in Justin Rudd\u2019s Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lori Escalera of San Diego draws Dolly Parton on Saturday,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LPT-L-CHALK-ART-1025-01.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lori Escalera of San Diego draws Dolly Parton on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at the Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Penny Richards of Redondo Beach competes in Justin Rudd\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Belmont...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LPT-L-CHALK-ART-1025-12.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Penny Richards of Redondo Beach competes in Justin Rudd\u2019s Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"An artists participates in Justin Rudd\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LPT-L-CHALK-ART-1025-04.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>An artists participates in Justin Rudd\u2019s Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Artists participate in Justin Rudd\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LPT-L-CHALK-ART-1025-13.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Artists participate in Justin Rudd\u2019s Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Belmont Shore. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Artists participate in Justin Rudd\u00e2\u0080\u0099s Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/LPT-L-CHALK-ART-1025-11.jpeg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Artists participate in Justin Rudd\u2019s Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Belmont Shore. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 14<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Russell-Jonassen of Lancaster works on a Halloween-themed drawing at the Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, in Long Beach. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\">Expand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Belmont Shore Sidewalk Chalk Art Contest had seasoned and emerging visual artists, as well as participants from local high schools and universities, organizers said. The artists were spread out along Second Street, scribbling away in front of businesses as spectators and visitors walked by.<\/p>\n<p>The event is hosted by Justin Rudd and his nonprofit Community Action Team, with support from the Belmont Shore Business Association. A total of $1,000 in cash prizes was distributed to the winning artists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Colorful art decorated the sidewalks of Belmont Shore this weekend as Long Beach once again welcomed the annual&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":507583,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[7,179,23,131,133,132,137],"class_list":["post-507582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-california","tag-community","tag-local-news","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-los-angeles-county"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=507582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507582\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/507583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=507582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=507582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=507582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}