Here are the winners for the 26th annual Chalk It Up! art contest in Hendersonville

Rebecca Walter, Hendersonville Times-News
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The 26th annual Chalk It Up! contest featured 150 artists who turned Hendersonville's Main Street into a temporary art museum on Saturday, July 16.
The 26th annual Chalk It Up! contest featured 150 artists who turned Hendersonville's Main Street into a temporary art museum on Saturday, July 16.

The sunny weather on Saturday allowed 150 artists to creatively take over downtown Hendersonville for the 26th annual Chalk It Up! art contest.

The results were a panoramic display of colorful creativity, according to event organizer and Narnia Studios owner Barbara Hughes.

Categories for the contest were 5 and under, 6-8 years old, 9-12 years old, 13-20 years, 21 and over, professional. The event was free, and the chalk was provided with each artist receiving 20 different colors.

The 26th annual Chalk It Up! contest featured 150 artists who turned Hendersonville's Main Street into a temporary art museum on Saturday, July 16.
The 26th annual Chalk It Up! contest featured 150 artists who turned Hendersonville's Main Street into a temporary art museum on Saturday, July 16.

Here are the contest winners:

5 & under category 

  • Teresa Gessler

  • Martha Sholz

  • Jonah Milhollen

  • Belle Bernier

  • Abrielle Gessler

6-8 years old category 

  • Josephine Gessler

  • Briana Gessler

  • Heidi Burnier

  • Lydia Schimmel

  • Paisley Sidwell

The 26th annual Chalk It Up! contest featured 150 artists who turned Hendersonville's Main Street into a temporary art museum on Saturday, July 16.
The 26th annual Chalk It Up! contest featured 150 artists who turned Hendersonville's Main Street into a temporary art museum on Saturday, July 16.

9-12 years old category

  • Sophie Cameron

  • Daisy Dirks

  • Parker Sidwell

  • Julianna Conway

  • Jay Sherman

13-20 years old category

  • Robyn Hammond

  • Erin Wollny Babcock

  • Jillian Hooper

  • Ryan Bartlett

  • Emma Grace Palmer

21 & up category

  • Martin Cain

  • Ashlyn Gessler

  • Pam Gessler

  • Rachel Benney

  • Christopher Chandler

Professional category

  • Elizabeth Estrada

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