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Squonk! highlights Chalkwalk fun

ByFree Press Staff Reading Time: 5 minutes
Anna Block, 9, Paisley Breslin, 8, and Hyacinth Luke, 5, helped perform with Squonk by pulling ropes to play certain musical notes during the interactive concert—photo by Amy Crane.

THANK YOU for supporting Jasper Arts’ Chalk Walk 2025!

Jasper Arts’ 22nd annual Chalk Walk Arts Festival that was held this past Saturday at the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center in Jasper was a resounding success thanks to everyone in the community who came out to enjoy the fun!  We know it has become a much anticipated, highly creative day of family-fun and Jasper Arts’ wants to thank every individual who attended and keeps the excitement alive!  

We trust everyone who was able to witness and take part in this year’s special addition, Squonk’s Bruhaha performance, had a wildly fun and memorable time that you will be talking about for years to come!

Jasper Arts sincerely appreciates every one of our sponsors who generously donate monetarily and through product to help continue Chalk Walk into our 22nd year and beyond.  

  • Thank you to Papa Johns for donating the hundreds of free pizza coupons for each of our registered participants and for helping to feed our many volunteers day-of and for promoting the Chalk Walk the week before Chalk Walk by donning our Chalk Walk tshirts as they make and deliver pizzas to the community!
  • Thank you to Kimball International for generously helping us cover the expense of the hundreds of Chalk Walk Arts Festival t-shirts you will see being worn throughout the area for years to come…some tie-dyed, and some bright white, all with our primary donors prominently displayed.  
  • Thank you to Walmart of Jasper for donating the several hundred boxes of sidewalk chalk for each participant to have a brand new box of fresh chalk to design their works of art on our sidewalks!
  • Thank you to Branded by Woods for donating all of the brightly colored Chalk Walk Arts Festival participant cinch sacks, each filled with Chalk Walk supplies.
  • Thank you to the 20 plus local businesses for their in-kind donations of logo imprinted product for the hundreds of participant cinch sacks which thrill the children each year!    

Jasper Arts is excited to be celebrating its 50th year of offering new and exciting art exhibits, performances, and creative workshops to every community member. We’re looking forward to what the next 50 years will bring!

Chalk Walk would not be possible without the help and dedication to the arts from our local community citizens and businesses, and the Jasper Arts staff wishes to thank each and every person who was able to enjoy the day with us on Saturday.

We’re already looking forward to next year’s Chalk Walk, and we’re sure you are, too!

Alondra Valdes, 6, balanced on top of a path of crocodile steps in the Thyen Clark Cultural Center atrium as her mom, Concepcion, volunteered at the ALASI booth—photo by Amy Crane.
Matt Hill blew chalk dust off his rendition of Bluey while his six-year-old daughter, Maddie, enjoyed a snowcone—photo by Amy Crane.
Camila Valdes, 5, peered out of the castle she was decorating in the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center—photo by Matt Crane.
Asher Kirchner, 1 year, enjoyed dancing around the artwork—photo by Amy Crane.
Amy Zovic, her mom, Debbie Fleck (“Oma” to the granddaughters) and three daughters, Olivia, 9, Soleil, 12, and Kennedy, 5, all enjoyed creating together—photo by Amy Crane.
Squonk!—photo by Amy Crane.
(Standing)Leif Spond, 11, Ethan Cook, 11, Troy Luke, and Perin Spond, 9, helped with the interactive musical performance by Squonk! during the Jasper Chalkwalk on Saturday —photo by Amy Crane.
Squonk—photo by Matt Crane.
Brothers, Warren Grammer, 3, and Rowan Grammer, 5, reacted as Squonk performed at the Jasper Chalkwalk on Saturday—photo by Matt Crane.
Gracelyn Zicopula, 14, of Dale, drew an album cover to share with her friend—photo by Matt Crane.
Henry Collier, 4, really enjoyed painting in one of the studios at the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center—photo by Amy Crane.
Theo Collier, 2, was more curious about the paint on his brush than he was about painting a picture—photo by Amy Crane.
Hampton Becker-Erny, 9, of Jasper watched patiently as Elizabeth Wertman rolled and banded her shirt in preparation for dying—photo by Amy Crane.
Ryleigh Tusing, 9, was excited to introduce her anime character, Makenzie Lears—photo by Amy Crane.
Aiden Christiansen rode his bike along the front of the Jasper Library—photo by Matt Crane.
Jonah Wagner, 4, turned the crank on an interactive art piece by Steve Gerberich on display in one of the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center galleries. He was with his brother Jack, 5—photo by Matt Crane.
Kai Edmister, 1 and a half, enjoyed his snack while hanging out with his grandparents for the day—photo by Amy Crane.

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