Thousands create sidewalk chalk art in Grand Rapids' downtown Chalk Flood

A social art experiment to flood Grand Rapids' downtown with colorful sidewalk chalk art drew thousands to Center City last weekend.

According to excerpts from the story:

GRAND RAPIDS -- Downtown flooded Saturday without a drop of rain or a dam bursting. Instead, sidewalks were awash with color as thousands of children, college students, adults and senior citizens descended on a sunny, warm central city for the first-ever Grand Rapids Chalk Flood, a free event organized by 20-year-old Rob Bliss.

"I'm really happy. It's such a beautiful day, easily the best day in all of April," said Bliss, as artists of all shapes, sizes, ages and colors were spilling over from Rosa Parks Circle on to sidewalks throughout downtown.

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