Prairie Chicken Art Festival photo gallery

By The Kewanee Voice July 24, 2023

Artists created their chalk art designs over the weekend at the Prairie Chicken Arts Festival. [Photo by Mike Berry]

Over the weekend, Kewanee residents attended the annual Prairie Chicken Arts Festival held downtown. Events included the annual pancake breakfast held by the Kewanee Police and Fire departments, the Chalk Art Competition and a flea market. Attendees were also able to view students’ art on the windows of local businesses. Here are some photos of this year’s festival.

Shoppers browsed the flea market, just one of the many events over the weekend. [Photo by Mike Berry]

The festival organizers used the windows of local businesses downtown to display student artwork. [Photo by Mike Berry]

Kewanee Police officers and firefighters served up hotcakes at their annual “Guns and Hoses” pancake breakfast. The event raises money for various union charity drives including “Christmas for Kids,” which provides gifts for Kewanee children. [Photo by Susan DeVilder]

Kewanee firefighters flipped pancakes at the “Guns and Hoses” breakfast held in the Johnson Appliance parking lot on Saturday. [Photo by Susan DeVilder]

Kewanee residents turned out in full force to support the KPD and KFD annual fundraiser. [Photo by Susan DeVilder]

Chalk artists competed for cash prizes. Shown above, John Soukup traveled from Iowa to compete in the competition. His piece of a girl with cake on her head was awarded second place in the professional competition. [Photos by Susan DeVilder

The winners of the chalk art competition were announced by the PCF on Sunday.

Scarlett Morey won first place in the youth category ages 5 to 10. Ellise Smith was awarded second place in that category.

Iris Seiden won the youth competition ages 11 to 13 and Charlotte Paxton was awarded second place.

In the youth category, ages 14 to 17, Brooklyn Schiltz took first prize. Second prize went to a team of two, Katelyn DeSmit and Tobi Elgin.

In the adult amateur competition, Brook Gatter won first prize. The Heck team of Benjamin, Rebecca and Ethan took second place and Layla Dev was awarded third.

In the professional champion, Tim Bryner was awarded first place with John Soukoup receiving second place.

The People’s Choice Awards were given to Sara Griffin in the youth category; Layla Dev in the Amateur Category and Tim Bryner in the professional category.