Artists, vendors and visitors didn’t let a little rain get in the way of the Prairie Chicken Arts Festival.

A downpour Saturday morning washed away the artwork created the day before on the former go-kart track in downtown Kewanee.

The rain also led the Kewanee firefighters and police officers to close their Guns and Hoses pancake breakfast early.

But by Saturday afternoon the sun was out and chalk artists were back at work on new creations.

People were examining the wares offered at stands along Tremont Street and lining up for food from vendors near Berrien Park.

The rain had made it impossible for kids to play on the giant sandpile in the city parking lot at Third and Tremont streets.

On Friday, before the rain came, chalk art works were judged.

Winners were:

Liyah York, first place amateur

Nora Yaklich and Scarlett Morey, first place for youth 11-13

Autumn Zaehringer, first place professional

Emma :Larson, second place professional

Tim Bryner, third place professional

Judging results in the art show held in the Kewanee Hog Days building were:

Photography: Stephen Hill first; Kathy DeWalt second; Julie Landwehr third; Kathy DeWalt, honorable mention

People/animals: Julie Landwehr first, Penney Ensley second, Tina Bowman third, Joella Krause honorable mention

Black and white: Kathy DeWalt first, Shawn Oetzel second, Frank Schlindwein third, Steven Hill honorable mention

Painting: April Billings first, Michael Booth second, Liyah York third, April Billings honorable mention

Watercolor/tempera: Emma Kerian first, second and third (there were only three entries)

Graphic art/drawing: Liyah York first, April Billings second, Antonio Espino third, Annie Boswell honorable mention

3D art: Josh Dykeman first, Art Witte second, Janel Smith third, Josh Dykeman honorable mention