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Chalk art or graffiti chalk art has been around the university system for as long time eventually developing over time to become in histories of universities around the world a blessing and a curse. Chalk art is used as a means of communication across largely concrete campuses. The messages can sometimes be explicit or harmless, challenge the university or cheer on the university on. The University of Pittsburgh’s chalk art is no different from other universities; it tells messages of when and where events are taking place, displays slogans for upcoming elections, and makes comments towards the success of the university’s sports teams. But like any other university there are times where the chalk art becomes graffiti chalk, and it no longer is a contributing part of the university but a bleak spot on an otherwise white canvas.
The main spectrum of chalk art on the University of Pittsburgh campus is located around the Cathedral, in the Quad, and around the Towers. All of these places provide the greatest amount of viewers in the shortest time. The locations are both sought after for the amount of viewers and to comply with the wishes of the university. The university may not have a strict no chalk art policy but it does dictate some control over the content and location of the chalk art. Chalk art is to be non-explicit and only in certain areas that are either easily removed through wear and tear during the day, the elements, or a simple blast of a hose.
All the work that goes into chalk art and it is simply washed away in a matter of minutes. (show video of chalk art production outside the cathedral). The first step to creating chalk art is to have a clear concise idea of what needs to be written down and where. Then the next step is to pick up a piece of chalk and begin to write the message down as large as possible in the space provided.
So why is chalk art essential to the university system and what influence does it have on the student body? Lambda Sigma recently created chalk art around the campus advertising free food and fun on October 30th. Lambda Sigma said…(use interview recording or if the information from this interview is insufficient use the interview recording from Sigma Chi or Haunted Holland).
Chalk art is not just messages, it is an important part of university culture both good and bad. The chalk art may disappear after a time but, like any performance art piece, it can leave a lasting impression on those who have seen it and allowed it to influence them.