2024 Festival Awards

The Via Arté Italian Street Painting Festival is a juried exhibition of artistic talent.

People's Choice Award Winners

Selected by the public

People's Choice - Professional

Esai Mendez, original work, 2024, 10' x 15', chalk on asphalt. Sponsored by Bakersfield Museum of Art.

Tie! - People's Choice Student & Groups

Bakersfield Christian High School, after "Jellyfish" by Ravenswood Guild, 2024,
7' x 7', chalk on asphalt. Sponsored by Bakersfield Museum of Art.

Tie! - People's Choice Student & Groups

Highland High School, after "Judenstil" by Otto Eckman (1896), 2024, 7' x 7', chalk on asphalt. Sponsored by Bakersfield Museum of Art.

Juried Awards

Selected by guest jurors

Best in Festival

Best Rendition of a Rennaissance Master

Best Technique

Best Use of Color

Honorable Mention

Best Overall High School

Best Rendition of a Master - HS

Best Technique - HS

Best Use of Color - HS

Honorable Mention - HS

Honorable Mention

Best Use of Color

Awarded to the artist who successfully employs color and tonal value to render their subject matter with lively dimension, texture, and/or form.

Prize for Professional Artist: $350

Best Technique

Awarded to the artist who demonstrates expert skill in rendering a final image that is clean and consistent with their chosen method of execution.

Prize for Professional Artist: $350

Best Rendition of a Renaissance Master

Awarded to the artist who can best replicate the original work of art by a Renaissance Master painter.

Prize for Professional Artist: $350

People’s Choice

Selected by the people, the people’s choice winner is the square that gets the most votes throughout the run of the festival. Votes are tallied after the festival and the winner is announced on Tuesday, October 22. 2024 will be the first year there are two categories: a professional artists category and the High School Artists.

Prize for Professional Artist: $350

Best in Festival

Awarded to the artist who displays mastery in more than one of the above categories, or all elements of art (line, form, value, color, texture, subject matter, etc.). Produces an overall exemplary work of art.

Prize for Professional Artist: $700

Juror Evaluation

Guest Jurors are selected by the Bakersfield Museum of Art based on their qualifications to appropriately evaluate art to festival standards. The juror is instructed to view each square and make selections based on artists who display mastery in use of color, space, technique, and ability to replicate a masterwork. Each winning square should display an overall understanding in ALL elements of art (line, form, value, color, texture, subject matter, etc.). Selections are made solely by the guest juror.