Photo courtesy of the Homewood Rotary Club.
0712 Homewood Rotary sidewalk chalk art
Annabelle DeCamillis’ winning entry.Teenage artist Annabelle DeCamillis took the Best of Show top prize at the Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival sponsored by Homewood Rotary as part of We Love Homewood Day activities on May 5. DeCamillis, age 17, won for her design of a child with building blocks spelling “I Heart Homewood.” She was sponsored by Commercial Sign and Graphics.
Diane Newsome, sponsored by Graham and Company, won the Most Creative category. Karen Libecap, sponsored by the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, won the Chairman’s Choice award. Claire Lynton, sponsored by Buffalo Rock, won for the Best Children’s Entry. Honorable mention awards went to Micheal Le, sponsored by Salem’s Diner, and Paige McBride and Brodie Martin, sponsored by Homewood High School.
The Chalk Art event, which featured drawings by 24 artists, was sponsored by Homewood Rotary for the fourth year. Proceeds for the art competition and a bake sale held at We Love Homewood Day support the club’s local, national and international projects. Each year, the club awards scholarships totaling about $12,000 to Homewood High School seniors.
