Rachel MolendaDozens of artists lined Rio Grande Street in Salt Lake City on Saturday, working through the weekend to create their best pieces of work at the annual Chalk Art Festival.
While the festival ends Saturday, the murals will remain through Sunday.
See what artists made in the gallery below.
(Jeremy Harmon | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nicole Kleinman works on her entry during the annual Chalk Art Festival at the Gateway on June 15, 2018.
(Jeremy Harmon | The Salt Lake Tribune) Ashley Harmon works on her entry during the annual Chalk Art Festival at the Gateway on June 15, 2018.
(Rachel Molenda | The Salt Lake Tribune) Emily Beck, of Salt Lake City, pulls away butcher paper, which she used as a stencil for her Forrest Gump portrait at the annual Chalk Art Festival, held at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on Friday, June 15, 2018.
(Rachel Molenda | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nicole Kleinman, of Taylorsville, works on her piece for the annual Chalk Art Festival at The Gateway in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday, June 15, 2018.
(Rachel Molenda | The Salt Lake Tribune) Emily Beck works on her portrait of Forrest Gump during the second day of the annual Chalk Art Festival on Saturday, June 16, 2018. The festival was held at The Gateway in downtown Salt Lake City.
(Rachel Molenda | The Salt Lake Tribune) Artists complete their pieces for the annual Chalk Art Festival on Saturday, June 16, 2018. The festival was held at The Gateway in downtown Salt Lake City.
(Rachel Molenda | The Salt Lake Tribune) Artists complete their pieces for the annual Chalk Art Festival on Saturday, June 16, 2018. The festival was held at The Gateway in downtown Salt Lake City.
(Rachel Molenda | The Salt Lake Tribune) Spectators take in the work of artists at the annual Chalk Art Festival on Saturday, June 16, 2018. The festival was held at The Gateway in downtown Salt Lake City.
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