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Trenity Newell, 15, draws with sidewalk chalk at Gilbert-Stephenson Park during an interactive art walk pop-up event Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Fort Oglethorpe is one of four cities chosen this year by the Thrive Regional Partnership to receive strategic assistance for the next 10 months from Bridge Innovate design professionals and other community members. — Trenity Newell, 15, draws with sidewalk chalk at Gilbert-Stephenson Park during an interactive art walk pop-up event Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Fort Oglethorpe is one of four cities chosen this year by the Thrive Regional Partnership to receive strategic assistance for the next 10 months from Bridge Innovate design professionals and other community members. Trenity Newell, 15, draws with sidewalk chalk at Gilbert-Stephenson Park during an interactive art walk pop-up event Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Fort Oglethorpe is one of four cities chosen this year by the Thrive Regional Partnership to receive strategic assistance for the next 10 months from Bridge Innovate design professionals and other community members.

By Erin O. Smith March 20, 2018 1 min read

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Trenity Newell, 15, draws planets dangling from a hand with sidewalk chalk at Gilbert-Stephenson Park during an interactive art walk pop-up event Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Fort Oglethorpe is one of four cities chosen this year by the Thrive Regional Partnership to receive strategic assistance for the next 10 months from Bridge Innovate design professionals and other community members.

Meg Mitchell creates a drawing with sidewalk chalk to illustrate different parts of Fort Oglethorpe at Gilbert-Stephenson Park during a Thriving Communities Initiative interactive art walk pop-up event Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Mitchell, whose business Everlong Creative is out of Atlanta, was the featured artist for the event. Mitchell got her start in graphic design and commercial deign painting, but for the past three years she has focused more in chalk engraving, chalk lettering and calligraphy. Mitchell began her drawing at 11 a.m. and worked on it throughout the day while onlookers stopped by to check it out and create their own drawings.

Sandra Babb and Melinda Lee create a sidewalk chalk drawing featuring a mailbox and flowers at Gilbert-Stephenson Park during a Thriving Communities Initiative interactive art walk pop-up event Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. The Thriving Communities Initiative helps Fort Oglethorpe leaders and volunteers enhance life in the city through arts and culture.

Meg Mitchell creates a drawing with sidewalk chalk to illustrate different parts of Fort Oglethorpe at Gilbert-Stephenson Park during a Thriving Communities Initiative interactive art walk pop-up event Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Mitchell, whose business Everlong Creative is out of Atlanta, was the featured artist for the event. Mitchell got her start in graphic design and commercial deign painting, but for the past three years she has focused more in chalk engraving, chalk lettering and calligraphy. Mitchell began her drawing at 11 a.m. and worked on it throughout the day while onlookers stopped by to check it out and create their own drawings.

Nicole Hill, a volunteer for the Fort Oglethorpe Thriving Communities Initiative, works on a chalk drawing at Gilbert-Stephenson Park during a Thriving Communities Initiative interactive art walk pop-up event Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Fort Oglethorpe leaders and volunteers were using the sidewalk chalk art to test the idea of public displays of art along walking trails that could be extended throughout the city.

Meg Mitchell works on the horse portion of her sidewalk chalk drawing to illustrate different parts of Fort Oglethorpe at Gilbert-Stephenson Park during a Thriving Communities Initiative interactive art walk pop-up event Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Mitchell, whose business Everlong Creative is out of Atlanta, was the featured artist for the event. Mitchell got her start in graphic design and commercial deign painting, but for the past three years she has focused more in chalk engraving, chalk lettering and calligraphy. Mitchell began her drawing at 11 a.m. and worked on it throughout the day while onlookers stopped by to check it out and create their own drawings.

Meg Mitchell creates a drawing with sidewalk chalk to illustrate different parts of Fort Oglethorpe at Gilbert-Stephenson Park during a Thriving Communities Initiative interactive art walk pop-up event Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Mitchell, whose business Everlong Creative is out of Atlanta, was the featured artist for the event. Mitchell got her start in graphic design and commercial deign painting, but for the past three years she has focused more in chalk engraving, chalk lettering and calligraphy. Mitchell began her drawing at 11 a.m. and worked on it throughout the day while onlookers stopped by to check it out and create their own drawings.

Carson Eischeid, 7, frames in a drawing of a bike he created with chalk at Gilbert-Stephenson Park during a Thriving Communities Initiative interactive art walk pop-up event Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Fort Oglethorpe is one of four cities chosen this year by the Thrive Regional Partnership to receive strategic assistance for the next 10 months from Bridge Innovate design professionals and other community members.

Emma Rigsby, 6, draws a butterfly with sidewalk chalk at Gilbert-Stephenson Park during a Thriving Communities Initiative interactive art walk pop-up event Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. The Thriving Communities Initiative helps Fort Oglethorpe leaders and volunteers enhance life in the city through arts and culture.

Niara Ayeni, 8, draws a heart and a rainbow on a rock at Gilbert-Stephenson Park during a Thriving Communities Initiative interactive art walk pop-up event Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Fort Oglethorpe is one of four cities chosen this year by the Thrive Regional Partnership to receive strategic assistance for the next 10 months from Bridge Innovate design professionals and other community members.

Bryonna Calhoun, 9, admires a drawing of her face that she created on a rock at Gilbert-Stephenson Park during a Thriving Communities Initiative interactive art walk pop-up event Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Fort Oglethorpe is one of four cities chosen this year by the Thrive Regional Partnership to receive strategic assistance for the next 10 months from Bridge Innovate design professionals and other community members.

Gabriel Davis, 10, draws a sunset over mountains with sidewalk at Gilbert-Stephenson Park during a Thriving Communities Initiative interactive art walk pop-up event Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Fort Oglethorpe is one of four cities chosen this year by the Thrive Regional Partnership to receive strategic assistance for the next 10 months from Bridge Innovate design professionals and other community members.

Aubrey Snyder, 4, draws a rainbow at Gilbert-Stephenson Park during a Thriving Communities Initiative interactive art walk pop-up event Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. The Thriving Communities Initiative helps Fort Oglethorpe leaders and volunteers enhance life in the city through arts and culture.

Nicole Hill, a volunteer for the Fort Oglethorpe Thriving Communities Initiative, and Alice Holsopple work on chalk drawings at Gilbert-Stephenson Park during a Thriving Communities Initiative interactive art walk pop-up event Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Fort Oglethorpe leaders and volunteers were using the sidewalk chalk art to test the idea of public displays of art along walking trails that could be extended throughout the city.

Aubrey Snyder, 4, draws a rainbow at Gilbert-Stephenson Park during a Thriving Communities Initiative interactive art walk pop-up event Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. The Thriving Communities Initiative helps Fort Oglethorpe leaders and volunteers enhance life in the city through arts and culture.

Trenity Newell, 15, draws with sidewalk chalk at Gilbert-Stephenson Park during an interactive art walk pop-up event Sunday, March 18, 2018 in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Fort Oglethorpe is one of four cities chosen this year by the Thrive Regional Partnership to receive strategic assistance for the next 10 months from Bridge Innovate design professionals and other community members.

Fort Oglethorpe Thriving Communities hosted an interactive art walk pop-up Sunday, March 18, in Gilbert-Stephenson Park.