Photos: Art Comes Alive in Mission Viejo

The Arts Alive Festival returned to Mission Viejo for its sixth year, part of a 10-year project, to celebrates an investment in the arts, economy, environment, education and a healthy civic life Cinco De Mayo weekend.

Guests from throughout South Orange County came to be a part of the Arts Alive Festival, which was filled with music, arts and crafts for all to participate in.

Street artists ranging in skill from masters to amateurs took to the asphalt, recreating their favorite 50s-themed art pieces with chalk for all the guests to enjoy.

This year the community will showcase the special talents of the great animators of the 20th century. DreamWorks Studio's Steve Hickner, a feature film and TV animation director, made a special appearance.

Special guests demonstrated the technique of “Italian Madonnari Street Painting," a style that calls for chalk, brick, charcoal, and colored stones to create an art piece directly on the earth.

There were also a number of art seminars offering hands-on creative activities for everyone wanting to participate.

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