Media Advisory
August 8, 2019

World-renowned sidewalk artist Chalkmaster Dave is returning to Toronto to “draw attention” to the world’s largest drawing festival, which is coming to Toronto History Museums in September. Chalkmaster Dave will create a large work of art on the sidewalk beside Nathan Phillips Square tomorrow. This is an opportunity for media to capture the artwork in progress.  

Date: Friday, August 9
Time: 10 a.m. to noon
Location: Sidewalk beside Nathan Phillips Square, 100 Queen St. W.

Photos will be available to media from the City of Toronto as of 1 p.m. on Friday.

More information about the museums is available at https://www.toronto.ca/museums, or on social media by following Toronto History Museums on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/tohistoricsites, on Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/tohistoricsites and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/tohistoricsites.

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Michele Simpson
Economic Development and Culture
416-392-4467