For two days in Feb 2016, both Lake Ave and Lucerne Ave in Lake Worth FL were closed to traffic. The two streets filled with over 600 chalk artists who spent the entire weekend on their hands and knees creating artwork on the pavement. By the end of the event, the artists were covered in rainbow smudges of chalk as they applied the final finishing touches to their pieces. In many cases, the results were quite stunning. Presented here are just a few of them.

This was not a competition. No prizes were handed out. The only "best-in-show" awards resided in the memory of the 100,000 or so visitors who came. On Monday morning, when the streets were reopened, all the artwork quickly vanished under the tires of automobile traffic.