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The 10th annual Sidewalk Art Festival was held at Port Charlotte High School on Wednesday, and students certainly let their creative juices flow. In celebration of Youth Art Month, students spent the morning completing their chalk art designs along the walkway leading to the school and into the center area, where a band provided some music to draw by. Students and faculty hope the designs will remain at least until today, depending on the weather. Here, Maria Gaitan, Josh Milligan and Erin Burns work on their art, which they named "Emotions."

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Bryson Stale, a senior, wants others to know that "art shapes the world."

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Miranda Burpee, Andrew Hoeben and Anthony Alfonso add some more color to their art, which they have titled "Burn it Down."

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Caleb Torres and Jessica Liu, both juniors, work on spelling out "my life is my art" in the branches.

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Rachel Staricha and Brianna Cahoo, seniors, work on their piece called "You Don't Have to be an Artist to Make Something Beautiful."

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Juniors Katharina Jung, Taylor Stufer, Laura Sadler and Kylia Sowder put the finishing touches on their piece, "Pretending."

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Shazena Khan, Megan Goulette and Kayla Guy man the supply table, where the artists get chalk, brushes and any other needed items.

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Kaela Albanes, Morgan Wilder, Savannah Baermann and Marisa Baermann used 3-D chalk to design "What is Mickey without Minnie.” The girls had special glasses that made the image pop.

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Miranda Smith and Zach Sjoden, both juniors, have their design in view as they work on their art.

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John Schade and Cody Cox, both seniors, and Forest Burke, a junior, work on their "Ninja Turtles" design.

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Mary Smith fills in the background on her "Lilo & Stitch" design.

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Arthur King and Victor Balseca, both freshmen, work on their art, entitled "Achoo," during the 10th annual Sidewalk Art Festival at Port Charlotte High School on Wednesday. See more pictures on page 12.