Journal photo / Kris Craig
Michael Macaulay of East Greenwich finishes his 3 dimensional Superman during the 6th Annual Providence Street Painting Festival in 2005.

The 10th Annual Providence Rotary Street Painting Festival happens Saturday in downtown Providence, Westminster Street at Union Street, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. From that site

Admission is free! This year's event will feature approximately 300 professional and amateur street painting artists from New England creating 70 concrete masterpieces on Union Street for a chance to win an award, an Artisan Marketplace highlighting 60 booths filled with handcrafted items by local and regional artists on Westminster Street, live entertainment by "Bandstand Review," "Milt Javery," and the "Ignitors" performing amazing music, and a food court,,,

There's a slideshow at the site. And volunteers are needed. (Since rain is fatal to the chalk paintings, rain date is Oct. 3 if this week's a washout.)

My earlier street-painting posts are among this site's most popular.

Inspiration: Some winners from previous years.

There's an international Street Painting Society

German "strassenmaler" (streetpainter) Edgar Müller showcases his Street Art 3D as well as Traditional Street Painting.

Belgian "pavement artist" Julian Beever does stunning "anamorphic illusions drawn in a special distortion in order to create an impression of 3 dimensions when seen from one particular viewpoint."