{"691807":{"#nid":"691807","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Ramblin\u0027 Reads: Chalk the Walk opening event","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin the Georgia Tech Library and Georgia Tech Arts from noon to 2 p.m. Oct. 23 on the patio of the Rich Building, near the Price Gilbert Memorial Library entrance on Fourth Street, for the Chalk the Walk opening event.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe event celebrates the artists participating in Chalk the Walk, taking place Oct. 21 \u2013 23. Artists will transform 9-by-9-foot sections of sidewalk leading to the Library into a vibrant outdoor gallery celebrating literature and art.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EParticipants will select a favorite book and create either an artistic rendition of its cover or a reimagined interpretation using sidewalk chalk.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERegistration is open through Oct. 8. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/forms.cloud.microsoft\/pages\/responsepage.aspx?id=u5ghSHuuJUuLem1_Mvqgg-UjsyY2CMtLmiAUOUfIflNURUJWWFBZVVdMN0gyTjlCMDZRNDY2WVpYSy4u\u0026amp;route=shorturl\u0022\u003ETo submit a book cover concept and sketch, click here\u003C\/a\u003E. Approved participants will receive space assignments Oct. 17.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EArtists will create their work Oct. 21 \u2013 23, transforming a highly visible campus pathway into a temporary public art installation that celebrates creativity, reading, visual storytelling, and Georgia Tech spirit.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFinished works will remain on display throughout Homecoming Week, weather permitting.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EChalk the Walk is a collaboration between the Georgia Tech Library and Georgia Tech Arts.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin the Georgia Tech Library and Georgia Tech Arts from noon to 2 p.m. Oct. 23 on the patio of the Rich Building, near the Price Gilbert Memorial Library entrance on Fourth Street, for the Chalk the Walk opening event.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Join the Georgia Tech Library and Georgia Tech Arts from noon to 2 p.m. Oct. 23 on the patio of the Rich Building, near the Price Gilbert Memorial Library entrance on Fourth Street, for the Chalk the Walk opening event."}],"uid":"28817","created_gmt":"2026-08-19 15:56:55","changed_gmt":"2026-08-19 18:00:02","author":"Jason Wright","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2026-10-23T10:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2026-11-05T13:00:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2026-11-05T13:00:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2026-10-23 14:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2026-11-05 18:00:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2026-11-05 18:00:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"location":"Patio of the Rich Building, near the Price Gilbert Memorial Library entrance ","extras":[],"hg_media":{"680917":{"id":"680917","type":"image","title":"chalk-the-walk.png","body":null,"created":"1787154703","gmt_created":"2026-08-19 15:51:43","changed":"1787154703","gmt_changed":"2026-08-19 15:51:43","alt":"Digital signage for the Chalk the Walk event featuring famous book covers. ","file":{"fid":"265250","name":"chalk-the-walk.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/19\/chalk-the-walk.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/08\/19\/chalk-the-walk.png","mime":"image\/png","size":7638665,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/08\/19\/chalk-the-walk.png?itok=7u7OpKlE"}}},"media_ids":["680917"],"groups":[{"id":"47240","name":"Georgia Tech Library"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"185480","name":"Arts \u0026 Making"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}