A team from the College of Idaho won the People’s Choice Award in the Idaho Statesman Chalk Art Festival Wednesday with a colorful celebration of the upcoming 2012 Summer Games.

The Olympic-themed collage was selected as the favorite by visitors to the eight-hour competition at Ann Morrison Park in Boise.

The daylong Independence Day festivities included music, fireworks, games and a chance for kids to try their hand at chalk art.

A panel of chalk-art judges selected winners from the youth and adult entries. Winners were:

YOUTH CATEGORY:

1st place: Tara Kleffnerfor, for a girl eating ice cream.

2nd place: Cindy Bordenkircher, for the Avengers.

3rd place: Daniel Anecito, for a work showing a broken vintage TV set.

ADULT CATEGORY:

1st place: Danielle Mierzwa, for a howling wolf.

2nd place: Alyssa Cooper, for Day of the Dead.

3rd place: Rachel Dunn, for a peacock and butterfly.

8SEE PHOTOS OF EACH OF THE CHALK ART WORKS, PLUS PARK FESTIVITIES IdahoStatesman.com/photogalleries