CharbonneauFestival of the Arts Goes Virtual

As most Charbonneau residents have heard, the annual CharbonneauFestival of the Arts, will go online for 2020. With special focus onmaintaining the fundraising goals of the event, the popular Silent Auction, normallyattended by ticket holders during the Gala! Opening night, will take centerstage on October 15-31 to raise funds in support of arts education for studentsat Wilsonville and Canby high schools. Bidders only need to register theircredit card to participate and will only be charged and notified if theywin.  We will arrange a COVID-19-safepickup at the Charbonneau Clubhouse dining room in November. 

“Art with Flair—The VirtualExhibition,” will be on the web for the entire month of October. Thedecision was made early in the planning process, as it became clear thatuncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic would make it difficult to planfor an in-person event. Charbonneau Arts is creating a virtual gallery for itsartists and artisans, and new this year, will be the Virtual Musical Stage, forjazz and classical musicians to showcase their work. We are also happy toannounce there will also be a “Pandemic Art Project” section, open to all ages,and an opportunity to display a piece of art, with the story behind itscreation, that speaks to the pandemic or was created during the stay-at-homeperiod. The deadline for submitting allwork is August 21

For information on the event and to respond to the Open Call to Artistsand Musicians, go to https://charbonneauarts.org.