FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Cathi McLain, Chair, Charbonneau Festival of the Arts, cathi@mclainco.com (503) 702-0216
40th ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS @ CHARBONNEAU SET FOR OCTOBER 11-13, 2024 & the WILSONVILLE JAZZ FESTIVAL @ CHARBONNEAU WILL OPEN ALL DAY AUGUST 11, 2024.
(Wilsonville, Oregon, December 10, 2024) Charbonneau Arts Association is pleased to present the 40th Annual Festival of the Arts at Charbonneau, October 11-13, 2024. The event will feature a Fine Art Gallery, Student Art Gallery from Canby and Wilsonville High Schools, the Booth Show for Artisans & Artists, and the always popular silent auction fundraiser.
The Festival of the Arts will open on Friday evening, October 11 from 6:00-9:00 p.m. in the Activity Center with the annual Opening Night Celebration and Silent Auction fundraiser, featuring gallery artists and student art, along with musical entertainment. Tickets on sale beginning in September 2024.
On Saturday, October 12 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and on Sunday, October 13 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., the 2-day Booth Show for both Artisans and Artists will open in the Clubhouse, featuring a variety of original treasures, including jewelry, fine art and photo art, fine wood products, textile art and much more. The fine art gallery, gallery store, and student art show will continue throughout the weekend. The weekend art festival is free to the public.
This year, the Wilsonville Jazz Festival @ Charbonneau will present a full-day of performances during the summer, on August 11, 2024. Expect outstanding jazz performers from all over the region to participate. More information will be announced this spring.
Charbonneau offers the South Metro area a first-class event that will appeal to lovers of music, art, and artisan creations, just a mile south of the Willamette River. For more information, check out the CharbonneauArts.org website, or contact Cathi McLain, cathi@mclainco.com.
Charbonneau Arts is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a venue for the appreciation and promotion of visual arts, music, and other fine arts, create opportunity for local public high school students to exhibit and demonstrate their art and provide ongoing support for the public-school arts programs in the Wilsonville and Canby areas of Clackamas County. All proceeds from the Charbonneau festivals are donated to the art and music programs at Wilsonville and Canby High Schools.
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