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12 THE CHARBONNEAU VILLAGER October 2020

Charbonneau Arts

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neau Festival of the Arts go to support the art education programs at Canby and Wilsonville High Schools , so the Student Art Gallery is a featured part of our festival . There you will find video presentations of student artwork from both high schools prepared at the close of the 2019-2020 school year . New works by students as they navigate the new world of distance learning will be added as they are available . The Student Art Gallery is sponsored by our Bronze sponsors .
Pandemic Art Project
The “ Pandemic Art Project ” will be a unique offering during our festival . You will want to check this out . We have invited artists of all genres and ages to participate in this part of our 2020 festival to showcase art that has emerged in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact . How will artists reflect their experiences ? Tune in to find out .
Silent Auction Fundraiser
In order to raise funds to support art programs at Canby and Wilsonville High school , we will hold an online silent auction from Oct . 15 to Oct . 31 . This is our one and only fundraising event this year . It will feature over 50 valuable items , including original art , framed prints , jewelry , local musician CD ’ s , sports collectibles , gift baskets , and much more . Our Silent Auction is sponsored by our Platinum Sponsors , Bill & Nancy Hall of Charbonneau , and Pamplin Media Group .
To participate , you can register beginning Oct . 1 online . We think that this will be very popular , so register early and be sure to check the status of your bids right up to the deadline . Good luck on items you love !
If you aren ’ t successful in our Silent Auction , other ways to help us raise funds to support art education at Canby and Wilsonville High Schools can be found at : https :// charbonneauarts . org / donate . Help us “ Keep Art in Education ” for upcoming generations .
The 2020 Charbonneau Festival of the Arts , “ The Virtual Exhibition ” would not be possible without the invaluable help of these sponsors and partners :
� PLATINUM : Bill and Nancy Hall , Charbonneau and Pamplin Media Group
� GOLD : Wilsonville Carpet & Tile
� SILVER : Lynda Huber , Equity Oregon Real Estate .
� BRONZE : Amy Costello , Windermere Real Estate , Charbonneau ; Canby Smiles , Dr . Joshua Wieland , Family Dentistry ; Jay Puppo , State Farm Insurance , Wilsonville ; Rick Cady Photography , Charbonneau ; Robert Bennett , CPA , Wilsonville ; Roof Masters , Canby ; and Roth Heating & Cooling , Plumbing & Electrical , Canby .
� PARTNERS AND IN-KIND DO- NORS : Blackfish Gallery of Portland , Charbonneau Country Club ; the Charbonneau Villager ; CharbonneauLive . com ; Clackamas County Cultural Coalition ; Greater Giving , Inc .; the Jazz Society of Oregon ; Mediaphysics , Wilsonville ; and Wilsonville Festival of the Arts

CWA

By LYNDA HUBER MARSHALL

Applications available online

CWA kicked off the 2020-21 season introducing the new board and enjoying piano music by the Wilhite ’ s ,
MARSHALL dueling pianists , as we transitioned to the “ new normal .” As the CWA Board prepared in August and September to shift to remote events that our members could enjoy , we asked ourselves : “ How can we use the virtual environment to connect our members and community ?”
We also asked what CWA could offer to its members :
� Connecting to other women in our neighborhood
See CWA / Page 14
Proudly endorsed by Janet Moore , Janet Ferguson , Dee Bolen Bailey , Pat Tewell , Jan Holley , Judy Wilcox , Jodee Waldron , Maryanna Wiese , Jan Brenneman , Shirley Benson-Bernard , Dan Wilcox , Ken Waldron , Glen Ferguson , Bob Wiese , John Brenneman , Don Fish