Page 8 April 2018
Arts Association
Charbonneau Arts Festival President
Eric Hoem
We all know the cliché about volunteering : “ Ask a busy person .” I know what that means , because we have several very busy individuals working on the Planning Committee for the Charbonneau Arts Festival .
However , I am not looking for more super-busy people . I am looking for several “ not so busy ” folks who are interested in the arts and want to lend some time to organizing this year ’ s event which comes up the first weekend in November .
There is a wide variety of activities you could be involved in :
• Helping with fund raising
• Publicity
• Recruiting event volunteers
• Helping hang the art show
• Assist with putting together our annual silent auction
The more people we have involved in any aspect of the event , the more the work is spread around . That way , it ’ s easier on everyone , and it ' s a lot more fun .
Myth # 1 : Art is for the artsyfartsy , not the regular folks . In reality , everyone has an interest in art : an attractive car , a beautiful garden , a gorgeous sunset . Art is not just for museums , professionals or cultural snobs . In my own case , I have trouble drawing a stick figure and , like my grandfather said of himself , I couldn ’ t carry a tune if you gave me a bucket .
Because I enjoy self-expression and am always amazed by
creativity , I am involved with the Charbonneau Art Association .
Myth # 2 : Volunteering gets you sucked into far more than you bargained for . We are a very flexible group . If you want to volunteer for just one aspect of the planning , that ’ s fine . For example , we have one person who just wants to help create the labels for the Art Gallery portion of the Festival . He doesn ’ t get pressured to get any more deeply involved than he wants to . And neither will you , if you decide to try it out .
Myth # 3 : Volunteering is thankless work . In our case , that is easy to counter . As a non-profit 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) organization , all the proceeds from our Arts Festival support the art education programs at Canby and Wilsonville high schools . We present our funds directly to the teachers who are very appreciative to be able to add extra things to their programs .
We offer a full gallery of artwork from Wilsonville and Canby high school students at our Festival . A huge sense of satisfaction comes to us from seeing how the students interact with the folks who attend the Festival .
When asked why she volunteers with our Festival , one person said , “ I think ALL forms of art are a necessary contribution to our society . It ’ s important that we endow our youth with the availability of learning ‘ outside the box ’ by supporting these programs .”
Anyone interested in finding our more about the possibilities of helping put together the annual Charbonneau Arts Festival should contact me at erichoem @ comcast . net or 503-694-6036 .
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