| The Wilsonville Arts & Culture
Council provides cultural programming, community cultural planning, and
services to artists — especially through our annual community event, the
Wilsonville Festival of Arts — Art on the Town project.
Our Mission
The mission of the Wilsonville Arts & Culture Council (WA&CC): to promote and
support arts and culture in Wilsonville; to provide access to arts and culture
to all people in Wilsonville; to provide a structure where Wilsonville area arts
and culture organizations can work together.
Proposed Projects
You are invited to participate in a new WA&CC
initiative. Help produce an inventory of cultural assets in the
Wilsonville area; connect resources; and develop a cultural vision for
the future.
Individuals sought to work on the Wilsonville Culture
Plan are those interested in: Arts, Heritage, Education, Humanities,
Libraries, Tourism, or Business.
For a Wilsonville Culture Plan committee application call
503-638-6933
"The West Linn-Wilsonville School District supports and appreciates the
efforts of the Wilsonville Arts and Culture Council. WA&CC has helped the
community and the schools focus on the values of art and music and we look
forward to many more years of a great relationship."
-Roger Woehl, Superintendent
Contact Information
Wilsonville Arts & Culture Council
P.O. Box 861
Wilsonville, OR 97070,
503-638-6933.
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- Electronic mail
- President: Theonie Gilmore
theonie@wilsonvillearts.org
Vice President: Christopher Shotola-Hart
Secretary: Kit Whittaker
whittsend@aol.com
Membership Chair:
kateatkins@wilsonvillearts.org
Wilsonville Arts & Culture Council partners with many area
arts and culture organizations, the City of Wilsonville and
Wilsonville Chamber of Commerce. WA&CC is also the
proud presenter of the annual Wilsonville Festival of Arts
at Town Center Park. Support Arts in Wilsonville.
Become a member today! |
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Press Release- Metro Grand Opening,
September 17 & 18 - Grahams Oak Dedicated Open Space
From: Theonie Gilmore, Executive
Director, Wilsonville Arts & Culture Council;
www.WilsonvilleArts.org
There is a national program that
started July 31st and continues until Saturday, September
18. Americans for the Arts Action Fund will coordinate a “50 Days 50
States” initiative that supports local activities in all 50 states
and in as many congressional districts as possible. This summer,
the Arts Action Fund is urging arts advocates to use their arts
institutions at home to convey their message about the arts in a
setting that reinforces themes of arts education, partnerships with
artists, institutions and local policy makers, jobs in the arts and
economic development. We are partnering Arts and Nature at the Grand
Opening of the Metro Grahams Oak Celebration in Wilsonville, Oregon,
to be part of the “50 States 50 Days national program.
The Wilsonville Arts & Culture Council
(WA&CC) is working with the Metro coordinator of the Grand Opening
to showcase student artwork that has been inspired by the 250 acres
of dedicated open space park. The artwork will be in a tent behind
Boones Ferry Primary School which is next to the park. In addition
to a 3rd grade class’s rendition of the park and
extensive bike and walking trail system, summer school students made
collages and drawings and two 22- foot long murals.
WA&CC has invited local arts, culture
and heritage organizations to also present information in the
display tent. For more information contact:
Theonie@WilsonvilleArts.org,
or 503-638-6933.
Christopher
Shotola-Hardt’s
exhibit: Recent Work
An exhibition entitled "Recent
Work" features new paintings by Wilsonville resident and
Wilsonville High School art educator Christopher Shotola-Hardt.
Many of his works focus on birds, while others convey family histories
and depict people and architecture.
Shotola-Hardt is represented by Blackfish Gallery in Portland's Pearl
District (420 NW Ninth Ave.,
97207).
The exhibit opens
Tuesday, August 31 and continues through
Saturday, October
2. An opening reception will be held on
First Thursday, September 2 from
6-9 pm
at the gallery.
Shotola-Hardt shares the gallery during September with stained glass
artist Judith Wyss.
Christopher Shotola-Hardt is the Vice-President of the Wilsonville Arts
& Culture Council.
Gallery website:
www.blackfish.com
For a full listing of events
in Wilsonville, Visit our Calendar.
Local area arts and culture
organizations are invited to add their event to our calendar. Send
your information to kateatkins@wilsonvillearts.org.
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