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Charbonneau Festival of the Arts 2023

Arts and Entertainment

September 9, 2023

From: Charbonneau Festival of the Arts

Join us September 22-24, 2023, in the Village at Charbonneau in Wilsonville, Oregon, for “Arts with Flair”, the 39th Charbonneau Festival of the Arts.

This year’s festival will include a Fine Art Gallery and Artisan Vendor Shows (inside booths), student artwork from area high schools, jazz music performances, and our always popular silent auction fundraiser. 

Fine Artists have the option of exhibiting up to five (5) juried pieces in the Fine Art Gallery, participating in the Festival Gift Store with packaged art and cards, and/or joining the Vendor Booth Show.

Emerging Artists. We are continuing this program in this year’s festival of the arts.  

Vendor Booth Show for Artisans and Non-Artisans will be asked to submit five (5) photos for jury, to include a booth shot. All vendor exhibits are indoors (no canopies) with space up to 8×8. One six-foot table is provided with or without power.  

Our Jazz@Charbonneau Music Stage performers will perform in the outdoor covered pavilion and throughout our festival venues and will feature area jazz musicians.  

Event Schedule

Event hours are Friday, September 22, 6:00 pm-9:00 pm for the Opening Night Celebration with tickets on sale beginning in August, Saturday 10-4, and Sunday 10-4. Saturday and Sunday show admission is free to the public.

The Fine Art Gallery artist check-in Vendor booth setup will be instructions and details provided directly to juried in entrants.

GALA Opening Night Celebration

Charbonneau Festival of the Arts opens Friday, September 22, with the ever popular Opening Night Celebration in the new Activities Center. Small bites will be passed, and champagne will be poured to the sounds of guitarist Kevin Kerrick in the Hazel Glade Room, while the Silent Auction opens for bidders in the Kalapuya Room next door.

Online tickets tickets will be $15 and available ahead of the opening night. $20 at the door.

Tickets Available Now

Fine Art Gallery & Artisan Vendor Show

We will present the amazing art of so many who apply every year, All except student participants are juried. Buyers come from throughout the Portland and Willamette Valley areas of Oregon. The event is advertised and promoted in Portland metropolitan area newspapers and newsletters, through numerous County Art networks, and via Facebook and Instagram ads and public relations activities.

JAZZ @ CHARBONNEAU

A Festival within a Festival

Featuring

Tom Grant

Mel Brown B-3 Organ Trio

Saturday September 23 at the Charbonneau Open Air Pavilion

For music lovers who enjoy grooving with the sounds of live jazz music,

Jazz@Charbonneau is a music festival within one of the longest running art festivals in the region.

Jazz@Charbonneau features the sounds of great local music artists, performing in a relaxing, outdoor pavilion that’s comfortable rain or shine, providing art and music lovers a place to rest, eat, drink, and enjoy traditional jazz standards just footsteps away from art and artisan exhibits.

Performance Schedule

The most beloved jazz musicians in the region come to Charbonneau including:

In the Pavilion

Mel Brown B-3 Organ Trio

7 pm Saturday

Sarah Saul Combo

12 pm Saturday

(Free)

Tom Grant & Friends

With Marilyn Keller, Ron Steen, and Dave Captein

3 pm Saturday

(Free)

In the Activity Center

Kevin Karrick

Friday 6 pm – Opening Night Gala

(Free)

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

Emerging Artists

Charbonneau Arts Association invites adult art students to exhibit at the 39th Annual Charbonneau Festival of the Arts, Each student artist may submit one framed painting for display as part of an “Emerging Artists” section in the Fine Art Gallery. Cost to display is $25.

Don’t Miss the always popular Silent Auction. Friday evening only as a part of our Opening Night Celebration!

We are hopeful that our artists, artisans, and local business donors will be able to contribute in some way again this year. With everyone’s safety in mind, we plan to launch once again our very popular auction beginning at the Opening Night Celebration.

Date: Saturday September 22-24, 2023

Address for Event: This year’s live event will take place both in the Charbonneau Country Club Events Center and the Charbonneau Activity Center, 32000 Charbonneau Dr., Wilsonville, OR 97070.

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