Thank You For Taking The VCF 2010 Survey!

Hello!

Via Colori® Fredericksburg thanks all who provided reviews, opinions, and ideas!  Feedback is vital to this festival, and VCF deeply appreciates your effort to improve its blueprints and execution.  Thank you, too, for understanding that the festival remains in its infancy, therefore any resulting totter is born of new legs.  VCF pledges to learn and grow from trial and error.  All things considered, Via Colori® Fredericksburg 2010 proved successful and, frankly, a really great time!  2011 looks good!

Those who did complete the survey (emailed to all participants in the first week of October) can expect to receive a personal email from Sue Henderson, Director of Via Colori® Fredericksburg.  She wishes to thank you for your time and opinion regarding the first annual Via Colori® Fredericksburg.

And, to those not yet a part of the VCF online community: please consider joining us online beyond this blog. Become a voice!  You are the reason this event exists!  Visit VCF online to retrieve up-to-date information and offer your thoughts:

Official VCF Facebook Page
http://twitter.com/ViaColoriFred

Again, thank you!

Let's all meet again next year,
Via Colori® Fredericksburg 2010 Committee

Via Colori® Fredericksburg SURVEY

All Via Colori® Fredericksburg Participants, VCF wants your opinion!

Look for an email from Via Colori that includes a link to a brief survey.  Please consider taking a moment to complete this survey.  Supply positives, negatives, and big ideas!  Your opinion will help to strengthen future VCF festivals.

Thank you!

If you did not receive an email from Via Colori with a link to the survey, and you wish to provide feedback, please email with that request.

Day 2

Just got in from downtown...

Delighted to find a few spirited, rebellious artists starting anew!  Those beginning again atop the wet pavement blended the weather-stained street and the soft pastels to create a more painterly look--bright, smooth, and proud!

Lucky, too, to witness Zera the Storyteller perform impromptu for Mondo Marjo on the site of what was Via Musica B!

As of 12:00 p.m., both Sophia and Charlotte Streets are open to vehicles, but the art remains on the street, bucking the bad weather and the tire tread.  Take walk, explore the remnants, and vow to return again next year!

Remnant of Curtis Goldstein's Work

(More Photos) Day 2: Can't Keep Us Down

VCF is very sad to report that Day 2 is CANCELLED. Today's activities will not go on as scheduled.

From Julie Perry, VCF PR Chair:

The much needed rain has come about eight hours too soon and with regret we have to end our Via Colori this morning. Unless you’re interested in seeing faded drawings – which are kinda cool—or if you left something behind, there’s no need for you to come down this morning.

Thank you so much for making our inaugural Via Colori a success. We are pleased that we could introduce this art form and event to our community.

In the coming days we will report back to you with the details of the success you’ve all helped create.

Via Colori® Fredericksburg Day 1

"Arts abound in the 'Burg" by Chelyen Davis

First photos of Via Colori® Fredericksburg on Facebook

Final Notes and Notices

Via Colori® Fredericksburg Details:

 

Location: Fredericksburg (Historic Downtown), Sophia and Charlotte Streets, Riverfront Park (please review the map)

 

Time: September 25, 2010: 10 am-5 pm AND September 26, 2010: 10 am-5 pm

 

Parking will be available in the public parking garage at Wolfe and Sophia Streets and at the free lots at George and Sophia Streets. Both lots are immediately adjacent to the festival site. Additional parking is at City Dock and the commuter parking lots near the train station. The final option is good ol' street parking throughout downtown. No additional transportation, like use of the trolley or Fred Transit, is planned this year. Always be mindful of any restrictions. Please plan accordingly.

 

Handicapped Accessibility: If a participating artist has any physical limitations, please email immediately.

 

For all festivalgoers that require handicap parking, the public parking lots downtown offer such spaces to accomodate. Both William and George Streets will be open to traffic, and therefore might serve as a potential drop-off area for anyone with physical limitations. Please be mindful of the barricades and the large crowd. Your patience is requested and greatly appreciated.

 

Security: Security is in place for both nights of the festival. The Fredericksburg Police Department will patrol the area regularly, however, artists are asked to secure their work sites to their best ability. Do not leave valuable items at your square. Please report concerns or problems immediately to the information desk. Thank you.

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Schedule of events from the desk of Sue Henderson, Via Colori® Fredericksburg Director:

 

Saturday, September 25

 

• The event opens at 10:00 a.m. and closes at 5:00 p.m. Artists will begin to lay out their paintings. You can watch the first stages of artwork being created.
• Entertainment will begin at 10:30 a.m. Look for performing artists in the areas marked Via Musica A and Via Musica B.
• Featured Artist, Curtis Goldstein, will create art in a 12x12 square in the center of the festival.
• Signature Artist, Gabe Pons, will create Neptune’s Daughter #2 on a 10x10 square.
• Via Bambini, a section of the festival dedicated to children, will be an interactive area where children can draw and create their own artwork.
• Food vendors, located in the Via Ristorante area marked on your map, will be selling sweet and savory items throughout the two-day event.

Sunday, September 26

 

• The event opens at 10:00 and closes at 5:00.
• Entertainment will begin at 12:00 and continue throughout the day.
• Featured and Signature Artists will continue to work on Sunday.
• Food vendors, Via Bambini will be open throughout the day.

 

If you have any questions or concerns during the weekend, please check in at the information desk located at Riverfront Park or call the Visitor Center at 540-373-1776.



Square Sponsors

With approximately 90 artists participating, more than just another mark on the calendar, Via Colori® Fredericksburg is a true event! VCF is an open, shared experience for all to witness. Sure to be a marvel, Via Colori® is also a public triumph for the arts throughout the Fredericksburg area! Congratulations, Artists, Performers, Volunteers, Sponsors, and ALL Festivalgoers: you are part of something very special!

Ladies and Gentlemen, here are your square sponsors:

Alzheimer's Association
Art First Gallery
Art's Commission
Arts & Cultural Council of Rappahannock
Behavioral Healthcare of Fredericksburg
Boy scout Troop 165
Capital Ale House
Cooper Financial of Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Creative Color
Kerry Devine
Encore Home Gallery
Evergreens at Smith Run
FredericksburgVAcations.com
Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center
Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts
Fredericksburg Department of Economic Development & Tourism
Fredericksburg Department of Parks, Recreation, and Public Facilities
Fredericksburg Economic Development Authority
Fredericksburg Guidebook
Fredericksburg Regional Hospitality Council
Fredericksburg Sister City Organization
Fredericksburg Square
Free Lance-Star Publishing Co.
Glass Aglow Studio
Grace Center for the Arts
Henderson Productions
Matthew Kelly
Debby Kline
Lookout Safety Signs
Fred Perrine
Picker's Supply
Platanos
Plumb Magic Plumbing Company
Nancy Quinn
Ramoneda Brothers
The Richard Johnston Inn
Florence Ridderhof
Ritohn Enterprises
Rotary Club of Stafford
Skippers Dog Training and Consulting
Stage Door Productions
Ten Thousand Villages Fair Trade Shop
University of Mary Washington Philharmonic
University of Mary Washington Family Weekend
United Unitarian Fellowship
The Virginia Wine Experience
Walker Homes
Whittingham


All artists are sponsored. Many donors are sponsoring multiple squares.

THANK YOU, SPONSORS!