Vermilion Arts Council participates in SOLA Giving Day

The Vermilion Arts Council is once again pleased to announce its participation in South Louisiana Giving Day. This year all funds raised will go directly to the Walls of Wonder inner-city mural program.
With this exciting new endeavor, the VAC hopes to enrich the city of Abbeville with beautiful murals, designed and created by local artists, through collaboration with local residents.
“The funds that are generated from this online giving event will cover the costs of wall prep, paint and supplies, and will allow us to pay the artists working on these large-scale paintings,” explains VAC President, Megan Bertrand.
The VAC is currently working with the Christian Service Center, a large supplier of resources for those in need in Abbeville, to create three amazing murals to brighten the buildings that service a large portion of the community.
“Our Walls of Wonder artists are also designing an imaginative, interactive floor for the new splash pad in Comeaux Park, designing a new sign for Harmony Park on the corners of Martin Luther King and Lamar, and are also in the process of conceptualizing a mural for Lafitte Park on South John Hardy Drive.”
Bertrand goes on to explain that after coming through the turmoil and chaos of 2020, the VAC believes this program is a great way to bridge the division of the past and begin to build new lasting partnerships that will bring unity, prosperity, and harmony to all of the citizens of Abbeville. The W.O.W. Program will engage the youth of our city through murals designed specifically for them, to not only enjoy but to actively create themselves, and will hopefully help to inspire a love for the arts and provide alternative activities for children to participate in as well as create exciting and beautiful neighborhoods around them.
“We are fired up and ready to go”, she says, “We have an exceptional team of artists and dreamers alike, and we look forward to the support we know the citizens of Abbeville will provide to make our little town a colorful, fun, and friendly place to be.”
SOLA Giving Day is officially May 6, 2021, but the giving starts now! You can make your donation of any amount online at www.solagivingday.org anytime from now until 11:59 pm on May 6th. This is an online event but checks can be made out to the Community Foundation of Acadiana with SOLA-Vermilion Arts Council in the memo. IF MAILING CHECKS: Please address as follows:
Community Foundation of Acadiana
Attn: SOLA Giving Day (Vermilion Arts Council)
1035 Camellia Boulevard, Suite 100 Lafayette, LA 70508
PLEASE NOTE: Checks should be made payable to CFA with your organization's name in the memo line.
More information about the Walls of Wonder Program can be found on the VAC website www.vermilionartscouncil.org Anyone with questions or in need of assistance can contact our office through email: vermilionartscouncil@gmail.com
Your gift matters! Everyone can be a philanthropist during SOLA Giving Day! No matter the size of the gift, your role as a giver increases the capacity of nonprofits to do their work.