It’s a new year, and, once again, the Chadds Ford Elementary School PTO is gearing up for its annual Art Sale and Show. This year’s event, the 66th, is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, March 20 and 21, at the school.
Shawn Faust is this year’s featured artist and Ana Delia McCormack is the donating artist.
The show kicks off with an adults-only complimentary reception with live music and hors d’oeuvres from 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday. Saturday’s events, open to the entire family, include an artisan showcase — with goods including hand-crafted jewelry, wooden items and much more — a guided tour of the school’s art collection and a children’s art café.
Something new for this year is an Art Salon also planned for Saturday. The Art Salon showcases new and emerging talent in our area. Lele Galer is the curator.
The Art Show and Sale is the school‘s largest fundraiser, providing revenue for many of the educational and artistic programs.
Betsy Wyeth, wife of the late Andrew Wyeth, started t
he Chadds Ford Annual Art Sale & Show in 1949 and continued her involvement in the show while her son Jamie Wyeth was a student at CFES.
About Rich Schwartzman
Rich Schwartzman has been reporting on events in the greater Chadds Ford area since September 2001 when he became the founding editor of The Chadds Ford Post. In April 2009 he became managing editor of ChaddsFordLive. He is also an award-winning photographer.
