The Valley Arts Council is collaborating with the Valley Philanthropic Council to offer the community the first annual, “Art of Giving” show, at the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce, 900 Bridgeport Avenue, Shelton, CT.

The show will be in the month of November, at a time of national thanksgiving and to honor our country’s veterans.

The purpose of the show is to celebrate the essence of giving of oneself to another, unselfishly and without an agenda.

All Paintings, drawings, sculpture or music that interprets the meaning of the "Art of giving" are welcome. All are welcome to submit artwork. Theme examples are: Our troops, caregivers, mothers, fathers, Red Cross, Volunteers, food drives. Artist Registration forms are available here, and must be returned by October 18th.

Entering art into the show is free to all Valley Arts Council members. A fee of $15.00 will be charged to all non-members. We invite all non-members to join the Valley Arts Council for the annual dues of $20.00 a year.

The artist can offer the artwork for sale, although it is not necessary. We suggest a donation of 20% of the sale to go to a charity of the artist choice. All submittals will be considered. VAC/VPC reserves the right to refuse artwork that is not based on theme or in any other way inappropriate.

The gala opening will be at the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce, 900 Bridgeport Avenue, Shelton, CT, Sunday, November 9th from 1-5 pm. The art will remain on display until Sat. Dec. 6th. All are welcome to attend. There is no admission charge, although a can of food or a donation to a charity of your choosing is always welcome.