Once again, our amazing community created hundreds of bluebird works of art that are wonderful, funny, beautiful, happy, and incredibly creative. Thank you one and all!

To see the bluebird collection for the art auction, scroll down.

On May 4, the collection will be on display at  City Space  as part of the First Fridays ArtWalk. After the Bluebird Parade for Foster Children lands at City Space at 5:30, the auction will get underway. Two artworks will be sold in a live auction around 6:00, and the silent auction will conclude later in the evening.

Bluebirds that aren't in the auction will fundraise for foster children, too - because anyone who makes  a donation to help boys and girls in foster care can choose their favorite bluebird from those that are not in the auction. You can preview all the bluebird artworks here. 

All funds raised will go toward helping children in foster care by training and supporting foster care families, and by giving foster children a voice in court through the advocacy work of CASA Volunteers. Funds will be equally divided between  Piedmont CASA  and    the  Foster Care Adoption Awareness Coalition (FCAAC)  

LIVE AUCTION



John Borden Evans

"The Bluebird House"
Acrylic on paper in wood frame
12" x 15"
Value: $500




Cynthia Burke

Oil on board
9" round

SILENT AUCTION




1. Trish Crowe

Watercolor on paper
7" x 10"
Firnew Farm Artists' Circle




2. Jennifer Billingsly

Painted gourd bluebird house
12.5" tall including stem




3. Ed Vasilcik

Mixed media painting, matted and framed
12" x 15" framed



4. Thessa Churillo

Bluebird in Yosemite
Photograph
18" x 14" matted and framed
9.5" x 7.5" unframed




5. Rabia Magee

Carved and painted wood folk art bluebird
5" tall (not including post) by 11.5" long



6. Girl Scout Troop 5002

Bluebird quilt
48" x 39"



7. Maria Festa Carta

Watercolor on paper
5.5" x 6.75" including matte
Firnew Farm Artists' Circle



8. Delaney Swift

Print
8.5" x 11"




9. Charlotte Clements

Bluebird Family
Ink painting on black
7.5" x 9.5" unframed
12.5" x 15.5" framed and matted



10. Terry Coffey

Acrylic painting on board
8" square





11. Katherine Walle

Watercolor on paper
6" x 8"





12. Alexandra Searls

"The Bluebird and the Garden Wall"
Acrylic on canvas diptych
7" x 5", each canvas





13. Barb Wallace

Bluebird House and Nest
Acrylic painting on a matchbox
3.25" x 7", not including post
Firnew Farm Artists' Circle




14. Ed Vasilcik

Spring Wreath with Bluebird Family
Wild honeysuckle vines, bluebirds, nest, flowers, ribbons
19.5" round


15. Anne Dean

Watercolor on paper
5.75" x 7"
Firnew Farm Artists' Circle







16. Lillian Salley

Folk Art
Wood, leather, stone
12" x 42"



17. Conor Farrell

Bluebird Photo
8" x 10" unframed
8.25" x 10.25" framed




18. Erykah Ewing

Acrylic Painting on Wood
9.5" x 7.75"
Great Expectations Student at PVCC




19. Hashin Durrani

iPad + Apple Pencil + Procreate App + Metal Print, with easel back
4" x 6"




20. Akhtar Durrani

iPad + Apple Pencil + Procreate App + Metal Print, with easel back
4" x 6"


21. Tuel Jewelers

Sterling Brooch with Blue Enamel
1" x 1.5"






22. Beverly Goodrum

Mixed Media Folk Art
14" head to tail
19" wingtip to wingtip
40" tall with stick







23. Liz Schneiders

Flying Felted Bird
Fleece, felt, flannel
21" x 49"
Inspired by all of the bluebirds who have raised families in the bird box behind my deck. He is hand sewn in an improvisational design of my own. His stick was found along the edge of the woods. I hope that his charm will help a child at Piedmont CASA find a forever home.


24. Ellen MacAvoy

"Bluebird of Happiness"
11" x 9"
A mixed media work incorporating acrylics, fabrics, threads, beads, and whatever embellishments struck my fancy. This keeps the focus on the "happy" in the "bluebird of happiness."




25. Janice Rosenberg

Acrylic Painting on Board
6" x 6" square
Firnew Farm Artists' Circle




26. Erykah Ewing

Acrylic Painting on Canvas
11" x 14"
Great Expectations student at PVCC


















27. Sarah Sweet

Acrylic Painting on Board
18.75" x 15"












28. Madeleine Hendrick

Acrylic and Nail Polish on Canvas
16" x 20"






29. Tammy Blakey

"Bluebird of Friendship"
Acrylic painting on canvas
11" x 14"










30. Foods of All Nations

Gift Basket
Value: $100+














THE BLUEBIRD PROJECT
IS A COMMUNITY EVENT FROM THE
FOSTER CARE ADOPTION AWARENESS COALITION
The Foster Care Adoption Awareness Coalition consists of these local organizations: Community Attention Foster Families (CAFF), the Departments of Social Services in Albemarle and Charlottesville, DePaul Community Resources, Foster Care Alumni of America, Great Expectations at the Piedmont Virginia Community College, PeoplePlaces, Piedmont CASA, and UMFS.