Spring 2026 Newsletter!

COME ON SPRING, WE'RE READY!

On behalf of the Willoughby Arts Collaborative Board, we hope this newsletter finds you happy and well. Thank you for helping the arts thrive in our great city. We look forward to continuing this creative journey together in the year ahead.

Note: WAC will be contacting you from a new email address going forward, WAC@willoughbyartscollaborative.org.

Please update your address books!

JOIN THE "WAC PACK" COMMUNITY!

Our WAC Pack members are the driving force behind the Willoughby Arts Collaborative and is a vibrant community to join if you are looking to meet new people, learn new things and have some "artsy" fun.

From supporting programs and assisting at events to welcoming guests and spreading the word, they help bring creativity to life throughout Willoughby and beyond. You don’t need to be an artist—just bring your enthusiasm, curiosity, and passion for building a vibrant arts community.

FIRST WAC Pack meeting of the year:

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 @ 6:30 p.m. at Stella's Art Gallery, 38033 Euclid Ave. Willoughby

Meet the WAC Team - Learn what WAC does and how to get involved - Refreshments and special guest speaker Stella's Parking is available in the front, side and behind the building down Sharpe.

More parking can be found on Clark or Downtown Willoughby. Any questions can be directed to WAC@willoughbyartscollaborative.org

WAC'S NEW WAC PACK COORDINATOR- PAT BONANDER!

Pat Carroll Bonander is an award-winning local watercolor artist who has been serving as WAC's Board President since 2022. Prior to becoming WAC's President, she served as Secretary of WAC, and is one of the founding members of our organization.

WAC is truly thankful for all her hard work as President, and very excited (and relieved) that she has not left our board completely.

In addition to acting as President Emeritus and advising our new President on all the things, Pat will be serving as the lead of our WAC Pack, and is in charge of coordinating volunteers for all our projects this year.

If you would like to contact her directly, her email is pat@willoughbyartscollborative.org

THANK YOU, PAT for EVERYTHING YOU DO!

VISIT WAC'S TINY MUSEUM

Designed and built by longtime WAC board member Paul Garcia, this model museum is on display for the entire month of March at the Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library.

To fill the museum, we hosted Tiny Painting Events at the Viridian Bookshop and the Willoughby-Eastlake Public Library. Artists either painted their own masterpieces or copied one of the masters.

Art is being rotated weekly at the Tiny Museum, it is located in the display case near the Euclid Ave. entrance. In April, the Tiny Museum will move to the Fine Arts Association!

Special Thanks to Tylok Fittings & Valves for 3D printing the frames!

TINY MUSEUM VOTING "CHILLER"

WAC's CHILLOUGHBY DANCE FLASH MOB This January at Chilloughby, the City of Willoughby's Annual Winter Festival, WAC presented a surprise dance flash mob to Michael Jackson's Thriller- our version was entitled "Chiller."

This was a ton of fun and WAC had a lot of great community involvement, we can't wait to do another one! (Hint, hint, hint....if you are interested in joining us this time, save June 20!) Hopefully the weather will be more cooperative next time!

Thanks again to all our dancers and new friends, we loved our rehearsals and getting to know everyone. We hope you all join us at the WAC Pack meeting April 1 at Stella's, 6:30 p.m. WAC's Chiller Dancers were generously sponsored by The Chagrin Riverwalk/Marous Development.

THANK YOU!

Special thanks to Halle Graham and Jessie Barbarich for their choreography and dancing expertise. They also were instrumental in coordinating and teaching our group.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Take a Selfie with our Mullarkey's Irish Mural Contest WAC and Mullarkey's Irish Pub are collaborating to offer a fun social media selfie contest this week in honor of St. Patrick's Day.

Take a selfie with Beth Lynne Studio's Enchanted Realms mural, post on Facebook or Instagram and tag WAC and Mullarkey's Irish Pub- all entries will be entered in a random drawing and the winner will receive a Mullarkey's Gift Card and WAC merchandise! Winner will be announced Sunday night.

CALL FOR ART:

Willoughby Utility Box Beautification Program Utility Box Call for Art for 2026 will be LIVE next week! For more information, please see Calls for Art on our website.

PLEASE SAVE THE DATES:

WAC Pack Meeting- April 1, 6:30 @ Stella's

Willoughby Car Show- June 20, 2026

ArtsFest- July 18, 2026

Chalkfest- August 8, 2026

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