On Friday, May 22, 2020, volunteers from WFAE distributed 1,200 art supply kits to children in Livermore so that they can do art at home during the Bay Area shelter-in-place order. We distributed the art supply kits during the school meal distribution program at four Livermore Valley schools: Christensen, Junction Avenue, Marilyn Avenue and East Avenue.

The Livermore Valley Winegrowers Foundation and the Wente Foundation for Arts Education presented checks to the beneficiaries of the 2019 Livermore Valley Wine Auction at a special reception at Murrieta’s Well Winery on January 15, 2020.

WFAE is pleased to share that we have donated $750,000 to local arts education programs since 2014. We have donated instruments and band supplies, provided music lessons and arts lessons, supported music assemblies and dance programs, funded professional development about arts education for teachers, and provided educational technology for our region’s schools. It is a happy coincidence that [...]

Livermore Valley, October 2019 – The Livermore Valley Winegrowers Foundation and the Wente Foundation for Arts Education are pleased to announce that together they raised nearly $500,000 for under-served East Bay children at the 25th annual Livermore Valley Wine Auction on September 21, 2019. This event has raised over $5 million over its 25 years. […]

We are pleased to partner with Chevron once again this year. Chevron is making a generous donation to WFAE in support of local arts education programs.

Livermore Valley, January 2019 – The Livermore Valley Winegrowers Foundation and the Wente Foundation for Arts Education are pleased to donate $105,000 to Tri-Valley schools as part of the funds raised by the Livermore Valley Wine Auction on September 29, 2018. At a special check presentation on January 17, checks for $35,000 were presented to […]

Livermore Valley, October 2018 – The Livermore Valley Winegrowers Foundation and the Wente Foundation for Arts Education are pleased to announce that together they raised $325,000 for under-served East Bay children at the 24th annual Livermore Valley Wine Auction on September 29, 2018. This year’s fundraising brings the total raised over the event’s history to […]

We are pleased to announce that WFAE will once again partner with Chevron during the 2018 Wente Vineyards summer concert series. Chevron is donating $20,000 to WFAE to support local arts education programs. At each concert throughout the summer season, the winery auctions a large format bottle of wine, signed by the artist who is […]

WFAE President Christine Wente and Board Treasurer Amy Hoopes visited Jackson School on Tuesday, March 28 bearing a super-sized stash of art supplies for the students. Employees of the Clorox Corporation had donated some art supplies to WFAE during a corporate event that Clorox hosted at Wente Vineyards last year. WFAE contributed additional supplies, and worked with the Livermore Valley [...]

Livermore Valley, October 3, 2017 – The Livermore Valley Winegrowers Foundation and the Wente Foundation for Arts Education are pleased to announce that together they raised $450,000 for under-served East Bay children at the 23rd annual Livermore Valley Wine Auction on September 23, 2017. This year’s total represents a significant increase from the $325,000 raised […]