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• Three-day community Festival operated by da Vinci Days Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.



• Named for Leonardo da Vinci whose creative, renaissance genius spanned art, science, and technology.



• Organized and produced by nearly 1000 volunteers under the leadership of the Executive Director.



• Sponsors include local businesses and organizations, some nationally based, and private citizen donors.



• Partnerships with local businesses and educational and non-profit organizations for planning and exhibit production: 104k



• Scheduled annually on the 3^rd weekend in July. For 2007: July 20-22, for 2008: July 18-20.



• Festival is currently in its 19^th year.



• Each year, an overarching theme frames the Festival. For 2007: Motion and Commotion.



• Specializes in events and activities in four program areas:



• Arts & Exhibits



• Music & More



• Races & Revelry



• Science & Technology



• Features activities and events designed for all ages and interests from whimsical art contests to talks on pioneering scientific research.



• Special emphasis on families and kids in the Fun for Kids program.

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• Children's Village: fun, educational exhibits and activities for children.



• Public Art: for all ages and levels of talent, as teams or individuals.



• Community Art Project: for anyone who wants to create a sculpture before the Festival to display in an open-air exhibit on the Avenue of Imagination.



• Arts for All: mural-making for all ages and talent, located on the OSU Lower Campus.



• Community Artists Open Exhibit for artists of all ages at the Giustina Gallery.



• da Vinci Film Festival: juried festival for films and documentaries in all genres by filmmakers of all ages, K-12 and up.



• Grand Prix Electrathon: electric cars engineered to be swift and quiet compete in this Electrathon-America sanctioned race.



• Kinetic Challenge: fanciful art, fantastic engineering, and the hard work of kinetic sculpture racers create a unique da Vinci-style competition.



• Leonardo 500: a scaled down kinetic sculpture race with smaller than life-size sculptures under battery power.



• Keynote speaker with a nationally recognized reputation. For 2007: Nobel laureate and Corvallis native Carl Wieman.



• Music and performances by international and local artists on two stages.

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• Da Vinci Days is smart, engaging, and inspiring. Our attendees are people who love to explore new ideas and new technologies.



• We're a community event produced in partnership with many local businesses and organizations who sponsor or operate exhibits, events, and activities.



• Our citizen volunteers are the work force, many of them working year-round in Festival planning and organizing.



• We specialize in unique events for all ages and interests with an eye towards fun and discovery.



• Our diverse array of events covers a multi-dimensional spectrum from innovative art contests to demos of pioneering advances in sustainable living.



• Da Vinci Days is a festive, one-of-a-kind, 21^st century renaissance celebration of the common ground shared by art, science, and technology.

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another quiet, electric lap around the ENTEK International Grand Prix Electrathon course, photo by Bob Loewen

kinetic sculpture, Big Accordion, on parade with Accordions Anonymous, photo by Bob Loewen

Bob Thompson and co-pilot testing their kinetic legs before the race in Wet Paint, photo by Bob Loewen

the meandering mural weaves its colorful way around the ArtCentric courtyard and Art Village

hi-tech scootering on a Segway® Human Transporter, photo by Bob Loewen

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