A new community art project is coming to Washington. The Washington Chamber of Commerce and the LET’s Center for the Healing and Creative Arts are launching a new Chair-A-Thon event. Anyone in the community can do it safely at home.

This is replacing the Totally Tubular Auction that has been held the past five years. People are now encouraged to paint and decorate a chair and then enter it into the annual Art Walk in July. The chairs will be on display in storefronts in July and then auctioned off on August 1st at the State Theater.

All skill levels are invited to decorate a chair and can register their chairs online. The participation fee is $10 per chair. The Chamber has partnered with Repurpose It as a one-stop shop for chairs and paint kits. Leslie Allender with Repurpose It will be hosting live Facebook events with tutorials and tips.

Proceeds from the Chair-A-Thon auction will go toward funding future community mural projects.