Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State University’s ArtsGala has been cancelled for the second year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Organizers looked at different options including moving the date of the event and holding it virtually but ultimately decided to cancel.
“We decided that we didn’t want to risk the reputation of ArtsGala by providing an experience that did not live up to previous events,” said Nick Warrington, director of events and community engagement for the College of Liberal Arts, in a release.
A restriction on the number of tickets that could be sold also created financial challenges.
“The mission of ArtsGala is to support our scholarship fund,” Warrington said. “By hosting an in-person event with all of the required safety measures, we would have incurred additional expenses that would have prevented us from raising as much money for the ArtsGala Scholarship Fund.”
The black-tie evening is dedicated to raising money for the university’s scholarship fund for its fine and performing arts students. The event has been held for two decades and typically raises $200,000 for student scholarships.
