Support

We owe it to our children to sustain music, art, drama and dance experiences that has nearly been eliminated from our schools. Please give generously.

Barbara Nemko

Superintendent of Schools Napa County
"Our partnership with ACNV enables us to bring trained arts teachers into our classrooms to nurture our students' creative thinking and expression. Arts Council has also strengthened our annual program, 'Napa County Reads'. This series of events, which takes place in schools and community forums, inspires us all to greater achievement in literacy through the visual and performing arts, and it brings families together to celebrate the artistic and educational achievements of our children."

Arts Education

Poetry Out Loud Program

Update

Congratulations to Jonathan Costa, 1st Place Winner, and Steven Craig, 2nd Place Winner! Contestants competed on Tuesday, February 9th and impressed the audience with their talent and theatrics! Winners will now go to the State Competition March 14, 2010! Click here to see photos on Arts Council Napa Valley's Fan page!.

Introduction

Poetry Out Loud is a National Recitation Contest. It is created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, and is administered in partnership with the state arts agencies of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. For details about this national program, visit: www.poetryoutloud.org.

Arts Council Napa Valley facilitates the Poetry Out Loud program for Napa County as a sub-set, but independent project of the ACNV Arts Education program---energizing the arts in Napa County schools.

2010 New Tech Winners Announced!

Contestants have been chosen to go on to the Napa County Poetry Out Loud Competition Feb 9, 2010, 7pm at New Tech High, 920 Yount Street, Napa. The public is encouraged to attend the competition in show support of our talented youth. Mark your calendars!

1st Place - Anna Wheeler
2nd Place - Alejandra Leon
3rd Place - Steven Craig
4th Place tie - Alena Nelson & Jonathan Costa

Arts Council Napa Valley will be awarding prizes to the first and second place winners. First place winners will go to the State Competition in March of 2010.

Congratulations to all---you did a fantastic job! ~Margaret Dennet, Art / Drama Instructor of New Tech High & Arts Council Napa Valley

"Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time." Thomas Merton

Poetry Out Loud is sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts, Poetry Foundation, California Arts Council and Arts Council Napa Valley.