Arts Education
Napa County Reads
Napa County Reads is an annual program and fundraiser to support literacy amongst school-aged youth co-partnered by Arts Council Napa Valley and the Napa County Office of Education. Each year, the Napa County School district selects a book to be read by 5th graders in the Valley. Along with reading the book, the children create a bookmark themed after the book. Four bookmarks are chosen to be the official "Napa County Reads" bookmarks and distributed throughout Napa County libraries. Conjointly, a "canvas" such as mailboxes or bookends are chosen for Napa County artists including high school student artists to create a unique work of art themed after the book to be auctioned at the "Reads Reception" each Fall. A stipend for art supplies is provided for the artists by the Sato Foundation.
2010 Napa County Reads
For the year 2010, the book selected is "SHIFTY" by Lynn E. Hazen. The story is about a 15 year old boy who is in foster care. The canvas on which eighteen Napa County artists will create their unique work of art based after the book will be wooden planters. The Napa County Reads Reception and Silent Auction for the planters will be held Wednesday, October 27th at 7pm at the Napa Valley Opera House. It's co-sponsored by Arts Council Napa Valley, Napa County Office of Education and the Napa Valley Opera House.
2009 Napa County Reads
ACNV enlisted the help of 24 member artists and 22 Napa High art students to raise money for the program by creating original bookends inspired by the novel ("Reaching Out", by Dr. Francisco Jiménez). The bookends were then sold in silent auction at the event at the Napa Valley Opera House. Click here to view Facebook Photo Album.

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