It's an honor!

We are deeply grateful for the continued outpouring of support for Arts Council and the arts community at large. To honor our outstanding fellow arts advocates, we created a Community Honoraries Web page that will be updated monthly. Click button below to view this page.

This month, there is a great mix of important and fun events for you to enjoy. To make it easy for you to remember what's happening when, we've included "Add to My Calendar" buttons on NVarts.org. It's easy: find the event you want, scroll to bottom of the detail page, click "Add to My Calendar", and choose your Calendar software (Outlook or iCal). NVarts.org is also equipped to send email or text message reminders.

There are lots of great opportunities for you to get involved with the arts community: click here to see our volunteer page. We are looking to grow our Revolving Door Art program and currently seeking a person to manage the program on a contract basis.

Please read on to get the inside scoop of what's going on at Arts Council. And, as always, I'm honored to serve the arts community and look forward to seeing you at upcoming events!

Sincerely,
Kristina Young
Acting Executive Director
Arts Council Napa Valley

Cultural Plan Activity Update
February 2010

In order to keep the local community informed on the progress to implement the Napa County Cultural Plan written in 2008, Arts Council Napa Valley (ACNV) will publish a monthly update. Below you will find the plan’s four major strategic directions, which includes the work ACNV and their partners have done to reach these goals in the past month. The Cultural Plan was drafted in 2008 entirely from community input.

Build Effective Awareness of the Arts and
Increase Cultural Tourism

ARTS BRING $3.6 MILLION REVENUE TO NAPA COUNTY
Arts Council Napa Valley, in partnership with Americans for the Arts, just completed an Economic Impact Study of the Arts in Napa County. This study provides compelling evidence that the nonprofit arts and culture mean business, contributing over $32.6 million to the economy of our county every year, supporting 966 full-time equivalent jobs and generating $3.6 million in local and state government revenue.

This important study was completed with the support of Napa County and participation of every arts organization in the valley as well as over 100 local working artists. Arts Council will distribute the results to all of the participants for use in grant writing and to strengthen partnerships with the business community. Press Release 02/01/2010

NVARTS.ORG EVENT CALENDAR
ACNV Board President, Harry Price, and his staff at the Napa River Inn, are finalizing software that will include local arts events (pulled directly from NVarts.org) on each guest's reservation confirmation. Once this program has been successfully launched, ACNV will seek partnerships with area hotels and B&Bs to make this tool available at other locations.

Close to eighteen-hundred Facebook fans continue to get their steady stream of daily event updates from NVarts.org. Become Fan! Your Facebook compliments don't go unnoticed... click here for new Shout Outs page.

ART SCENE ON TV & RADIO
Acting Executive Director, Kristina Young, and James Byrum (A.K.A. "The Calendar Guy") are now giving you the low-down on all arts Napa Valley on both local radio and TV.

Kellie in the Morning Radio: Turn the dial to KVYN/ KVON 99.3 FM at 8:15am the first Tuesday of each month to hear the Arts Report on Kellie Fuller's morning show!

N.A.P.A. TV Show: Turn on the TV to local Cable channel 28 the third Wednesday of each month at 6pm for Arty Reye's N.A.P.A. Show!

Ensure Inclusion & Expand Local Arts Education

POETRY OUT LOUD
New Tech High will host the first Poetry Out Loud program for Napa County on Feb 9 at 7pm. The winner from this evening will go on to the State contest in March. Learn more about the Program and winners.

STUDENT ART RECEPTION FEB 16, 6PM, CITY HALL
Join us for the children's art exhibition opening at Napa City Hall Tuesday, February 16th. The exhibit will feature work from several area schools, all of whom participated in the Napa Country Reads program in October 2009. Learn more.

THE CALENDAR GUY HOSTING ARTS ED BENEFIT APRIL 24
Mark your calendars for April 24, 2010 for "Reggae In Rutherford"! Celebrate Earth Day in rasta-style welcoming artists, David Kirton from Barbados, Ras Indio from Belize and Napa Valley's own reggae band, C.R. VIBES. They will embrace the stage at the Rutherford Grange including Caribbean food, dancers and hand-drummers! Part of the proceeds will also benefit a new children's choir at the Grange. Details: ReggaeInRutherford.com

"THE CALENDAR GUY" COLLABORATION WITH WANDERING ROSE
James Byrum, "The Calendar Guy" in collaboration with Wandering Rose is planning a special indie/pop/experimental arts event in March showcasing emerging Hispanic artists varying in disciplines from musicians to visual artists. The event will be at several local businesses that have graciously opened their doors for these emerging artists to be able to perform their music and display their artwork.

STAY TUNED FOR NVARTS.ORG CALENDAR IN SPANISH
Webmaster, Kristine Cummins and Calendar Manager, James Byrum are working with key members of the Hispanic community on creating a solution for Spanish translation for the Napa County Event Calendar, NVarts.org. Stay tuned for possible combination of software and a unique calendar for the Hispanic Community. Also seeking volunteers as soon as possible for event submission in Spanish. Call Kristine at 227-0758.

ARTS DAY LEADERSHIP NAPA VALLEY
Thank you for your participation and enthusiasm January 8th! Click here for photos.

Establish Effective Arts Public Policies & Build Arts Advocacy Coalition

PUBLIC ART ORDINANCE FEB 16, 6:30PM, CITY HALL
On December 3, the Public Art Ordinance for the City of Napa was passed with a consensus vote by the City Planning Commission. The ordinance will now go to City Council for review and vote on Tuesday, February 16 at 6:30 PM. It is crucial that City Council see and hear from the arts community at this meeting! READ FACT VS FICTION

WANDERING ROSE NOISE ORDINANCE
Earlier this month, members of Wandering Rose, with the support of the Napa County Commission for Arts and Culture and Arts Council Napa Valley, presented Napa's City Council with "State of the Arts", a 24 page review of municipal code regulating noise and live musical performance in downtown Napa. Based on this analysis, the group requested that City Council review several past incidents involving Napa's current noise ordinance (particularly performance permit processing and enforcement policies). Over 20 concerned residents showed up to City Council in support of this proposal. City Council accepted the review and recommended that staff investigate the issue further. More information on the progress of this proposal to come!

Other Bay Area cities have adopted programs to encourage the development of their local arts communities. Not only have these programs (such as Arts Link or Arts Incubator) and code revisions (such as Berkeley's noise ordinance review) helped to foster their local creative communities but have also paid off economically by reenergizing the local economy. Download 'State of the Arts (PDF).

ARTwalk: NEW SCULPTURE PROGRAM
Plans for the new Napa ARTwalk are underway. ACNV is working with the Napa City Redevelopment Agency and local public art consultant, Chandra Ceritto, to bring this program to Napa in June of this year. The intention of the program is to increase foot traffic downtown while providing a showcase of Northern California sculpture. A call for artists will go out February/March! Learn more about the Program.

Maximize & Mine Arts Resources

TAKE ACTION - COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER
Artist Tree Committee seeking to create a greater creative energy in downtown Napa met on Jan 21st. Coordinator, Christy Bors provided three methods of speaking out to let our voices be heard on the need for a Community Art Center:

1. Click here to sign E-Petition
2. Write a letter to the editor at the Napa Register
3. Ongoing: write letters which are being collected by the Coordinator.
   Goal is 500 letters by the end of the year.

Next meeting is scheduled for February 22, 6:30pm-7:30pm at Creekside Community Church on Hagen Road.

BE A PART OF THE CHANGE!
Arts Council Napa Valley is looking to update and activate the volunteer roster. We have a lot of new and exciting projects underway and would love your support to make it all happen! .

Other Arts News

ARTIST OPPORTUNITES
Teen Artists, Writers and Performers Sought for The California State Summer School for the Arts (InnerSpark)! Click here for details!

REGISTER ARTICLE: "DECADE OF ARTS IN THE NAPA VALLEY"
The Napa Valley Register published an article on January 4th that read, "It saw the Arts Council of Napa Valley nearly shut its doors, only to reemerge as a vital force in the valley." Arts Council's response is...stay tuned for more vital force! Read article.

SUPPORT THE ARTS - GET LICENSE PLATE
One million cars with California Arts Plates would mean $40 million for the arts. The Arts Plate sales and renewals are put into an account separate from the General Fund, so plate owners can be assured that their contribution goes to the California Arts Council for arts programs. Click here to get license plate now!

Become a Member and/or Donate

ACNV is a support and promotional organization for arts and culture in Napa County. Consider becoming a member and/or donating. Your membership sustains Arts Education, supports NVarts.org calendar—which increases the local and cultural tourism industries and thrusts new programs into action such as ARTwalk and more! Benefits.

Donate To: Arts Education	Student/Senior $25	Member Artist/Supporter $25	Registered Artist $50
Non-Prof Annl Bdgt $100-500k - $100	Non-Prof Annl Bdgt $500k-1M - $200	Non-Prof Annl Bdgt $1M+ - $300	Corporation $300

Community Partners

BECOME A PARTNER For those interested in directly supporting the arts, please consider becoming a partner with the Arts Council by offering discounts to ACNV members. Click here for more info.

Community Sponsors

Community Art Associates

Major Donors

Art and photography by Kristine Cummins.