Cultural Plan Activity Update

Hey, what's that bright shiny thing, up in the sky? Hard to believe that school's out and summer is finally upon us. It's been a long rainy winter for everyone, so let's open the doors, let the sunshine dry out the dark corners, and enjoy the valley in all her splendor.

Two years in the making, Napa ARTwalk will finally be installed. Come to the unveiling of 10 new sculptures downtown in just a few weeks. The cement bases are curing and once they're set, we'll announce the launch date on our website. So stay tuned to take the very first tour, meet the artists and enjoy downtown in a whole new way. This is a free, public event for the whole family! Click here to bookmark NapaArtWalk.org for event date announcement. Scroll below to get a sneak peak of the sculptures and artists.

We're pleased to announce the newly appointed Poet Laureate of Napa County, Michael Waterson, elected by the Napa County Board of Supervisors on May 28th. Waterson succeeds the position of Gary Silva, and will serve a two-year term through 2012. Learn more about Michael by scrolling below.

Arts Council Welcomes New Staff Members

CHRISTY BORS, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Hi everyone! I'm really excited to be a part of the team here at Arts Council Napa Valley. If you call the office, chances are I'll be the one greeting you. If you have any questions regarding ACNV memberships, events, or are seeking general info, I'm your contact. Feel free to email me at Christy[at]artscouncilnv.org, or phone the office at 707-257-2117. I look forward to getting to know more and more members as the weeks go on, and want to send my thanks and gratitude for all the love and support from local artists and community leaders that keep our organization afloat!

SWINDER JHEETA COOPER, EVENTS COORDINATOR
I am delighted to serve as the Arts Council Event Coordinator for the first annual Napa Valley Arts 2010 county-wide celebration of arts & culture. This vibrant event is a collaboration between individuals, arts organizations, schools and community groups to create a unique Napa Valley multi-disciplinary celebration of arts & culture. Deadline for events submission for the print catalogue is June 30th. For questions or information, I can be reached at swinder[at]artscouncilnv.org or at 707-257-2117.

Special Event for Arts Educators this Friday!

"Arts Educators Spark Creativity"

Friday, June 11 at Jessel Gallery, 1019 Atlas Peak Road, Napa

Arts Council Napa Valley and the Napa Valley Arts Coalition would like to acknowledge Napa Valley Arts Educators for their commitment, hard work and dedication to the arts in the schools and in our communities. We're also introducing the new "Napa Valley Arts 2010" to be held October 15 - November 14. Please join us at Jessel Gallery in Napa, and learn how you can participate in this new program---to showcase the best of Napa Valley arts including dance, theatre, choral, creative writing, music and visual arts in our schools.

Cultural Plan Activity Update

Build Effective Awareness of the Arts and
Increase Cultural Tourism

NAPA ART WALK: WE'LL BE GETTING A TOUR SOON
The program was to launch at the end of June but due to rainy weather and cement bases setting, we've had to delay by a week or two. But if this is all new to you, the Napa Community Redevelopment Agency and Arts Council Napa Valley is officially launching the ARTwalk program early July with ten sculptures throughout downtown Napa depicting the celebration of the Napa River. The exhibition is for one year from July 2010 through June 2011 at which time ten new sculptures will be selected for exhibition. Click here for June 2nd article in the North Bay Bohemian.

NAPA COUNTY POET LAUREATE NOMINATED
We're pleased to announce the newly appointed Poet Laureate of Napa County Michael Waterson, elected by the Napa County Board of Supervisors on May 28th. Waterson succeeds the position of Gary Silva, and will serve a two-year term through 2012.

Waterson's educational background includes a Master of Fine Arts from Mills College, following a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Francisco State University, both focused in Creative Writing. Professional titles of playwright, reviewer, newspaper editor of The American Canyon Eagle, songwriter, and composer fill his history along with his lifelong development as a poet.
Click here to read more.

NAPA VALLEY ARTS 2010 CELEBRATION UPDATE
Arts Council Napa Valley (ACNV) in partnership with the Napa Valley Arts Coalition are pleased to present the first annual Napa Valley Arts 2010 Cultivating Creativity a month-long, county-wide event designed to, promote and celebrate the very best of art and culture in the valley. Napa Valley Arts 2010 is a vibrant, multi-disciplinary celebration of art forms practiced in the Napa County, including: dance, theatre, music, literature, visual arts, cultural and heritage programs, new media, and arts education.

Napa Valley Arts is founded on the principals of collaboration, accessibility, diversity and sustainability. Audience development and community engagement are an integral component of the festival. By showcasing the work of Napa Valley youth, we proudly cultivate the next generation of creators and arts supporters.

Please join us in making this the year to honor and celebrate all the arts in the valley. Deadline for event submissions has been extended to June 30th.

Guidelines & Rates:
Anyone (individuals, venues, or organizations) planning to present an arts & culture event in Napa Valley between October 14 - November 15, 2010 may participate. Click here to read more.

For Presenters:
Online Submission deadline June 30, 2010 for inclusion in the print catalog! Click here to submit event! Click here to read more.

NVarts.org Redesign and Working Draft of Calendar:
NVarts.org will be redesigned specifically for the event and launched on October 14th, 2010. A prototype will be available on the Working Draft Web page to get a sneak peak on the new look of the website by the end of June. Click here to see working draft. Click here to read more.

For more information, please contact Swinder Jheeta Cooper, Arts Council Napa Valley's Event Coordinator. P: 707-227-0758 E: swinder [at] artscouncilnv.org

N.A.P.A. TV Show: Turn on the TV to Cable Ch. 28 the 3rd Wednesday each month at 6pm for Arty Reyes' N.A.P.A. Show!

Click Here, Scroll Down & Click Add to My Calendar

Kellie in the Morning Radio: Turn the dial to KVYN 99.3 FM / KVON 1440 AM, or live streaming on kvyn.com at 8:15am the first Tuesday of each month to hear the Arts Report on Kellie Fuller's morning show! Click here for June 1st show.

Ensure Inclusion & Expand Local Arts Education

STUDENT EXHIBITION FOLLOWUP
Check out ACNV's current Student Art Exhibition at Napa City Hall. Students from St John the Baptist Elementary School created work celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Eric Carle's "The Hungry Caterpillar". Click here to see photo album!

ACNV is proud to sponsor Wandering Rose, a volunteer youth organization whose mission is to promote independent, experimental and pop visual and performing arts.

BATTLE OF THE BANDS
IN TWO WEEKS
Wandering Rose is at it again! This summer, the Napa County Battle of the Bands returns in grand form. The Battle has increased to three shows this year, showcasing sixteen local bands---all from Napa and one from Vallejo. The two preliminary rounds will take place at the Rutherford Grange Hall in Rutherford, Friday, June 18th and Saturday, July 10th, 6-10pm, exposing local youth to one of the county's oldest venues and MC'd by Pappy of the Pappy Hour TV show. The sixteen contenders will be widdled down to six finalists via ballots. The winner will be a awarded a homegrown music video!

The final Show takes place at the Napa Valley Opera House on Saturday, August 7th, giving the musicians a chance to play on the Valley's premiere stage. All the proceeds from this event will benefit the local art and live music scene.

Tickets are $5 advance / $7 at the door. Advance ticket outlets in Napa include Boardgarden 2740 Jefferson St; Bloom Salon 1146 Main St; Napa Music Supply: 2026 Redwood Rd. Soda and water will be available for purchase. Carpooling to Rutherford is encouraged. For more information contact battleofthebands[at]wanderingrose.org or (707) 363-8839.

SPINNING COMPASS EZINE
Last Fall, Wandering Rose member, Hugo Corro launched the first Spinning Compass ezine along with his partner Sierra La Donna Minchaca. Wanting to have created an ezine before, he thought creating a publication as a part of Wandering Rose, would be a great branch of the organization as an opportunity for local talent to have an in-print platform to showcase their art, articles, poems and commentary pieces with the community. Now going on its 7th run, the ezine is a paper-folded, purely unique and alternative publication geared for (but not limited to) indie, pop and experimental art in visual and written forms. It's open for submissions by the public with a deadline of the last Friday of each month and published during the first week of each month (email submissions to hugo[at]wanderingrose.org). The public can subscribe to the ezine free-of-charge by emailing your snail-mail address to hugo[atwanderingrose.org). Spinning Compass ezine is sponsored by Paul Slack of Bloom Salon. Click here to view and print the Spinning Compass Event Calendar (PDF).

ONGOING WANDERING ROSE EVENTS

Open Mic Night
Napa Valley Roasting Co.
First Friday of each month, 6-9pm
Open to all poets and musicians

Artist / Writer Workshops
Napa Valley College Lounge
Every Tuesday 6-9pm
Informal social to gather and create-bring your own supplies

Wandering Rose Forum
Location Varies
Last Tuesday of each month, 7-9pm
Topic Varies-Check napaunderground.com for details

Group Bike Ride
From Veteran's Park
Last Saturday of each month, 1pm

Really Really Free Market & Picnic
Veteran's Park
Last Sunday of each month, Noon-3pm
Bring picnic food and your giveaways and take giveaways

INDIYMENDENT CULTURE FAIRE FOLLOWUP
(From Napa Valley Register 5/17/10) For alternative artists, art can happen anywhere. A piece of garbage is transformed into a sculpture, a paper plate morphs into a canvas and common household paint is used to create a multi-part collaborative mural.

Even an empty warehouse that serves as a furniture storage facility during the week can turn into a working piece of art, as it did over the weekend during Wandering Rose's InDIYdependent Culture Faire.

On Saturday and Sunday Napa artists teamed up with artisans from Solano and Sonoma counties to shake up the valley's art scene with a festival dedicated to alternative art forms, music and culture. Click here to read entire story. Click here to see photo album.

PATRICK "PAPPY" WILLIAMS WINS AWARD
Congratulations Pappy for winning the Channel 28 "Viewers Choice Award" for your live show, "Pappy Hour"! Be sure to tune in on the first and third Wednesday of each month from 8-9pm on local Napa Valley TV channel 28, or live streaming on napavalleytv.org! It's the craziest hour on local TV that features local youth talent of all varieties! Photo courtesy of C. Armstrong.

GET INVOLVED WITH WANDERING ROSE
If you are interested in getting involved with the WR production team helping to shape future events and more, the meetings are on the first and third Thursdays at 7pm. Meetings held at the Arts Council office located at 1041 Jefferson Street, Napa.

Establish Effective Arts Public Policies & Build Arts Advocacy Coalition

NAPA COUNTY COMMISSION FOR ARTS & CULTURE: SEEKING APPLICANTS
The Napa County Commission for Arts & Culture is currently comprised of eleven (11) commissioners appointed by constituent jurisdictions. Two "At-Large" positions and the appointment from Yountville are open for application. Please contact Nominations Chair Sue Wollack at nccommissionartsculture[at]gmail.com or Eliot Hurwitz, NCTPA staff to NCCAC at 707-259-8631, ehurwitz[at]nctpa.net for an application form and qualifications description. Read more... Learn more about the Commission...

Maximize & Mine Arts Resources

NAPA VALLEY ARTS & CULTURE ALLIANCE MIXERS!
Join us Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 5-7pm at Downtown Joes! Artists, arts patrons, or anyone affiliated with a local arts and culture organization are invited to attend the Happy Hour Mixer, second Tuesday of every other month from 5-7pm at varied locations. The group was formed with the intension of community building, to meet fellow arts colleagues, and to network. The mixer fits right in with Napa County's Cultural Plan to "Maximize and Mine Arts Resources". This is a great opportunity for arts supporters to come together, pool resources, and bring us closer to a more unified and vibrant arts community.

Arts Council In The News

Seeking Office Assistant Volunteer

The Arts Council is seeking a volunteer for Mondays and Tuesdays, 10am-3pm for answering phones, processing mail and light housekeeping. Please call 707-257-2117 with your interest and thanks so much!

Looking for a more substantial way to engage with your local arts community? Volunteer for ACNV! There are opportunities for everyone, whether interested in musical performances, administrative assistance, or general community good. Volunteers who have accumulated 25 hours over a one-year period with Arts Council qualify for a free Community Level membership! Volunteers with 100 hours of service over a one-year period qualify for a free Registered Artist Level membership! Email Christy at christy [at] artscouncilnv.org.

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.

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. ACNV applauds these partners for their commitment to our local arts and culture community. This listing does not imply exclusive endorsement nor recommendation by ACNV.