City Hall Reception for Young Napa Artists

Arts Council Napa Valley (ACNV) and the City of Napa welcome you to attend the opening reception for ACNV’s newest City Hall Student Exhibition, "Browns Valley Blooms," with work presented from the Kindergarten and fifth grade classes of Browns Valley Elementary School. A public reception will be held on Tuesday, May 17th, 2011, at 6 p.m. at Napa City Hall, 955 School St. The regularly scheduled City Council meeting will directly follow the reception, which includes a special presentation of certificates to all showcased student artists by Mayor Jill Techel at 6:30 p.m. “Browns Valley Blooms,” will remain on view at Napa City Hall from May - September, 2011.

The twenty-plus artworks selected for the City Hall Exhibition were completed as part of Arts Attack, an award-winning video/DVD-based art curriculum. As cultural and arts education budgets have slimmed over the past several years, Browns Valley Elementary School parents have picked up where state funding previously left off- The Arts Attack art program is fully sponsored by the Browns Valley Elementary Family Club.

“We are so fortunate that our family club is able to provide the funding necessary for our students to receive a well-rounded education including the arts,” said Danielle Swafford, Arts Attack Program Coordinator at Browns Valley.

For “Browns Valley Blooms,” students created watercolors inspired by the floral work of influential female artist Georgia O’Keeffe. Contributing youth artists include: Ty Andersen, Ellie Bouwer, Paola Campos, Caleb Cronk, Carlo Delanni, Nik Fairbanks, Hannah Fink, Atticus Fisher, Jack Houweling, Thomas Jarman, Hayden Larocque-Green, Cooper Loftis, Kendria Pittman, Lizzie Qui, A.J. Ridling-Greenlaw, Debora Rios, Emma Sarazin, Gracie Tar, Bodhi Taylor, Jackson Travers, Ali Varga, and Anton Venter.

In 2008, ACNV and the City of Napa began exhibiting student art at Napa City Hall to honor local school children’s creativity and showcase countywide arts education programs. The student exhibitions rotate every quarter and are supported by the Sato Foundation, Foster’s Wine Estates America, The Jewish Community of Napa Valley and Wine Country Art and Frame. All schools within the Napa Valley Unified School District are eligible and invited to participate.

This reception is free and the public is welcome to honor the student artists, families and teachers by attending. Light refreshments are provided. If your school would like to participate in this program, please visit www.artscouncilnapavalley.org for more information.