2017 Napa County State of the Arts Summit

Arts Council Napa Valley will hold the third annual Napa County State of the Arts Summit on February 28th from 1pm-6pm at the Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center. The event will convene arts stakeholders, students and community members to discuss topics and issues relevant to the local arts community including, education, creative economy, advocacy, social justice and more. The Summit will include the presentation of the 2017 ACNV Community Fund grant recipients. Please see more details and program highlights below.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Sarah Crowell,
Destiny Arts Oakland
Moving in the Movement: Art, Young People and Social Justice

Sarah Crowell has literally been a mover and a shaker at Destiny Arts Center for 25 years. In her dynamic presentation she will describe Destiny Arts Center's work, talk about ways that she has navigated the tumultuous world of a youth arts nonprofit, and invite the audience to literally move ideas and concepts into their bodies.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Celebrate 2016 Local Arts Highlights & Forecast for the Year Ahead
Presentation of 2017 ACNV Community Fund Grant Recipients

BREAKOUT SESSIONS
Join dynamic small group discussions and panel presentations:

• What will happen next? Update on Federal and State Arts Advocacy & Discussion on Local Actions

• Empowering Student Voices: Partnering in Public Education

• Turning the Arts from Survive to Thrive: Building Our Napa County Creative Economy

• Creating a Critical Mass: Local Artists as Community Organizers and Activists

MIXER
Network with fellow colleagues and live performances.

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Continue the arts celebration and join us at Humanitas Wines and The Wine Foundry's fundraiser at Blue Note Napa benefitting the ACNV Education Alliance at 7pm!

Featuring rock 'n' roll international discovery artists Katéa (Finland), Ben Hazlewood (New Zealand), Speaker First (Indonesia) with opener Madyx
(USA). With each showcase set, Blue Note Napa Chef Jessica Sedlacek will create a series of four course small plate dishes inspired by each artist's country of origin to pair with Humanitas and Foundry Wines.

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Special thanks to A&R Worldwide, Heritage Eats and Hampton Inn & Suites.

Napa County State of the Arts 2017 is Sponsored in Part By:

Sandra Re Sims
Napa Valley Art Supplies

Photo: Robb McDonough