Napa Art Walk

The program goals are to:

1. Create exciting, appealing and harmonious public environments by integrating outdoor art in public spaces;
2. Encourage public art that celebrates Napa’s historical, socio-cultural and aesthetic values;
3. Preserve and enrich Napa’s cultural environment;
4. Enhance the character of Napa through visibility of community-valued artworks;
5. Promote public participation and interaction with artists and artwork; and
6. Stimulate the Downtown economy through increased pedestrian activity and create an art destination in Napa.

Artworks remain on view for a calendar year, during which community members and visitors are encouraged to vote to select one artwork for a People’s Choice Award. The annual winner of the People’s Choice Award receives a complimentary two-night getaway in Napa.

Printed and download-friendly brochures, including a map of artwork locations, enable self-guided viewing of the exhibition with volunteer docents leading scheduled ARTwalk tours. Exhibition hours are daily from sunrise to sunset, with artwork illuminated at night (a new feature for the 2011-12 exhibition).

For more information about the program, please contact Arts Council Napa Valley at (707) 257-2117.

About the 2010 Exhibition, “Celebrating the Napa River”

Ballot boxes for the 2010 rotation are now accessible in several Downtown locations to record the public vote for the 2010 favorite, including:

• Napa City Hall
• Goodman Library
• Downtown Joe’s
• Napa Valley Opera House
• Napa Mill

The deadline for the public vote is May 31, 2011.