To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Rick Tooker, Community Development Director
Prepared By: Robin Klingbeil, Senior Development Project Coordinator
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Report on the Napa Art Walk Program
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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Accept the Napa Art Walk Program update report, and provide direction to City staff for implementation.
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DISCUSSION:
In accordance with the Napa Art Walk Program Guidelines adopted by City Council on October 6, 2009, staff has prepared this status update to the Council. A brief presentation announcing the new art sculptures and the artists chosen for the upcoming exhibit will be made at the Council meeting.
Background:
Following City Council's approval of the Napa Art Walk Program, City staff worked with Arts Council Napa Valley (ACNV) to implement the Program in July 2010. The Art Walk Program was implemented before the City had a public art ordinance and permanent public art program in place. Napa Art Walk is a collection of temporary sculptures strategically placed along downtown retail corridors to help strengthen foot traffic and add visual interest along these corridors. With each exhibit, a brochure is distributed through the Welcome Center, lodging properties, and various downtown merchants which provides a self-guided walking tour. As an alternative, the City has contracted with Otocast, a mobile tour app which may be downloaded onto a smart phone for self-guided tours of art exhibits. Narrated by the artists themselves, listeners may hear about the art sculptures and what inspired their design as they take the tour on foot.
The Napa Art Walk art pieces are curated through a request for proposals process and juried by art professionals based on program criteria. The jury's final recommendations are submitted to the City Manager for approval and presented to the City Council. The selected pieces are loaned by the respective artists in exchange for a stipend; the City enters into ...
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