Art Extravaganza – Show Highlights
We held our annual Art Extravaganza and Concert at the RD Winery on Saturday, June 6. The Art was great; turnout was great–even the weather was great. It was a great event.
We want to recognize our winning artists, listed below by category:
Art Category | First Place | Second Place | Third Place |
Oils & Acrylics | Rosie Penning, “Capricorn | Thomas Jackson, “We Say hi, you say…” | Sharareh Arvin, “Persian Women (Triptych)” |
Watercolors | Misuk Goltz, “Calligrapher” | Misuk Goltz, “Hillside at Dusk” | Misuk Goltz, “Kathy’s Rose” |
Drawing/Ink & Pen | Cheryl Mitchell, “Determination” | Roberta Labaw, “Tundra Swans” | Eric Sabee, “Voice” |
Photography | Dennis Ariza, “Winter Cold” | John Comisky, “Lake Mellisani” | John Comisky, “Red-Shanked Duoc Langurs” |
Mixed Media/ Other | Patrick Gray, “Xylonite” | Cheryl Mitchell, “Joyous” | Yezuri Landa, “The After Life” |
Sculpture/ Assemblage | Cerwyn Edison Patubo, “Apo” | Karen Brorby, “Treasures from Glass Beach” | Eric Sabee, “Voice” |
The Photo Gallery below shows some of the artwork that was entered this year. We were very impressed with the quality and the diversity of entries.
This is our signature event, and we include art, music, food and a silent auction, to help raise money for the Foundation. We had music from Oliver Graham and Don Leino, Skyla Rayne and The Cincinnati Ambassadors.
We also want to thank our sponsors, including RD Winery, Napa County and its Arts & Cultural Advisory Committee, and the many businesses and individuals that donated to our Silent Auction. The art will continue to be on display until Sunday, June 14, based on the Winery’s hours of operation (Thursday – Saturday, 10am to 7pm; Sunday opens at 10am). We will breakdown the show at approximately 1pm.
We are also using the show as the basis for our June “Third Thursdays” event. We’re calling it “Ekphrastic Poetry,” in which you are inspired by a piece of art (from the Extravaganza) and then create a poem to express your feelings and inspirations. We have a number of creatives that have signed up for our June 18 session. This should be a very interesting program and you can learn more about it here, or contact Cherol Okrassa for more information.
