Community Mosaic Dedication & Ribbon Cutting Celebration

A big thank you to everyone who joined us for the Community Mosaic Dedication and Ribbon Cutting at the American Canyon Arts Foundation!

We are grateful to all of our major sponsors and community partners who helped make this public art project possible: Arts Council Napa Valley, City of American Canyon, American Canyon Community Parks Foundation, Fran Lemos, Austin McNaughton, Mark & Cheryl Joseph, Beth & Andrew Goff, Patti Krueger, Nance Matson & Sande Sutter, and Brent Cooper.Special thanks to Anne Pentland and Yarra Bolla, whose creativity inspired the finished mosaic design, and to Nimbus Arts for the original community mosaic concept.

We also want to recognize the wonderful artists who shared their work in our art exhibition: Thomas Jackson, Sharareh Arvin, Cheryl Mitchell, Debra Lee Casper, Patrick Gray, Cerwyn Edison Patubo, Roberta LaBaw, Jonette McNaughton, Joe McNaughton, Yezuri Landa, and all of the students from our Summer Art Camp. Thank you for filling the event with creativity and giving our community the opportunity to enjoy your artwork.

A special thank you to Cherol Ockrassa, our wonderful Master of Ceremonies and a talented artist, for guiding us through this special celebration.

And thank you to the musicians who created such a delightful jazz atmosphere throughout the celebration: Oliver G. on drums, Nick Balthaser on bass, Don Leino on guitar, and Henry Mattei on piano.

Most of all, thank you to our community for coming together to celebrate art, music, creativity, and this special addition to American Canyon.