Action Art Fest to debut in Napa’s Rail Arts District

The Rail Arts District (RAD) will host the inaugural Action Art Fest on Sunday Aug. 24, from 2 to 6 p.m. on Action Avenue in Napa. It will mark the completion and unveiling of the Quake Mosaic on the 11th anniversary of the 2014 earthquake. The Quake Mosaic is a large-scale public artwork by artist Kristina Young, created in collaboration with more than 2,000 community members over the past decade. It will also launch a new community festival honoring participatory art, resilience and creative expression. The project Young led transformed tons of broken household objects after the 2014 earthquake and two wildfires in 2017 and 2020 into a massive mosaic inspired by underground geological strata. Designed to resemble underground geological strata, the mosaic will be permanently installed on a retired Napa Valley Wine Train car, generously donated and positioned along the Vine Trail in RAD.  Once installed, the mosaic-wrapped car will resemble a colorful “core sample” from the earth, visible to passersby and cyclists. Action Art Fest is a new annual celebration of interactive art, live performance, culinary creativity and community collaboration in Napa’s Rail Arts District.  It includes hands-on artmaking, local food and wine, live music and the chance to connect with artists and community partners shaping public art across Napa Valley. There will be family art activities with Nimbus Arts and John Toki. Treats will be for sale from Stateline Road Smokehouse, St. Clair Brown Winery & Brewery, Tannery Bend Beerworks, Kollar Chocolates and Tacos Rodriguez. This event is free to attend. All food and beverages will be available by ticket only. The event is cash-free. Tickets with two food and drink vouchers cost $10 at www.radnapa.org. Local makers will have their doors open including Action Avenue Projects, Studio Roeper, and Napa Velo. This event was made possible by support from the Peter A. and Vernice H. Gasser Foundation, the Napa Valley Community Foundation, Arts Council Napa Valley, the Rasmussen Family Fund and the Chuck and Anne McMinn Foundation