Public Art Steering Committee Meeting: August 25, 2026
Public Art Steering Committee Meeting: August 25, 2026
The Public Art Steering Committee of Napa, California, held a regular meeting on August 25, 2026, at 5:30 PM in City Hall Council Chambers. Members present: Jullie Eppich (Chair), Garret Murphy, Laura Corallo-Titus, Clay Newton. Vice Chair John Hannaford was absent. Staff present: Recreation and Public Art Manager Katrina Gregory, Public Art Coordinator Sarah Winski, Public Art Summer Intern Vianne De Santiago, and Administrative Assistant Elijah Oregel. The committee reviewed and approved minutes from July 28, 2026, and took action on a proposed permanent public art installation.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No members of the public provided comment.
Discussion Items
- 6A. Arts in Parks – Hundreds of Hands Stone Stacking Project Proposal Sarah Winski presented a proposal from Nimbus Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, for an artist-initiated permanent mosaic sculpture at Oxbow Preserve. Phase 1 (community workshops) was completed with over 700 participants. Phase 2 requested $20,000 from the Public Art Fund for installation and site improvements (concrete pad, river stones, signage). The total Phase 2 budget is $94,768, with the remainder funded through grants and private donations. Staff recommended the committee review and provide a recommendation on proceeding with planning and accepting the donation. Committee members expressed strong support, highlighting the project's alignment with the Public Art Master Plan's goals of social cohesion and community identity, its partnership with Mentis (youth mental health awareness), and the potential to activate the Oxbow Preserve. Discussion covered permanence, site selection ($20,000 would be drawn from the $120,000 Art in Parks budget for FY2027-2028), and plans for future community engagement.
- 6B. General Public Art Program Updates Vianne De Santiago provided oral updates: (1) 2nd Street Pavement Art – power washing and base colors completed, stenciling beginning; (2) Día de los Muertos street banners – call for 15 banners announced, workshop on September 16, 2026; (3) Public Art Tours – next tour on November 10, 2026 (circulation and weavers theme), and a special Second Street Art Corridor walk on December 5, 2026; (4) Fuller Park Playable Art project video release, which was played during the meeting. Committee members praised the tours and the video.
Key Outcomes
- Motion to approve recommendation for the Hundreds of Hands Stone Stacking Project: Moved by Garret Murphy, seconded by Laura Corallo-Titus. The committee voted unanimously (4-0) to recommend proceeding with planning, accept the donation of the artwork, and allocate $20,000 from the Public Art Fund for installation and site improvements. The recommendation will undergo internal staff review (engineering, risk management) before final approval by City Council.
- Approved minutes of July 28, 2026, as submitted.
- Next regular meeting scheduled for September 22, 2026, at 5:30 PM.
Meeting Transcript
Okay. Hello. Testing. It's awfully loud. Does that sound okay? It's a little loud. Calling the meeting to order. If we could do roll call, please. Checking. That's a little bit better, maybe just sit further back. Is that better? That's a little better. Thank you. Okay, we'll call the meeting to order, please. Epic. Present. Hannah Fruit is absent. Murphy. Present. Prolotitis is absent. And Newton. Present. Okay, item two, agenda review on supplemental reports. We'll have presentations for agenda items 6A and 6B. Okay. Thank you very much. I'll open the floor to public comment. Okay. No one present for public comment. We can do roll call and get Laura on here, please. That's okay. For the recordis is present. Thank you. I reviewed the minutes from July 28th, and I had one question because I was not here. I apologize. The general public art program. Vienn did a wonderful job, I heard. I wish I could have seen your presentation, but I understand John Hannaford also spoke. At that was the general item B, the general public art program update at the City Council meeting on that Tuesday, I believe it was. I think he spoke maybe as I just wanted to kind of make a note since he is vice chair of the public art steering committee that he was also present and made made comment. Yes, he was present. He was present. We don't record comment on the specific items. Okay, I wasn't sure if he was part of the update alongside VN or not, because I wasn't here. So I just wanted to make a note of that. Okay, thank you. Sounds really loud. Um okay, we'll move forward. Oh, approval of minutes. Um has everyone had a chance to review the minutes from July 28th.
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