Celebrating Representational Art at its Finest
 
Over 300 original paintings by 31 of the West’s premier representational artists will be on exhibit and sale at the Third Annual Napa Valley Art Festival on Saturday, August 21, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the new Yountville Community Center, located at 6516 Washington Street in Yountville, CA. Net proceeds from the sale will benefit the Connolly Ranch Education Center in Napa, CA.
 
Artists throughout the west submitted entries to the jury, with the top 31 selected for exhibit and sale at the Festival.  The list includes Kristine Pallas, who recently was awarded the Silver Medal Award at the Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, considered by many the Oscars in the oil painting world. Pallas won for her piece titled Under the Golden Gate.
 
A complete list of participating artists with links to their Web sites is at NapaValleyArtFestival.com. Entries were considered by jury members Jean Stern, Executive Director of the Irvine Museum, and nationally renowned artists Kevin Macpherson and Kathryn Stats.
 
In addition to the art exhibit and sale, attendees will enjoy Napa Valley wines and live music.
Sponsors include Umpqua Bank, Trinchero Family Estates, Napa Style and The Doctors Company.
 
Admission to this art exhibit and sale is free.  For more information, please visit: www.NapaValleyArtFestival.com.