CITY OF NAPA
PROCLAMATION
Arts Month
April
20 23
WHEREAS
,
the
month of April has been recognized as a countywide celebration of the arts and local culture, known as
Arts in April Napa Valley
, by dozen of arts and
cultural organizations, hundreds of individuals, and businesses across the county, as well as by the age
ncies of Visit Napa Valley and Arts Council Nap
a
Valley for
thirteen
years
; and
WHEREAS
,
the arts and culture embody much of the accumulated wisdom, intellect, and imagination of humankind; and
WHEREAS
,
the arts and culture enhance and enrich the lives of
every resident; and
WHEREAS
,
hundreds of residents from each town and city came together in the creation of the County of Napa’s adopted Community Cultural Plan, which has been in place since 2008, and endorsed the following core values for all of Napa County:
•
Self
-
expression is everyone’s birthright.
•
The arts serve as a common language.
•
The arts are critical to healthy economy.
•
The arts allow us access to our past, to ourselves, and to each other.
•
The arts give us a sense of place and of home; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED
that
I,
Scott Sedgley
, Mayor
of the City of Napa,
along with the Napa City Council,
do her
e
by proclaim
April as Arts Month in the City of Napa
and call upon our
citizens to celebrate, promote and participate in arts and cult ure in the City of
Napa.
Dated:
April
4 , 20
23 ________________________________
S
COTT SEDGLEY
,
MAYOR
CITY OF NAPA
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