A new monthly art installation series is making its way to the Napa riverfront starting next weekend.
With curated installations and artists changing each month, Art Along the River will feature unique art pieces and sculptures along the riverfront path at River Terrace Inn.
A joint collaboration between the luxury boutique hotel and Julie Eppich of EPPICHarts, the work of local and regional artists will be available for guests to purchase, ranging from ceramics, jewelry, oil paintings and more.
“It is an arts forward market, so it is more fine arts as a whole,” said Eppich, who designed the market and chose the participating artists. “I also tried to make sure that it was a mix of local, regional and I do have some international artists.”
Featured artists include Danielle Eastman, Jean-Baptiste Laumond and Monroe Katz. There will also be beer, wine and charcuterie available to purchase as attendees browse each artist’s work.
Eastman, produces houseware and décor influenced by California style, at her home studio located in Napa.
Laumond is a French artist who specializes in comics and watercolor, and Katz, a dentist in Napa, is also an award winning painter and sculptor.
River Terrace Inn postponed the event, originally scheduled for Saturday,to July 13 amid the excessive heat warning in effect for Napa County.
The riverfront area behind the inn was recently renovated in February, and is now home to an outdoor space of tables, chairs and firepits along the river.
“I often call it a hidden gem,” said Brittni McCorkle, marketing manger for River Terrace Inn. “So it would be nice for it to not be so hidden anymore and get people on to the river walk and really see the beauty that is back there.”
As part of Napa’s public art steering committee, Eppich said she has made sure the market offers an array of artists art types, and she said she hopes to build a bridge between local artists and local residents.
“It’s exciting to me to think that Napa can become as much a destination for art as wine, because those two really do go very beautifully together,” Eppich said. “I think in all of that showcasing Napa’s hospitality, like how we entertain people, how we bring people to our table, is my inspiration.
“All of this and art is an incredible way of bridging conversation and bridging communities, as well.”
