{"id":34232,"date":"2024-09-11T16:04:55","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T23:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/?page_id=34232"},"modified":"2024-09-17T09:46:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T16:46:35","slug":"solano-water-stories-summary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/solano-water-stories-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"Solano-water-stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Stewarding our Water Resources: Solano Artists Create, Collaborate, and Educate<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Arts Benicia received a 2023-2024 Creative Corp Capital Region Grant, funded in part by the California Arts Council and the Sacramento Office of Arts & Culture. The grant focused on the southern quartile of Solano County: Benicia, Vallejo, Fairfield, and Suisun. Rio Vista was also included in the first exhibition. Our media campaign featured original artworks\u00a0and educational exhibitions across Solano County, including displays on\u00a0SolTrans regional buses. Our creative process included six focused meetings:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_34538\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Creative-Corps-3_18_24_-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34538\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34538\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Creative-Corps-3_18_24_-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Creative-Corps-3_18_24_-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Creative-Corps-3_18_24_-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Creative-Corps-3_18_24_-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Creative-Corps-3_18_24_-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-34538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arts Benicia Creative Corps Artists<\/p><\/div>\n<p>October 17 – kick off meeting with the artists (listening session) via Zoom<br \/>\nSunday, December 17 – Mary Shaw at SWS exhibit to meet and talk with artists<br \/>\nDecember 18 – 2nd listening session with the artists (via Zoom)<br \/>\nJanuary 21 – artists invited to meet in person with Celeste (8 artists did) to discuss the process and artwork<br \/>\nMarch 18 – in person meeting with all the artists (ten attended)<br \/>\nAugust 22 – in person “celebration” and review of project with all artists (9 attended)<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32568\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Otter-at-Rush-Ranch_By-Tom-Muehleisen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32568\" class=\"wp-image-32568 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Otter-at-Rush-Ranch_By-Tom-Muehleisen-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Otter-at-Rush-Ranch_By-Tom-Muehleisen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Otter-at-Rush-Ranch_By-Tom-Muehleisen-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Otter-at-Rush-Ranch_By-Tom-Muehleisen-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Otter-at-Rush-Ranch_By-Tom-Muehleisen-294x196.jpg 294w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Otter-at-Rush-Ranch_By-Tom-Muehleisen.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">River Otter, Photo by Tom Muehleisen<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong><em>Solano Water Stories<\/em> <\/strong>Kickoff Exhibition<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Location: Arts Benicia, Showcase Gallery Commanding Officer’s Quarters<\/strong><br \/>\n1 Commandant\u2019s Lane, Benicia, CA 94510<br \/>\nNovember 18 \u2013 December 17, 2023<br \/>\nOpening Reception: Saturday, November 18, 4 \u2013 6 pm<br \/>\n<em>Free and open to the public.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Solano Water Stories<\/em> Kickoff Exhibition<\/strong> presented the history of water, water conservation, and climate change mitigation practices in Solano County. Designed for all ages, it included information about indigenous history, Solano County history, and current urban, rural and agricultural land and water use as well as ongoing conservation practices. It featured a pop-up library and reading room, original artworks, personal water stories, a poetry corner, watershed maps, water distribution maps, videos focused on site specific water education, sustainable gardening, permaculture, and photographs of protected species and their habitats in Solano County. Additional information was gathered from our partner organizations: Sustainable Solano, Solano Resource Conservation District, Solano Land Trust, and the Solano County Water Agency.<\/p>\n<p>Shaw\u2019s intention with this first exhibition was to facilitate a deeper understanding of the climate problems facing the upcoming generation in Solano County and the solutions that may already be partly in place, upon which they can improve. Solano Water Stories focused on Solano County water conservation in the face of climate change and promoted community engagement, sparking hopeful discussion about our sustainable future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mary W. Shaw<\/strong>, Curator, Exhibition Design<br \/>\nShaw is a studio artist, exhibition designer and arts and environmental educator, was identified to work on this project because of her previous work on an exhibition on the history of water and water issues and for her extensive exhibition design experience. She has many years of art education experience with adults, children, and teens in the public schools and over 20 years of experience working in the nonprofit sector, developing successful education and volunteer programs. She created an educational display on the history of water and water issues in Solano County and was the liaison with Sustainable Solano, Solano Land Trust. Solano Resource Conservation District and the Solano County Water Agency. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beniciamagazine.com\/mary-shaw-tells-solano-water-stories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mary Shaw Tells Solano Water Stories<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Click on the links below<\/strong> for partner information and for additional content from the <em>Solano Water Stories<\/em> kickoff exhibition.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Artists in the Solano Water Stories Kickoff Exhibition\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.akissart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Akiko Suzuki<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/artbylawrence.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lawrence H. Buford<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fvaa-arts.org\/single-post\/2018\/08\/28\/new-works-2018-by-janet-barnes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Janet Barnes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jeanpurnellart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jean Purnell<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbvkstudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Brest van Kempen<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Solano Water Stories Kickoff Exhibition Walk-through Video:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div style=\"width: 1920px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-34232-1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" poster=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SWS-WalkThrough_2-m4v-image.jpg\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SWS-WalkThrough_2.m4v?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SWS-WalkThrough_2.m4v\">https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/SWS-WalkThrough_2.m4v<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Video and Partner Links:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablesolano.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Solano<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Horizontal_web_banner_cream.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-34375\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Horizontal_web_banner_cream-300x56.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"56\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Horizontal_web_banner_cream-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Horizontal_web_banner_cream-294x55.png 294w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Horizontal_web_banner_cream.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Contact: Allison Nagel<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Co-executive Director<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EKR8WnMWFao?si=5_laFUqSoa_py1bq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supporting Community Gardens<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qDo_eMxeqzI?si=X78BPYHXUvpTxanT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elements Of a Food Forest Garden<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/6YkMWJoVyS8?si=dUzX4YBURlYoMhgi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creating a Drought Resilient Oasis with Soilogical<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EYd5HvlnKdc?si=mr3yvV1_VPXjuNtV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Designing with Nature, an Introduction to Permaculture with Michael Wedgely of Soilogical<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/logo-2021tr-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-34383\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/logo-2021tr-1-300x126.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"247\" height=\"112\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solanorcd.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solano RCD<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Contact: Sarah McKibbin<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Resource Conservation Project Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KIRKPTwxzsE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watershed Explorers Field Trip<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kCraCfBHAhY?si=XAgJF202rkEh9_cN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creek Biomonitoring Program for High Schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/solanolandtrust.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solano Land Trust<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/lt-logo-748-1639691075.avif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-34378\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/lt-logo-748-1639691075.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"101\" \/><\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Contact: Samuel Adams<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Communications Specialist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_D3P7YkfO64?si=K3hBeQ-Xo6bSZ-LZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Farm to Community Food Program during the Covid Pandemic<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/solanolandtrust.org\/protected-lands\/patwino-worrtla-kodoi-dihi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patwino Worrtla Kodoi Dihi Open Space<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4_fg4s1VP5I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u200bJepson Prairie Vernal Pool Landscape<\/a>\u00a0from Bay Nature Magazine<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/solanolandtrust.org\/protected-lands\/rush-ranch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rush Ranch<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/solanolandtrust.org\/protected-lands\/lynch-canyon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lynch Canyon<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/solanolandtrust.org\/protected-lands\/king-swett-ranches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King-Swett Ranch<\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/solanolandtrust.org\/protect-your-land\/meet-the-farmers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Farmers of Solano County<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/yochadehe-seal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-34374 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/yochadehe-seal-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/yochadehe-seal-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/yochadehe-seal-219x219.jpg 219w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/yochadehe-seal-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/yochadehe.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation<\/a> <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(Patwino Worrtla Kodoi Dihi Open Space)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation is a sovereign nation<\/strong>. The people have lived on lands today known as Yolo, Solano, Colusa, Lake and Napa Counties. Our informational content about the Yoche Dehe Wintun Ntion was through our association with Solano Land Trust. <a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Arts-Benicia-Land-Acknowledgement.docx\">Arts Benicia’s Land Acknowledgement<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Solano-Water-Logo_rev-ID-127222.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-34377 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Solano-Water-Logo_rev-ID-127222-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Solano-Water-Logo_rev-ID-127222-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Solano-Water-Logo_rev-ID-127222-219x219.jpg 219w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Solano-Water-Logo_rev-ID-127222-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scwa2.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SCWA<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Contact: Elise Shtayyeh<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Associate\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Water<\/span>\u00a0Resources Specialist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scwa2.com\/water-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Water Efficiency Programs,<\/a>\u00a0including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Rebates and programs to help you save<\/li>\n<li>Water-wise tips<\/li>\n<li>Events and workshops<\/li>\n<li>Resources for schools, including the Water Awareness Video Contest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Benicia-Exhibit-Map-Draft-10232023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SOLANO COUNTY WATERSHED MAP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Water Distribution Systems:\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scwa2.com\/north-bay-aqueduct\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Bay Aqueduct<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scwa2.com\/solano-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Solano Project<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FFSSD.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-34379\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/FFSSD.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"86\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairfieldsuisunsewer.ca.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Contact: Emily Corwin<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Senior Environmental Engineer<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Solano Stormwater Alliance Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairfieldsuisunsewer.ca.gov\/public-outreach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Educational Programs and Public Outreach<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairfieldsuisunsewer.ca.gov\/working-with-us\/resilient-green-master-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resilient and Green Master Plan<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cr-3TzgqggE?si=v9YsCzR_cX2QD36y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fairfield Coastal Cleanup 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Casa2.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-34385\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Casa2-300x102.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"93\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/casaweb.org\/about-us\/casa-education-foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Casa Education Foundation \u2013 California Association Of Sanitation Agencies<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/casaweb.org\/about-us\/casa-education-foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scholarship Program<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZjwqtARj8Zo?si=3jvmnM-o4QPPtRdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrea Solis Internship<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong>FILM:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hfxUDKeGmQ8?si=bvlmVjUKWULwtbVl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WIND, WATER, LAND<\/a>\u00a0directed by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beniciamagazine.com\/interview-john-beck-documentary-filmmaker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Beck\u00a0<\/a>was commissioned by the City of Benicia in 2015.\u00a0<\/strong>The artwork in the film was not part of this Creative Corps grant but Shaw included it in the Kickoff Exhibition because it is a great example of\u00a0 the way artists worked together to create a public artwork about sustainability specifically in Benicia, a well-known artist community. <a href=\"https:\/\/beniciaheraldonline.com\/film-chronicling-creation-of-public-artwork-released\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benicia Herald article.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More Solano Water Stories\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beniciamagazine.com\/local-heritage-yocha-dehe-wintun-tribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benicia Magazine Fall Issue: Patwino Worrtla Kodoi Dihi Open Space<\/a>\u00a0by Alexa Manning<\/li>\n<li>GAS\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservation.ca.gov\/calgem\/Pages\/WellFinder.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Well Finder<\/a> (search = solano) There are hundreds of gas wells in south and southeastern Solano county (part of the Northern District Wells): GIS mapping shows active gas wells, plugged wells, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doi.gov\/orphanedwells\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">orphaned wells\u00a0<\/a> (abandoned!) and permits for new wells. Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservation.ca.gov\/calgem\/maps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Department of Conservation,<\/a> updated daily.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/hazards-fema.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=8b0adb51996444d4879338b5529aa9cd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FEMA Flood Hazard Maps<\/a> (ArcGIS- downloadable and printable) (Search = by City)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcac.org\/lending-2\/household-water-well-septic-loans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solano County Household Water Well & Septic System Loan\/Grant Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Solano County\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.solanocounty.com\/depts\/oes\/grs\/summer_ready\/drought\/default.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Drought<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.solanocounty.com\/depts\/rm\/planning\/fire_hazard_severity_zones.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fire Risk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solanocounty.com\/civicax\/filebank\/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=10080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solano County Climate Action Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altaonline.com\/dispatches\/a5701\/lake-berryessa-dorothea-lange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What\u2019s Under Lake Berryessa\u00a0<\/a>Lake Berryessa supplies much of the water in Solano County. See the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scwa2.com\/solano-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solano Project<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northbaybusinessjournal.com\/article\/article\/solano-county-water-supply-bay-delta-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solano County Faces a 75% water cut under Bay-Delta Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eastsolanoplan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">East Solano Plan<\/a>\u00a0(Formerly California Forever): Flannery & Associates Tech Investor Group Land Purchase\/Proposed Utopian City<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/A-Changing-Landscape-Shaw.pdf\">A Changing Landscape by Aiden Mayhood, <\/a>(Rio Vista native)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solanotogether.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solano Together<\/a>: Grassroots Coalition bringing together Democrats and Republicans, farmers, and environmentalists, smart growth advocates, and real estate developers as well as the Audubon Society, Greenbelt Alliance, and the Sierra Club to resist the tactics of California Forever\/East Solano Plan. \u200b<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenbelt.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greenbelt Alliance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.californianature.ca.gov\/pages\/30x30\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California 30 x 30<\/a> In October 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-82-20 which establishes a state goal of conserving 30% of California\u2019s lands and coastal waters by 2030 \u2013 known as 30×30.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rescapeca.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bay Friendly Coalition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnps.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Native Plant Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/calclimateag.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acwa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wildlife.ca.gov\/Data\/Atlas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Department of Fish and Wildlife,\u00a0ATLAS OF THE BIODIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/water.ca.gov\/programs\/state-water-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Department of Water Resources: State Water Project<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>From the Exhibition Library:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/From-the-Exhibition-Popupp-booklist.pdf\">A Popup Booklist<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>WATER PODCASTS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Street-Rubbing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-34351\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Street-Rubbing-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Street-Rubbing-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Street-Rubbing-219x219.jpg 219w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Street-Rubbing-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.placeandpurpose.live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Place and Purpose<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/talking-under-water\/id1400819569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Talking Under Water<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterloop.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waterloop<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/wordsonwaterwef.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Words on Water<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/podcasts\/1172193717\/sea-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sea Change<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.circleofblue.org\/water-podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Circle of Blue<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong>\u200bWildbound Live (video)<\/strong>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wildboundlive.com\/events\/obiandwade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Walk with Obi and Wade<\/a> <\/strong>(American Naturalist Obi Kaufmann and CA Secretary for Natural Resources, Wade Crowfoot)<\/p>\n<p class=\"title entry-title\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title entry-title\"><b>Arts Benicia\u2019s Art Talks \u2026 and Timely Conversations Series<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"title entry-title\"><strong><em>Ripple Effects: Exploring the Intersection of Art, Research and Water<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Location: Arts Benicia<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>1 Commandant\u2019s Lane, Benicia<\/strong><br \/>\nWednesday, December 6th, 2023<br \/>\n6:30 \u2013 8:00 pm<br \/>\n<em>Free and open to the public<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Event Description<\/strong>: Can art offer unique ways to approach the vast uncertainties of the climate crisis? Can art help connect us to an ambiguous future by injecting imagination, emotion, and curiosity? <strong>Visual artists Hughen\/Starkweather<\/strong> and <strong>Lordy Rodriguez<\/strong> discuss the role of water as a concept, concern, and inspiration in their research-based art practices.<\/p>\n<div class=\"vc_row element-row row vc_custom_1498379025926 highend_vc_custom_1498379025926\" data-vc-full-width=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-init=\"true\">\n<div class=\"fw-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"vc_row\">\n<div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"vc_separator wpb_content_element vc_separator_align_center vc_sep_width_100 vc_sep_pos_align_center vc_sep_color_grey wpb_content_element vc_separator-has-text\">\n<h4>ABOUT THE EVENT SPEAKERS<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_34492\" style=\"width: 237px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Lordy_Rodriguez.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34492\" class=\"wp-image-34492 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Lordy_Rodriguez-e1725653074652-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Lordy_Rodriguez-e1725653074652-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Lordy_Rodriguez-e1725653074652-776x1024.jpg 776w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Lordy_Rodriguez-e1725653074652-768x1013.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Lordy_Rodriguez-e1725653074652-294x388.jpg 294w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Lordy_Rodriguez-e1725653074652.jpg 1117w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-34492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lordy Rodriguez<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Lordy Rodriguez\u00a0<\/b>is on the board of Arts Benicia. His works explore the human urge to locate\/define oneself by charting the environment in precise detail. Using the language of cartography, he makes drawings that go beyond map-making into abstracted, imaginary terrain. One of his earliest bodies of work, the America series, involved redrawing the boundaries and locations of the 50 United States and the cities within them. Subsequent works, including the Abstracted and Geological series, pushed the iconography of mapmaking further into abstraction, omitting the text that is so crucial to cartography. Lordy\u2019s newest works on paper utilize the map as a framework in which to experiment with unorthodox combinations of familiar visual languages from a variety of sources, including advertising, reality TV, fashion, gift-wrapping, and signature images associated with celebrity artists.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lordyrodriguez.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/lordyrodriguez.com\/&source=gmail&ust=1699661741754000&usg=AOvVaw10FAo1o-rbj0WD3Qaj1YR5\">lordyrodriguez.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32547\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/HughenStarkweather_AnthonyRoberts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32547\" class=\"wp-image-32547 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/HughenStarkweather_AnthonyRoberts-230x300.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/HughenStarkweather_AnthonyRoberts-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/HughenStarkweather_AnthonyRoberts-786x1024.jpg 786w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/HughenStarkweather_AnthonyRoberts-768x1001.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/HughenStarkweather_AnthonyRoberts-1179x1536.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/HughenStarkweather_AnthonyRoberts-294x383.jpg 294w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/HughenStarkweather_AnthonyRoberts.jpg 1296w\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-32547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hughen\/Starkweather<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Hughen\/Starkweather<\/strong>\u00a0is the collaboration of artists Jennifer Starkweather and Amanda Hughen, who have worked as a team for almost 20 years. Together they create research-based, abstract artworks about specific topics or locations. For the past several years Hughen\/Starkweather have researched the impacts of climate disruption on places where water meets land, exploring engineered, human-made structures that are increasingly, inextricably interwoven with natural systems in the landscape, and how these systems might fail or succeed together.\u00a0<u><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hughenstarkweather.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.hughenstarkweather.com\/&source=gmail&ust=1699661741754000&usg=AOvVaw2R9R7beXk3qWp-fj9fOvv8\">hughensta<wbr \/>rkweather.com<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FAD-artwork.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34453 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FAD-artwork-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FAD-artwork-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FAD-artwork-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FAD-artwork-294x392.jpg 294w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FAD-artwork.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Family Art Day<a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Family-Art-Day.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34454 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Family-Art-Day-221x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Family-Art-Day-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Family-Art-Day-753x1024.jpg 753w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Family-Art-Day-768x1045.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Family-Art-Day-294x400.jpg 294w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Family-Art-Day.jpg 882w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 221px) 100vw, 221px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Location: Arts Benicia<br \/>\n1 Commandant\u2019s Lane, Benicia<br \/>\nSunday, December 3, 2023<br \/>\n1-3 pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Family Art Day<\/strong> is a creative artmaking experience for families. Our December Family Art Day took place during the <em>Solano Water Stories Kickoff Exhibition<\/em>. After creating artwork in the Arts Benicia classroom, young artists visited and interacted with the <em>Solano Water Stories<\/em> exhibition. They enjoyed reading books in the pop-up library (we had books for all ages) and wrote poetry in the poetry corner. Their parents were also able to spend time in the exhibition, learning about water conservation and sustainability because their children were there! <em>Arts Benicia Family Art Day is always a free event and open to the public.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33671\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><em><strong>Solano Water Stories Artists’ Voices Exhibition<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33671\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p> <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_33870\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SWS-AV_Web_42-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33870\" class=\"wp-image-33870 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SWS-AV_Web_42-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SWS-AV_Web_42-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SWS-AV_Web_42-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SWS-AV_Web_42-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SWS-AV_Web_42-2-294x196.jpg 294w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/SWS-AV_Web_42-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-33870\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artist: Akiko Suzuki<br \/><em>The Case of Mr. F<\/em> (detail) <br \/>photo by Michael Van Auken<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Location: Temple Art Lofts<\/strong><br \/>\nDates: May 25 \u2013 June 23, 2024<br \/>\nOpening Reception: Saturday, May 25, 12 – 4 pm<br \/>\nFirst Friday Art Walk: June 14, 5-9 pm<br \/>\n707 Marin St, Vallejo, CA 94590<br \/>\nCeleste Smeland, Curator<br \/>\nArts Benicia Executive Director<br \/>\n<em>Free and open to the public<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><strong>The second exhibition, <em>Solano Water Stories<\/em>\u00a0 Artists’ Voices<\/strong> was also part of <em>Stewarding our Water Resources: Solano Artists Create, Collaborate & Educate<\/em>. This unique project was intended to shed light on critical environmental issues and spark conversations about sustainability and social justice, showcasing a vibrant collection of new works by artists and poets from the Vallejo and Benicia communities.\u00a0 The exhibition featured commissioned works by thirteen Solano County artists who draw upon their diverse community experiences to explore and communicate the themes through artwork. The works range in media from painting, to fiber, to sculpture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8436-1-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-34593\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8436-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8436-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8436-1-294x392.jpg 294w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8436-1-rotated.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8430-1-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-34591\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8430-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8430-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8430-1-294x392.jpg 294w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_8430-1-rotated.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Arts Benicia and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.askarisowondeproductions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Askari Sowonde Productions<\/a> presented Nzuri Soul & Band June 14, 5 – 9 pm at the Temple Art Lofts, celebrating the artists and exhibitions from Arts Benicia and Vallejo Center for the Arts. This free event was part of the June 14 Vallejo Art Walk. Askari Sowonde, artist, curator, and performer, is a Vallejo area community organizer with extensive experience working with local BIPOC and marginalized communities.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/solano-water-stories-artists-voice-exhibition-slideshow-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>See Artists’ Voices Exhibition Here<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nphotography by Michael van Auken<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured artists:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nMiro Salazar<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tramainedesenna.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tramaine de Senna<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fvaa-arts.org\/single-post\/2018\/08\/28\/new-works-2018-by-janet-barnes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Janet Barnes<\/a><br \/>\nSheree Rayford<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/tereasatso.com\/dataviewer.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tereasa Tso<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/artbylawrence.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lawrence H. Buford<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beniciamagazine.com\/vincent-concepcion-paints-benicia-and-beyond\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vincent Concepcion<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ali_metalart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alicia Gomez<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/danieljvaladez\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Valadez<\/a><br \/>\nDesir\u00e9e Vicente<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/mario-saucedo-35607547\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mario Saucedo<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carlheywardarts.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carl Heyward<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.akissart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Akiko Suzuki<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beniciamagazine.com\/fiber-artist-akiko-suzuki-and-the-case-of-mr-f\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benicia Magazine article<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Suisun-Climate-Resilience-Fair.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-34255\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Suisun-Climate-Resilience-Fair-300x300.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Suisun-Climate-Resilience-Fair-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Suisun-Climate-Resilience-Fair-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Suisun-Climate-Resilience-Fair-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Suisun-Climate-Resilience-Fair-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Suisun-Climate-Resilience-Fair-219x219.png 219w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Suisun-Climate-Resilience-Fair-294x294.png 294w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Suisun-Climate-Resilience-Fair-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Suisun-Climate-Resilience-Fair.png 1080w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><em>Solano Water Stories<\/em> at the Suisun City Community Climate Resilience Fair<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Location: Joseph A. Nelson Community Center<\/strong><br \/>\nDate: June 29, 2024, 2:30-5:30 pm<br \/>\nFree and open to the public<\/p>\n<p><strong>The third and final exhibition, <em>Solano Water Stories<\/em>, <\/strong><em><strong>Suisun City Community Climate Resilience Fair<\/strong>,<\/em> was organized by <strong>Sustainable Solano\u2019s Co-Executive Director, Allison Nagel and Program Manager, Nicole Newell<\/strong>.\u00a0 Arts Benicia brought artwork, videos and free educational materials. This provided an excellent opportunity for the community to learn about sea level rise, flood risk and creative solutions while experiencing the importance of water, marshland and mitigation through a variety of engaging exhibits, and speakers.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 25%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-34232 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/solano-water-stories-summary\/climate-fair-1301\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/climate-fair-1301-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/climate-fair-1301-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/climate-fair-1301-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/climate-fair-1301-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/climate-fair-1301-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/climate-fair-1301-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/climate-fair-1301-294x221.jpg 294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/solano-water-stories-summary\/climate-fair_1299\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/climate-fair_1299-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/climate-fair_1299-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/climate-fair_1299-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/climate-fair_1299-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/climate-fair_1299-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/climate-fair_1299-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/climate-fair_1299-294x221.jpg 294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/solano-water-stories-summary\/climate-fair_1300\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/climate-fair_1300-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/climate-fair_1300-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/climate-fair_1300-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/climate-fair_1300-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/climate-fair_1300-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/climate-fair_1300-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/climate-fair_1300-294x221.jpg 294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/solano-water-stories-summary\/img_1302\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_1302-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_1302-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_1302-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_1302-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_1302-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_1302-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_1302-294x221.jpg 294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Artists:<\/strong><br \/>\nDesir\u00e9e Vicente<br \/>\nTereasa Tso<br \/>\nMiro Salazar<br \/>\nRonna Leon<\/p>\n<p>Suisun City communities are vulnerable to increasing flood events as a result of climate change.<br \/>\nSuisun City is actively exploring both the challenges from increasing flood risk and the<br \/>\nopportunities to address those challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers at the climate fair discussed topics including sea level rise and where there is potential for nature-based solutions to flooding, such as marsh restoration or living levees.\u00a0 Arts Benicia shared presentation space with the Exploratorium. Solano Water Stories connection to the <a href=\"https:\/\/suisunrcd.org\/resources\/maps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Suisun Marsh<\/a> estuary in southern Solano County, included original artwork, educational content and videos. Our presentation was certainly enhanced with Exploratorium\u00a0 2 and 3-D topography maps of the SF Bay Estuary. After all, it’s all connected.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers at the event included Suisun City Mayor Alma Hernandez, experts from the San Francisco Estuary Institute and the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District, which is currently working on a wastewater treatment wetland project. Read about FSSD <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fairfieldsuisunsewer.ca.gov\/working-with-us\/resilient-green-master-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resilient and Green Master Plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Short Film Screening:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8vE--vhsXcI?si=0nPLOvzUxjlw1ZkB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hidden Heroes<\/a>, about Emily Corwin, Fairfield Suisun Irrigation District<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Media Campaign: Arts Benicia and <\/strong><em><strong>Sol Trans<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_34366\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__03-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34366\" class=\"wp-image-34366 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__03-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__03-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__03-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__03-294x196.jpg 294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-34366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sol Trans Vallejo Transit Center, Photo by Michael Van Auken<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>Stewarding our Water Resources: Solano Artists Create, Collaborate, and Educate-Solano Water Stories<\/em> final project engaged artists and cross-sector partners in creating original artwork and materials to help educate Californians about water conservation and climate mitigation. Arts Benicia organized a media campaign with <em>Sol Trans<\/em>, creating posters for Sol Trans Vallejo Transit Center interior, outside on the Center’s kiosk, and a digital display inside Sol Trans buses.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Vallejo Transit Center<\/strong> averages 1,540 riders per weekday. Other transit partners coming into the center such as Greyhound, Napa, and Capitol Corridor also have access to these <em>Sol Trans<\/em> ads.<\/p>\n<p>Artists\u00a0<strong>Desir\u00e9e Vicente<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Miro Salazar<\/strong> artworks were featured inside the Transit Center and on the bus kiosks<\/p>\n<p>The artwork of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tramainedesenna.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Tramaine de Senna<\/strong><\/a> is featured inside Sol Trans buses in digital poster format.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gdusa.com\/peopletowatch2022\/wendy-white\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Wendy White<\/strong><\/a>, Creative Director and Founder of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.trybecreative.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TRYBE Creative LLC<\/a>, designed the <em>Sol Trans<\/em> <em>Solano Water Stories<\/em> posters<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_34277\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\">\n<div id=\"attachment_34277\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__29-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34277\" class=\"wp-image-34277 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__29-300x200.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__29-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__29-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__29-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__29-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__29-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__29-294x196.jpg 294w\" alt=\"Desir\u00e9e Vincente\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34277\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-34277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artist: Desir\u00e9e Vincente <br \/><em>A Mother’s Hope<\/em> <br \/>Photos by Michael Van Auken<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_34x49-KioskTransitCenter_B-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-34283\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_34x49-KioskTransitCenter_B-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_34x49-KioskTransitCenter_B-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_34x49-KioskTransitCenter_B-714x1024.jpg 714w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_34x49-KioskTransitCenter_B-768x1102.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_34x49-KioskTransitCenter_B-1071x1536.jpg 1071w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_34x49-KioskTransitCenter_B-1427x2048.jpg 1427w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_34x49-KioskTransitCenter_B-294x422.jpg 294w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_34x49-KioskTransitCenter_B-scaled.jpg 1784w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_34278\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__15-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34278\" class=\"wp-image-34278 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__15-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Miro Salazar\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__15-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__15-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__15-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__15-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__15-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__15-294x441.jpg 294w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/VTC_SWS_AB__15-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-34278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artist: Miro Salazar<br \/><em>Sacramento San Joaquin Delta<\/em> Photos by Michael Van Auken<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_34x49-KioskTransitCenter_A-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-34284\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_34x49-KioskTransitCenter_A-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_34x49-KioskTransitCenter_A-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_34x49-KioskTransitCenter_A-714x1024.jpg 714w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_34x49-KioskTransitCenter_A-768x1102.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_34x49-KioskTransitCenter_A-1071x1536.jpg 1071w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_34x49-KioskTransitCenter_A-1427x2048.jpg 1427w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_34x49-KioskTransitCenter_A-294x422.jpg 294w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_34x49-KioskTransitCenter_A-scaled.jpg 1784w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_34281\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_11x17_BUS_v3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34281\" class=\"wp-image-34281 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_11x17_BUS_v3-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_11x17_BUS_v3-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_11x17_BUS_v3-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_11x17_BUS_v3-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_11x17_BUS_v3-1536x994.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_11x17_BUS_v3-2048x1325.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/SolanoWaterStories_11x17_BUS_v3-294x190.jpg 294w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-34281\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Artist: Tramaine de Senna<br \/><em>Vallejo Grows Health<\/em><br \/>Photo by Michael Van Auken<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h3><em>Stewarding our Water Resources: Solano Artists Create, Collaborate, and Educate<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Celeste Smeland, Project Manager, Artistic Director<\/strong><br \/>\nCeleste Smeland is an artist, and arts educator, has extensive career experience with non-profit arts organizations and cross-sector work with other cultural and community organizations. She has worked with many Bay Area organizations, including Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, the Vallejo Community Arts Foundation, Kala Art Institute and the Institute of Noetic Sciences. As Executive Director of Arts Benicia, she is a project lead artist for the grant and will serve as exhibition curator for the project. A resident of Vallejo, she will be a liaison with Vallejo artists and community organizations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jean Purnell, Assistant Project Manager<\/strong><br \/>\nJean Purnell has over 30 years of experience in university administration, instruction, and development, and has been a successful fundraiser for the University of the Pacific, the Brubeck Institute, and Arts Benicia, where she also manages membership development, and helps coordinate exhibitions and events. She holds the B.A. degree in Music and Biology from Wake Forest University, the M.A. (Musicology) and M.S. (Library Science) degrees from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and the Ed.D. in Educational Administration from University of the Pacific. She exhibits her paintings at Gallery 621 in Benicia, where she is a member.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">About Arts Benicia<\/a><\/h2>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ArtsCulture-01.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34565 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ArtsCulture-01-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ArtsCulture-01-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ArtsCulture-01-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ArtsCulture-01-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ArtsCulture-01-219x219.png 219w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ArtsCulture-01-294x294.png 294w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ArtsCulture-01-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/ArtsCulture-01.png 1001w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Logo-Full-Color_RGB.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34566 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Logo-Full-Color_RGB-300x254.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Logo-Full-Color_RGB-300x254.png 300w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Logo-Full-Color_RGB-768x649.png 768w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Logo-Full-Color_RGB-294x248.png 294w, https:\/\/artsbenicia.org\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Logo-Full-Color_RGB.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stewarding our Water Resources: Solano Artists Create, Collaborate, and Educate Arts Benicia received a 2023-2024 Creative Corp Capital Region Grant, funded in part by the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1001008,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34232","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - 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