Nimbus Arts

NEW Wild Tiles -On site class! Fabulous NEW Instructor: Mara Adelman Saturday, May 22 from 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Ages: 15 & Up... Please Note: *Minimum enrollment requirements to run the class and class sizes are limited, so PLEASE preregister EARLY! *Drop-Ins NO Longer Allowed! ALL students MUST preregister for any classes! Thank you for helping us a healthy environment for ALL. Register here: https://nimbusarts.asapconnected.com/#CourseID=249239 Learn how to take your favorite drawings and images and transfer them to ceramic tiles. This technique allows you to turn your original drawings and turn them into a beautiful finished ceramic work of art. In this workshop you will transfer your image to a 6x6 unglazed ceramic tile by using specialty undercoat gaze pens, brushes, stencils, and other wild tools to add color. Mara will teach you wonderful techniques to expand your drawings by including wild borders, textures, and creative frills. So, gather your favorite drawings and bring 6x6 xerox copies to transfer to your tile. Join us to learn this unique ceramic art application process! $45

You still have time to join our Sip & Paint class tomorrow! This class will be held ON-SITE! Instructor: Andrea Cazares Saturday, May 15 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Ages: 21 & Up ... Please Note: *Minimum enrollment requirements to run the class and class sizes are limited, so PLEASE preregister EARLY! *Drop-Ins NO Longer Allowed! ALL students MUST preregister for any classes! Thank you for helping us a healthy environment for ALL. Register here: https://nimbusarts.asapconnected.com/#CourseID=248531 Enjoy masterfully designed wines while studying the masters! What better place to have a Sip & Paint experience than in the Napa Valley! This no-experience-required 2 hours of pure pleasure is a perfect way to unwind with friends and share an evening of fun! Grab those pals and join us at Nimbus for an evening of creativity, Napa style! Great party event too! $38

Ro Sham Bo Toddler Studio Time - ON-SITE is BACK! with Sara Beth Abernathy Ongoing 1st & 3rd Saturdays of each month from 9:30 am - 11:00 am Ages: 2 - 5 ... Please Note: *Minimum enrollment requirements to run the class and class sizes are limited, so PLEASE preregister EARLY! *Drop-Ins NO Longer Allowed! ALL students MUST preregister for any classes! Thank you for helping us a healthy environment for ALL. Register here: https://nimbusarts.asapconnected.com/#CourseID=20477 Our goal for our Youngest Artist series isMESSY MUCKING ABOUT IN ART. We encourage our mini artists to play and explore, exposing them to a variety of media and styles in order to set their young minds free. Toddlers and their adult studio partners can do some free-form, heavyweight, mixed-media, no-holds-barred creations in 2D and 3D, using paint, ceramics, collage, construction, found objects, and of course a bit of glitter. We want your young ones not only to create, but also to immerse themselves, use all their senses, and experience the moment. A wonderful opportunity to work with your little guys and gals, empower their creative energy and applaud their budding, un-bent sense of style and color.

Art Club ON-SITE classes start tomorrow! Join Andrea Cazares on Wednesdays, May 12, 19, & 26 from 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm Ages: 8 & Up Please Note:... *Minimum enrollment requirements to run the class and class sizes are limited, so PLEASE preregister EARLY! *Drop-Ins NO Longer Allowed! ALL students MUST preregister for any classes! Thank you for helping us a healthy environment for ALL. Register today! https://nimbusarts.asapconnected.com/#CourseID=240873 Express yourself every Wednesdays! In this dynamic mixed media art club, club members will focus on the art of creativity and letting their artistic side shine. Each series will consist of four Wednesday sessions where we will teach the basics of drawing, painting, and other mixed media to create masterpieces onsite once again in the Nimbus studios! Drawing from the rich history of art, we will explore the many facets of art making styles. Our enthusiastic club members will continue to build on their skills as they explore art techniques and incorporate their own imaginative ideas!

Register for Jane Kim's Artist Lecture by 3:00 pm Tomorrow! Join Nimbus Arts on Thursday, May 6th from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm for a Zoom webinar artist lecture by Jane Kim! Register here: https://www.nimbusarts.org/artist-lecture-by-jane-kim/... Jane Kim is an artist, science illustrator, muralist and the founder of Ink Dwell, a Bay Area art studio that explores the wonders of the natural world. In this visually stunning presentation, Jane will take the audience on an artistic journey that explores 375 million years of avian evolution, the migratory behaviors of some of our most beloved and endangered animals, and the importance of creating urban monuments to nature. JANE KIM has created large-scale public art across the country, including the Wall of Birds at The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and produced works for the National Aquarium, the de Young Museum, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Weber State University and more! She is the creator of the Migrating Mural campaign, a series of public installations that highlight wildlife along migration corridors it shares with people. (check out this awesome news story by NBC Bay Area)

Sip & Paint Series - is back on site! Join us this Saturday, May 15 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Ages: 21 & Up *Minimum enrollment requirements to run the class and class sizes are limited, so PLEASE preregister EARLY!... *Drop-Ins NO Longer Allowed! ALL students MUST preregister for any classes! Thank you for helping us a healthy environment for ALL. Register here: https://nimbusarts.asapconnected.com/#CourseID=248531 Enjoy masterfully designed wines while studying the masters! What better place to have a Sip & Paint experience than in the Napa Valley! This no-experience-required 2 hours of pure pleasure is a perfect way to unwind with friends and share an evening of fun! Grab those pals and join us at Nimbus for an evening of creativity, Napa style! Great party event too! $38

Portraits in Oil Class this Thursday! ONSITE Instructor:Andrea Cazares Thursdays, May 6, 13, 20 & 27 from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Ages: 15 & Up ... *Minimum enrollment requirements to run the class and class sizes are limited, so PLEASE preregister EARLY! *Drop-Ins NO Longer Allowed! ALL students MUST preregister for any classes! Thank you for helping us a healthy environment for ALL. Register here: https://nimbusarts.asapconnected.com/#CourseID=248523 In this four session class, students will explore and learn the foundational principles of portrait oil painting and numerous techniques for creating varied levels of realism. This course will instill an incredible sense of confidence and accomplishment, while developing skill and ability to master capturing the soul and likeness of a person. No previous experience required, and we encourage students to bring photos or references of people they wish to paint.

During the past year, many of our liberties have been restricted. Meals with friends. Hugs. Live Music. Beaches. School.Visible Laughter. Our liberties may have been diminished, but...Our Lady Liberty Stands Tall! And We Will Endure. Let's honor this symbol of our Democracy and have a LITTLE FUN in the new year! We invite you to draw, paint, alter and transform one of our 100 Statues of Liberty in any way you wish and then display your artwork in our community art installati...on! The installation will be up in downtown St. Helena starting Monday, January 18. We are providing FREE kits with 22" x 12" wooden Lady Liberty forms, paint and a brush to get you started, but we encourage you to take liberties with your art and add something special! If you would like to participate, please request a "Taking Liberties" art kit by clicking the link below or by contacting us at: 707-963-5278. https://nimbusarts.z2systems.com///nimbusarts/product.jsp&

Last Minute Creative Gifts for Friends and Family??? NEW ART WORK!!! Join Nimbus Arts TODAY Saturday, Dec. 19 from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm for our Outdoor Pop-Up Store! ... We will be selling Holiday Ornament and Activities Art Kits To-Go and your favorite teaching artists’ artwork! Please stop by to purchase your holiday gifts! All sales will take place outside of Nimbus Arts (649 Main Street, St. Helena, CA). COVID-19 preventative practices will be followed, so please prepare to wear your mask, physically distance, and sanitize hands!

The Farmstead Community Farmers' Market is on FRIDAY! See you there! Come support local artists by purchasing special holiday gifts or grab a holiday Art Kit To-Go to create a masterpiece at home with your family! SEE YOU TOMORROW!! For more informations click here: https://www.nimbusarts.org/join-us-at-the-farmstead-commun/

This is a great gift for your oyster lovers! "TIDES the SEA-son! Oyster Shell Mini Painting Ornaments + Chocolates!" The world is your oyster! This kit includes everything to you need to create two of your very own mini oyster shell painting ornaments! Enjoy creating your mini masterpieces while enjoying a delicious tin of Clif Family Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels also included in this sea-themed kit!... Purchase here: https://nimbusarts.z2systems.com///nimbusarts/product.jsp&

Don’t forget to come visit us this morning from 8:00am-12:00pm at Farmstead's Community Farmers' Market! (Located in the Farmstead parking lot) Come support local artists by purchasing special holiday gifts or grab an Art Kit To-Go to create a holiday ornament or U-PAINT ceramic piece at home with your family!

Nimbus Arts is pleased to support our Teaching Artists and announce our NEW Online Art Gallery! We would like to thank the Nimbus Arts Teaching Artists and Staff for their creativity and resilience. Through their hard work and amazing efforts, we provided wonderful online and at-home art programming during the shelter-at-home order, created a COVID-19 safety plan to protect our students and staff as we offer a diverse array of onsite and online camps and classes, and responde...d to the recent fires by banding together to show our gratitude to first responders through our #TheArtofGratitude Campaign. The ability of the Nimbus Team to spring into action and develop new diverse and dynamic offerings during this time of uncertainty is truly inspiring. In return, Nimbus Arts continues to strengthen art throughout the Napa Valley by creating opportunities for working artists. We believe that artists are vital to our community and that art enriches lives and has the power to heal. Not only do these professional artists spend countless hours creating in their own studios, they also generously share their time, skills and knowledge with Nimbus students and community members during regularly scheduled classes, summer camps, special workshops, events, and most recently our online offerings. It is our honor to invite you to visit our new Nimbus Arts Online Art Gallery where you can now purchase your favorite teaching artists' original artwork! Support your beloved local artists today by purchasing a hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind masterpiece! And remember, the holidays are right around the corner, so don't miss out on the perfect artsy gift for your friends and family! VIEW our NEW Online Art Gallery Here! https://www.nimbusarts.org/gallery/

Celebrating 15 Years of Nimbus Arts! To Our Dearest Nimbus Arts Community, Nimbus Arts is celebrating its 15th year of bringing the joy, engagement and healing power of art to people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities throughout Napa Valley. Our milestone year was also a year like no other-- in so many ways. Throughout this incredibly challenging year, Nimbus Arts had to pivot again and again, but we never stopped providing art education and free community art activi...Continue reading

Nimbus Arts & the UpValley Family Centers PRESENT OUR COMMUNITY Día de los Muertos Mask Exhibit! Following in the tradition of our annual DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATION and honoring those who have passed, community members throughout Napa County have contributed their ingenuity and talents to this beautiful public art installation.... This free project was created to bring our community together through the healing power of art, supporting all who have endured so very much in these past months, and to honor those who are no longer with us. Although this year has left many facing great challenge and change, we believe it is through the process of artmaking, remembering, and collaborating with community that we will rise above and heal. Together we can make it through anything. The installation is located on the corner of Spring St. and Main St. in St. Helena on the side of Napa Valley Vintage Home the Napa Valley Vintage Home building. Come take a look!

SO happy you all participated and enjoyed our floating pumpkin event!

NEW Soul Collage Workshops-ONLINE! Join our lovely instructors Lisa Hinz & Leticia Russel this Saturday, December 12 from 9:30 11:30am Upon confirmation of your Art Kit To Go order, we will be in touch with you regarding your pick-up date and time for pick up instructions and a Link to zoom meeting will be sent to you. ... Register here: https://www.nimbusarts.org/class-camps/teen-classes/ SoulCollage is a process of playing with collected images to convey a narrative mosaic on a personal deck of collaged cards. Speaking through images becomes an invitation to uncover metaphors and personal storylines. Joyfully deepen your understanding of the relationships between your personality parts, you and your family/community/world, your dreams, and spirit. It is a fun and transformative process that provides artful meaning in a fun and creative way.

Carved Pumpkin Drop-Off is TODAY (10/29) THIS MORNING at FARMSTEAD from 7:00 am until 10:00 am in the western side of the Farmstead parking lot closest to the Café! Pumpkins will NOT be accepted after 10:00am on Thursday to ensure smooth service for the Farmstead Restaurant and team!

TODAY! Clif Family Sip & Support and Nimbus Holiday Ornament Sale! We hope to see you at the Clif Family Patio! Belgian themed Street Food Napa Valley menu... 20% of sales for the day on all food orders will be donated to Nimbus Arts! Make sure to pick up a special "TIDES the SEA-son" Kit featuring Clif Family Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Caramels and oyster shell mini-painting ornaments!

7am-10am TOMORROW - Carved Pumpkin Drop-Off at FARMSTEAD!! Carved Pumpkin Drop-Off is TOMORROW (10/29) MORNING at FARMSTEAD from 7:00 am until 10:00 am!!! If you cannot drop off your pumpkins tomorrow (10/29) morning, you may also leave them on the palettes behind Nimbus Arts Studio 2 TONIGHT (10/28) and we will take them with us to Farmstead early in the morning tomorrow (10/29).... **Please Note: MORE EXHIBIT VIEWING SPOTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE BY POPULAR DEMAND! Due to COVID-19 regulations you must sign up for a time slot on Eventbrite if you'd like to view the exhibit. You can sign up for a viewing on the nights of Oct. 29, 30, or 31. The display is best seen at night.** 1.) Carve your pumpkins following these special instructions: Pumpkins should be NO larger than 13 in diameter CHOOSE WISELY! The pumpkins you choose to display will not be returned to you, so carve a masterpiece to be proud of but don’t get too attached. Please leave the pumpkin's top intact for solar light installation. Please cut a 5" block out from the back of the pumpkins and save the plug. Reinsert the plug once you are finished removing the seeds. Carve your pumpkins as close to the drop-off date as possible so it holds up through the exhibit dates! We recommend carving your pumpkins TONIGHT, Wednesday, October 28th so they are fresh for drop-off tomorrow morning! 2.) DROP OFF YOUR PUMPKINS FOR THE DISPLAY! Pumpkin drop-off will be TOMORROW, Thursday, October 29th from 7:00 am until 10:00 am in the western side of the Farmstead parking lot closest to the Café! Pumpkins will NOT be accepted after 10:00am on Thursday to ensure smooth service for the Farmstead Restaurant and team! COVID-19 preventative best practices must be followed! Please wear face coverings, stay 6 feet apart, and practice proper hand hygiene. Stay for a coffee at the Farmstead Café if you'd like! 3.) VIEW THE EXHIBIT on Oct. 29, Oct. 30. or Oct. 31! Viewing is better at night! SIGN UP TO VIEW YOUR PUMPKIN & COMMUNITY ART INSTALLATION! Due to COVID-19 regulations you must sign up for a time slot HERE! MAKE A RESERVATION & ENJOY DINNER AT FARMSTEAD! Make a reservation to enjoy dinner at Farmstead before or after your viewing if you'd like! Make your dinner reservation HERE! THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS FOR BELIEVING IN COMMUNITY ART! FARMSTEAD at Long Meadow Ranch Winery & Farmstead WALKER BUILDING Co. JOHN C GRISWOLD FOUNDATION Napa Valley Vintners Event Brite : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nimbus-arts-floating-pumpkin-c

There Are a Few FREE Pumpkins Left for the Floating Pumpkin Exhibit!! Pick Up Today! Carve on Wednesday! Drop Off on Thursday! Thank you Andrea for carving this beautiful pumpkin ! Let’s make this display AWESOME!!! ... Learn more about it here:https://www.nimbusarts.org/nimbus-arts-floating-pumpkin-co/

Need gift ideas ? Check out 5 Ways to get your creative Holiday gifts here! https://mailchi.mp/nimbus/fill-your-heart-with-art-5044850

Nimbus Arts & the UpValley Family Centers presents our Community Día de los Muertos Mask Exhibit Following in the tradition of our annual Día de los Muertos Cel...ebration and honoring those who have passed, community members throughout Napa County have contributed their ingenuity and talents to this beautiful public art installation. This free project was created to bring our community together through the healing power of art, supporting all who have endured so very much in these past months, and to honor those who are no longer with us. Although this year has left many facing great challenge and change, we believe it is through the process of artmaking, remembering, and collaborating with community that we will rise above and heal. Together we can make it through anything. Thank you to our generous supporters and sponsors for believing in the power of art! Damain Maldonado Memorial Foundation John C Griswold Foundation Napa Valley Vintners Walker Building Co. #napavalleyvintagehome & Laura Rombauer

Thank you for participating! We love the masks!

Bring your masks today! Please drop off behind Nimbus Arts STUDIO 2!

Dia De Los Muertos mask installation in progress... make sure you bring your mask today!

Get Ready to Carve Your Pumpkins for the Nimbus Arts Floating Pumpkin Community Exhibit at Farmstead! 100 FREE Pumpkins Ready for Participants to Pick Up on Monday Oct. 26 & Tuesday Oct. 27 starting at 10:00 am! ... 1.) If you plan to participate in the display, please pick up your FREE pumpkins at the following locations while supplies last: Nimbus Arts, 649 Main St., Saint Helena, CA on the southside parking lot next to Studio 1! Rianda House Senior Activity Center, 1475 Main St., Saint Helena, CA in the front yard! OR Support a local farmer and buy pumpkins at Madrona Family Farms or Stanley Lane Pumpkin Patch! **Let's make this display AWESOME!!! In addition to the 100 free pumpkins provided, we will still need 100 additional carved pumpkins from our community members to meet our 200-pumpkin goal! WE WANT ALL YOUR FRESHLY CARVED PUMPKINS!!! ** 2.) Carve your pumpkins following these special instructions: Pumpkins should be NO larger than 13 in diameter CHOOSE WISELY! The pumpkin you choose to display will not be returned to you, so carve a masterpiece to be proud of but don’t get too attached. Please leave the pumpkin's top intact for solar light installation. Please cut a 5" block out from the back of the pumpkins and save the plug. Reinsert the plug once you are finished removing the seeds. Carve your pumpkins as close to the drop-off date as possible so it holds up through the exhibit dates! We recommend carving your pumpkins on the evening of Wednesday, October 28th so it's fresh for drop-off the next morning! 3.) DROP OFF YOUR PUMPKINS FOR THE DISPLAY! Pumpkin drop-off will be on Thursday, October 29th from 7:00 am until 10:00 am in the western side of the Farmstead parking lot closest to the Café! CARVE YOUR PUMPKINS AS CLOSE TO THE DROP-OFF DATE AS POSSIBLE so it holds up through the exhibit dates! Stay for a coffee at the Farmstead Café if you'd like! Get your family and friends into the Halloween spirit by participating in the 1st Nimbus Arts FLOATING PUMPKIN EXHIBIT at Farmstead Restaurant and gardens. That’s right, the entire community is invited to display your hand-carved pumpkins, floating fabulously on pikes throughout the bountiful Farmstead gardens. Our goal is to have 200 solar-powered glowing and grinning pumpkins to artfully light up the Farmstead gardens! This magical pumpkin art exhibit will surely bring wonder, joy, and grins in celebration of Halloween and our community. Click "Learn More!" below to reserve your spot to view the installation! Spots are filling up FAST!

DON'T FORGET TO DROP OFF YOUR DIA DE LOS MUERTOS MASK TODAY! Thank you to those who picked up a mask! We look forward to receiving your beautifully designed and completed masks. Please drop off behind Nimbus Arts STUDIO #2! Please stay tuned for details about when and where the community installation will be on display!

HI EVERYONE, If your mask is completed, don't forget to please return ASAP to Nimbus Arts in marked bins with your name and phone # on the back ALL MASKS need to be returned to Nimbus this Sunday, October 25 to be included in our downtown community art installation. Please note: We are out of free masks now.