Earthquake mural unveiled at Action Art Fest
On a day when Napa County faces its other big natural threat – wildfire – artist Kristina Young and her crew unveiled a giant mural that commemorates the devastating South Napa earthquake 11 years ago on its anniversary, Aug. 24.
The mosaic of broken household objects recovered from the quake was inspired by underground geological strata. It also sports a large schematic representation of the earthquake.
Mounted on a railcar donated by the Napa Valley Wine Train, it is part of the Rail Arts District (RAD) and was first shown as part of the new Action Art Fest planned as an annual celebration.
Young created The Quake Mosaic as a large-scale public work of art in collaboration with more than 2,000 community members over the past 11 years.
Together, they transformed tons of broken household objects after the 2014 earthquake and two wildfires in 2017 and 2020 into a massive mosaic.
The mosaic-wrapped car, which resembles a colorful “core sample” from Earth, is now visible to passersby and cyclists along the Vine Trail in the RAD.
Action Art Fest is a new celebration of interactive art, live performance, culinary creativity and community collaboration in Napa’s Rail Arts District, which follows the Vine Trail, a walking and biking path. The RAD located between Silverado Trail and Highway 29, north of Vallejo Street. For more information on the RAD, visit radnapa.org.
This unveiling and inaugural festival was supported from the Peter A. and Vernice H. Gasser Foundation, the Napa Valley Community Foundation, Arts Council Napa Valley, the Rasmussen Family Fund and the Chuck and Anne McMinn Foundation.
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