PRESS RELEASES
2025:
May 2025
Art of Cuba comes to di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
April 2025
Expanded Collections Exhibition Opens May 3 at di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
March 2025
February 2025
Dance and Drag Come to di Rosa
Painter Frances McCormack Encourages Us to Remain Rooted in Wonder
January 2025
Bridging Art and Science, New Exhibition Highlights Environmental Concerns
Fiat Lux Merges Art, Sound, and Light for Dynamic Experiences
2024:
December 2024
di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art Announces 2025 Exhibition Calendar
di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art Launches Downtown Napa Gallery with Beast Mode
October 2024
di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art Breaks Ground on New Accessible Pathway
September 2024:
New Sculptures On View at di Rosa This Fall
Hawks and Doves Live Takes Flight at di Rosa
di Rosa Day brings Halloween Festivities to Napa Valley
August 2024:
Twelfth Night comes to di Rosa’s sprawling grounds with Shakespeare Summer Stroll
July 2024:
New Site-Specific Sculpture Wends and Winds Through di Rosa’s Olive Grove.
May 2024:
di Rosa presents M is for Water, curated by artist Isabelle Sorrell
April 2024:
The Lightbird Migration illuminates di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art Invites Art and Fashion Fans to Join Expression Ball on June 22
Public art project from Ana Teresa Fernández to traverse wine country in 2024
di Rosa Invites YOU to Walk the Runway at a Bring-Your-Own Fashion Show Among the Art
February 2024:
LIGHTFAST: Intertwine, Feb. 24 – June 2, 2024
2023:
November 2023:
October 2023:
Listen Louder: Ana Teresa Fernández
September 2023:
August 2023:
To the Max! and Ghost in Machine press release
May 2023:
Figure Telling: Contemporary Bay Area Figuration
April 2023:
Natural Discourse
Our Bodies, Ourselves
March 2023:
Michael Garlington: Totem di Rosa
February 2023:
William Allan: Negotiations with Eden
January 2023:
2023 di Rosa Exhibition and Programs Calendar Announced
2022
December 2022:
True North Juried Exhibition Opens
First Street Sculptures Installed
November 2022:
Eclectic Collecting Press Release
October 2022:
di Rosa Announces Eclectic Collecting Program
Oliver Lee Jackson Sculpture Press Release
September 2022:
True North Call for Submissions and Exhibition Announcement
di Rosa Fall and Winter 2022 Events
June 2022: Adia Millett: Force of Nature Exhibition Announcement
May 2022: Walt Williams PEACE Press Release
May 2022: Wiley Gong Press Release
May 2022: The Incorrect Museum REDUX Press Release
March 2022: Erik Scollon: Anything With a Hole… is Also a Bead
January 2022: 25th Anniversary Announcement
2021
November 2021 Oliver Lee Jackson: Any Eyes
September 2021 Programming for Fall 2021 + Fort Phooey: Wiley in the Studio
August 2021 Fort Phooey: Wiley in the Studio
July 2021 di Rosa Renews Commitment to Collection
April 2021 Re-discover di Rosa
March 2021: di Suvero Announcement
2020
October 2020: di Rosa Announces 2020-2021 Richard A. Ward Education Fellow
August 2020: di Rosa Announces Acting Executive Director
July 2020:di Rosa announces first exhibition of 2021: The Incorrect Museum: Vignettes from the di Rosa Collection
June 2020: di Rosa receives extended funding for Boys and Girls Club project from Arts Council Napa Valley
May 2020: di Rosa Announces At Home
April 2020: di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art extends closure through 2020
2019
July 2019: The Rene and Veronica di Rosa Foundation Board Announces Plan Toward Sustainable Future
May 2019: di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art Receives National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Grant
March 2019: di Rosa Announces Free Admissions for Napa and Sonoma Residents
March 2019: di Rosa Awarded Grant for Education Programs
February 2019: di Rosa Debuts Two Exhibitions in 2019
2018
November 2018: Napa Valley College Theater Performing Arts Presents A Muse of Fire
November 2018: Colleen Schulman named Director of Development for di Rosa
November 2018: di Rosa seeks volunteers for school tour program
October 2018: di Rosa announces Centennial Gala Fundraiser and Inaugural di Rosa Award
August 2018: di Rosa Debuts “Site Walk Weekends”
June 2018: di Rosa launches “No Reservations” campaign
April 2018: di Rosa debuts powerful new lineup for Part 2 of Be Not Still
January 2018: di Rosa to debut most ambitious exhibition to date
2017
November 2017: di Rosa announces interim schedule in wake of California wildfires
September 2017: di Rosa unveils artist projects and programming for Part 1 of Be Not Still
July 2017: Join us for 16th Annual di Rosa Fundraiser Sundown Get Down
July 2017: di Rosa announces next exhibition Be Not Still: Living in Uncertain Times
March 2017: New leadership for di Rosa board of directors
2016
November 2016: di Rosa announces new Director of Education and Civic Engagement
September 2016: di Rosa opens up its collection in Based on a True Story
March 2016: Equilibrium: A Paul Kos Survey, opening reception April 23, 2016
January 2016: Radical Landscapes offers a fresh look at the natural world; opens Feb. 6, 2016
2015
December 2015: di Rosa seeks motivated art lovers to lead tours
December 2015: di Rosa announces new Executive Director Robert L. Sain
September 2015: di Rosa hosts Robert Kinmont retrospective, opening reception Nov. 7, 2015
September 2015: di Rosa will toast to a bright future at di Party di Rosa on Oct. 17, 2015
July 2015: Group exhibition Body Talk opens August 1, 2015
April 2015: Humor-based exhibition Tongue-in-Cheek opens May 9, 2015
February 2015: di Rosa Executive Director Kathryn Reasoner to step down in May 2015
January 2015: Richard T. Walker: the fallibility of intent opens Feb. 7, 2015
2014
November 2014: Volunteer Orientation Day at di Rosa, Jan. 10, 2015
November 2014: di Rosa’s 13th Annual Benefit Art Auction exceeds fundraising goal
October 2014: The Presence of the Present: Teresa Baker, Liam Everett, Leslie Shows
August 2014: di Rosa opens after Napa earthquake
July 2014: ONES AND ZEROS
May 2014: Experience art in motion at di Rosa’s fourth annual Creativity Jam
April 2014: Desirée Holman: Sophont in Action
January 2014: Lost and Found: Elisheva Biernoff and Floris Schönfeld
2013
December 2013: Get involved with art. Volunteer at di Rosa
November 2013: di Party di Rosa was a wild success
October 2013: Beatnik Meteors exhibition explores artistic collaborations
July 2013: 12th Annual Benefit Art Auction: di Party di Rosa, October 19, 2013
June 2013: External Combustion: Four Sacramento Sculptors
May 2013: Families invited to Creativity Jam at di Rosa
February 2013: Linda Connor: From Two Worlds
2012
December 2012: di Rosa Hires Curator Amy Owen
IN THE NEWS
2025
di Rosa Center showcases artist’s journey in retrospective
The Sonoma-Index Tribune (March 24, 2025)
Art, sound and light: di Rosa show Fiat Lux continues
Napa Valley Register (February 26, 2025)
The Language of Tree Rings
Nautilus (February 21, 2025)
Enjoy audio-visual artists at di Rosa Downtown
Daily Republic (January 19, 2025)
2024
Laine Justice’s Extraordinary Story from Kidnapping to Fine Art Success
Medicine Man Gallery (December 11, 2024)
di Rosa Downtown debuts with ‘Beast Mode’ exhibit
Napa Valley Register (December 4, 2024)
Second installment of ‘True North’ coming to di Rosa
Napa Valley Register (November 6, 2024)
di Rosa Center breaks ground on new ‘Magical’ accessible pathway
Sonoma Index-Tribune (October 30, 2024)
ADA-accessible ‘Magical Path’ coming to di Rosa
Napa Valley Register (October 23, 2024)
di Rosa Center unveils works of Deborah Oropallo
Sonoma Index-Tribune (October 2, 2024)
Shakespeare production strolls through Napa’s di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
Santa Rosa Press Democrat (September 4, 2024)
Deborah Oropallo’s ‘Moving Pictures’ coming to Napa’s di Rosa
Napa Valley Register (August 28, 2024)
Napa is getting a huge new sculpture devoted to birdwatching
Mercury News (August 8, 2024)
Expression Wins at di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
Nob Hill Gazette (August 6, 2024)
A Snob’s Guide to Napa Valley
Town and Country Magazine (July 31, 2024)
Art Abound: Demystifying Napa’s di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
Napa Valley Register (July 17, 2024)
At the di Rosa Center, exploring the ecology of mind and language
Vacaville Reporter (June 26, 2024)
Expression Ball raises funds for di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
Napa Valley Register (June 19, 2024)
‘M is for Water’ coming to di Rosa
Napa Valley Register (May 29, 2024)
BottleRock organizers aim for authenticity with first Latin-themed Festival La Onda
San Francisco Chronicle (May 16, 2024)
‘The Lightbird Migration’ takes flight at di Rosa
Napa Valley Register (May 8, 2024)
Napa Valley Art Notes: ‘TIERRA’ sculpture on display at MaCo Vineyards in Napa
Napa Valley Register (April 10, 2024)
“LIGHTFAST: Intertwine” a genre–bending multi–disciplinary installation by an all–female quartet
Art Daily (February 24, 2024)
Creative Capital – Towards an Archeology of the Future
‘We The People’ Projected at di Rosa
Bay City Arts Center January Artists of the Month
2023
December 2023:
The Napa Valley Register’s Best Arts and Culture photos of 2023
Napa Valley Art Notes: di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art announces 2024 programs
Season of Giving: Cafeteria Kids Theater teaches life skills, on stage and off
November 2023:
The Estate of Arthur Okamura joins Paul Thiebaud Gallery
October 2023:
Di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art now open on Thursdays
7×7 – 25 Fun Things to Do This Week (10.16.23)
Napa Valley Community Calendar – Halloween Haunt (10.12.23)
Napa Valley Art Notes: Library features art inspired by nature (10.11.23)
Shakespeare Summer Stroll at di Rosa in Napa (10.10.23)
Napa Valley Community Calendar – Halloween Haunt (10.7.23)
This week in Napa Valley (10.3.23)
September 2023:
New exhibit debuts with reception event at di Rosa (9.29.23)
Fernández invites Napa Valley to ‘Listen Louder’ (9.27.23)
10 Things To Do In Napa Valley: Complete Guide To California’s Scenic Wine Region (9.20.23)
20 Best Things To Do In Napa Valley — Mud Baths And Exceptional Wine Tasting Included (9.19.23)
Napa Valley Art Notes: 12 Napa County artists selected for de Young Open (9.13.23)
Aztec-themed mural to highlight Napa’s Latino legacy (9.12.23)
di Rosa digs into the vault for 2 new exhibitions: “To the Max!” and “Ghost in the Machine” (9.9.23)
20 Fun Things to Do This Week (9.3.23)
August 2023:
Di Rosa art museum celebrates Napa homecoming for pieces saved during 2017 wildfires (8.30.23)
Two new exhibitions at di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art (8.25.23)
Napa Valley Art Notes: Children’s Chorus returns, new exhibits at di Rosa (8.23.23)
11 Art Shows to See in the Bay Area this Fall (8.23.23)
Shakespeare Summer Stroll at di Rosa in Napa (8.8.23)
Shakespeare Summer Stroll at di Rosa in Napa (8.8.23)
Shakespeare Summer Stroll at di Rosa in Napa (8.4.23)
Napa’s Shakespeare Summer Stroll serenades and stuns amid di Rosa’s statues (8.2.23)
July 2023: