Local Artist Chris Grassano wins Environmental Art Award

Chris Grassano receives the Environmental Art Award
sponsored by Friends of Gualala River at the
2023 Art in the Redwoods Fine Arts Festival

Friends of Gualala River (FoGR) sponsored an award at the Art in the Redwoods Festival in 2023, for the twenty-second year in a row. A cash prize contributed by FoGR was given to the artist whose work best captured the ecology of the Gualala River watershed.

Congratulations to local artist, Chris Grassano, whose piece “Redwood Melody” (above) received the Environmental Art award sponsored by FoGR at the 2023 Art in the Redwoods Fine Art Exhibit. The 62th annual Art in the Redwoods Festival took place on Saturday, August 19 and Sunday, August 20, 2023.

The fine art exhibit is on display at the Gualala Arts Center through September 3. There is no charge to see the exhibit, which is open to the public from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. weekdays, and from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. on weekends.

Many thanks to Chris for crafting this inspiring image of our local ecosystem!