A Celebration of Our Resilience: The Ten-Year Valley Fire Commemoration From Middletown Art Center

​A Celebration of Our Resilience: The Ten-Year Valley Fire Commemoration exhibit. 
On the second Saturday of September 2015—September 12—the Valley Fire began, devastating 76,000 acres of forest and wildlife, destroying over 2,000 structures including 1,300 homes, and claiming five lives.

Valley Fire impacts and recovery have been part of the Middletown Unified School District community life since, with focus on rebuilding, healing trauma, and shifting attitudes and approaches towards forest care and fire mitigation. 

The MAC was shaped by the Valley Fire experience, offering a place for healing through creative expression and engagement. 

Join us, as we celebrate community resilience, and unity. 

PLEASE NOTE THE EXACT DATE OF EXHIBIT timeline is TBD (Sept. 5-13) due to multiple commemorations in the Middletown/Cobb area.

Visit MAC's virtual gallery to get a sense of our space and the work we show. Stills samples from previous exhibits are available here and on our website.

All media welcome! Please send well-photographed promotion-ready medium to high resolution images (at least 1200 px on longer side) by submission date and fill applicable form fields below. For videos or looped presentations please provide a link.

Work will need to arrive at the Middletown Art Center (TBD).  Any other arrangements must be made by contacting [email protected] or text/call 707-355-4465. 

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