The city’s Arts and Culture Commission held a special meeting on Dec. 3 to begin planning for a Jan. 25, 2026, Arts Education Forum cosponsored by the Healdsburg Unified School District. That made the meeting a perfect opportunity to introduce the newest Arts and Culture Commission member, Camila Rauda Soto. The high school senior becomes the first Youth Member of the body, appointed to fill a seat created by the resignation of Crystal Lopez. She will be a full voting member for a two-year term.
The forum project is spearheaded by an Arts Education Committee of commissioners Gina Riner, Gianna Davy and Rauda, plus Erin Partridge of The 222, teachers Linus Lancaster and Monica Chavez, and 11 other students from HHS in addition to Rauda.
“Our first goal is to organize a Community Arts Education Forum, a partnership between the commission and HUSD, which is scheduled for Jan. 25,” Lancaster said. “Part of the forum will be student-led. Commissioner Rauda will help organize the event and lead the youth voices panel.”…