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The Aluminaire House, a prototype structure designed in 1931 by Albert Frey and A. Lawrence Kocher, will be installed at Palm Springs Art Museum. ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN Aluminaire House finds home in Palm Springs (The Desert Sun) The 1931 prototype residence designed by Albert Frey and A. Lawrence Kocher will be installed in 2021 in…

Filmmaker Greg Bassenian’s documentary “Miracle in the Desert: The Rise and Fall of the Salton Sea” is slated to screen at the American Documentary and Animation Film Festival, Sept. 25-29, in Palm Springs. Photograph by Steven Biller. COVID-19 Problem for the arts: Insurers won’t cover virus cancellations (Reuters)Most insurers, if not all, are adding…

As Coachella Valley arts and culture organizations recalibrate their upcoming season to curb the spread of COVID-19, we’re dedicating this edition of This Month in the Arts to sharing resources to help you safely reopen venues, host events, identify emergency financial assistance, and navigate other pandemic-related concerns. First, we encourage arts venues and event promoters…

Twenty-six visual artists, musicians, authors, graphic designers, and other creative professionals earned grants from the California Desert Arts Council (CDAC) in May to “Keep Arts Alive,” an initiative to provide financial support to Coachella Valley artists affected by and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Established by CDAC and La Quinta Arts Foundation, the $50,000 fund…

“I am not built for the apocalypse,” writer Rob Bowman concedes in his new essay, “What We Sow.” “Narrow shoulders and skinny arms. I spend most of my time reading and writing and teaching reading and writing. My nails never have dirt under them and my palms are very soft, so soft that my wife…

The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument welcomes amateur and professional photographers to participate in a photo contest to mark its 20th anniversary. Photograph by Tom Brewster/courtesy Palm Springs Life and Friends of the Desert Mountains COVID-19 Arts organizations invited to apply for COVID-19 relief funds (WESTAF)The Western States Arts Federation’s WESTAF…

Paige Elizabeth Wajda, a science fiction writer and poet with surrealist tendencies, is in her element in the COVID-19 pandemic. “The reason I write is to escape to other worlds, and in those other worlds, find an alternative to suffering,” she says. “The desert is the perfect place to conjure other versions of reality; the…

Sheltered at home, artist and art educator Meridy Beth Volz of Desert Hot Springs is busy teaching five art classes a week via Skype to boys incarcerated at Indio Juvenile Hall. She was placed at the facility for a pilot program called Art with Heart through the Riverside County Office of Education. Although funds have…

On a mission “to heal others through their art experience,” artist, healer, and instructor Cece Cruz of Indio is hosting paint parties on Instagram and Facebook Live until Gov. Gavin Newsom lifts California’s stay-at-home order. She launched the free program, which she calls Quarantine Creations With Cece, in late March to offer a positive creative…

A “happy” red heart (it has a face!) reaches to wrap its arms (it has those, too) around you in an animated message encouraging us to “stay strong” and reminding us to keep our distance, protect ourselves and others, disinfect surfaces, and stay inside. “I have created a short animated video that will create awareness…

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Coachella Valley Arts News – September 2020

Coachella Valley Arts News – July 2020

COVID-19 Guidelines and Resources for the Arts

CDAC Awards Another 26 Grants to ‘Keep Arts Alive’

Writer, Educator Rob Bowman Wins CDAC Grant to ‘Keep Art Alive’

Coachella Valley Arts News – May 2020

Paige Elizabeth Wajda Writes to Escape and ‘Keep Art Alive’

CDAC Awards ‘Keep Art Alive’ Grant to Artist and Educator Meridy Beth Volz

Cece Cruz Hosts ‘Quarantine Creations’ to ‘Keep Art Alive’

To ‘Keep Art Alive,’ Agustin Aguilera Creates A Fun, Helpful Animated Video