Professional Development

Trippy, Desert-Inspired Animation Earns Thomas Gill a Grant to ‘Keep Art Alive’

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Sequestered during the COVID-19 outbreak, La Quinta artist Thomas Gill found a way to bring the atmospheric desert into his multimedia world. The result: a trippy, pulsating trek through a graphically designed landscape drenched in the colors of so many awe-inspiring sunsets. “I do professional photography and videography but also have a passion for graphic […]

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

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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 […]

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

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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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Sofia Enriquez Paints New Series to ‘Keep Art Alive’

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Rancho Mirage–based artist Sofia Enriquez has begun a new series of paintings in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.   “In this time of crisis,” says Sofia Enriquez, “there are a lot of harsh realities I have had to face head-on.”  The Rancho Mirage–based artist known for her distinctive figurative paintings, fashions, and large-scale installations (she […]

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Surreal Photograph Earns Dean Mayo Grant to ‘Keep Art Alive’

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In the hours before California’s stay-at-home order went into effect, Indio–based photographer Dean Mayo was shooting at Bombay Beach, the tiny town on the east coast of the Salton Sea, where he captured A Time Gone By, a surreal scene with a swing set in the water. “It jumped out at me because this was at […]

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Linda Pack Wins ‘Keep Art Alive’ Grant for ‘Whitewater’ Painting

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Linda Pack painted Whitewater from a photograph during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order.   La Quinta–based artist Linda Pack photographed this scene along her hiking path at Whitewater Preserve. She wanted to return to capture more inspiration, but instead she stayed safe at home and painted Whitewater (shown above), a 3-by-4-foot acrylic on canvas, and earned a […]

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Vocalist Brianna Finnell Wins ‘Keep Art Alive’ Grant

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“Let there be peace, and let it begin with me,” Brianna Finnell sings from her La Quinta sequester. She posted her two-and-a-half-minute video performance and earned a $500 to Keep Art Alive — a grant from the California Desert Arts Council (CDAC) offering relief to working visual and performing artists whose livelihood has been impacted by […]

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Coachella Valley Arts News – April 2020

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Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf, who was scheduled to appear at the Palm Springs Photo Festival (postponed to Sept. 20–25), shot a series called “Palm Springs” to reveal the “cracks in the perfect world.” Courtesy Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York COVID-19 $50K in grants available to local artists, arts organizations (Cactus Hugs)The fund, established by CDAC and […]

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New Fund Encourages Artists, Musicians, and Others to ‘Keep Art Alive’ Amid Crisis

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Arts and culture in the Coachella Valley are taking a hard hit from the COVID-19 crisis. Music and theater performances, museum and gallery exhibitions, film screenings, and other events have been canceled or postponed, arts institutions shuttered, and jobs lost. Like everyone else, California Desert Arts Council (CDAC) is grappling with how best to serve […]

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Yes, There’s Financial Relief for Artists and Arts Organizations

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You might have plenty of ideas to stay visible to your audience while ordered to stay at home (here are some we like), but you still face a grim reality: There’s little to no revenue. In a national survey by Americans for the Arts, 91 percent of responding arts organizations indicated that they have cancelled […]

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