Posts Tagged ‘CDAC’
John Cuevas Makes Art to Help Restaurants, Wins CDAC Grant
During the COVID-19 shutdown, muralist John Cuevas set out to help local restaurants adapting their operations to continue feeding their communities — and his efforts earned him a $500 grant to “Keep Art Alive” from the California Desert Arts Council (CDAC). CDAC and affiliate La Quinta Arts Foundation established a $50,000 Keep Art Alive fund…
Read MoreDeanna Fainelli’s ‘Instagood’ Wins Grant to ‘Keep Art Alive’
In March, artist Deanna Fainelli relocated her studio from downtown Indio to a makeshift space in the gardening shed at her home in Palm Desert. “With limited supplies, I was forced to rethink my creative process,” she says. “Under normal circumstances, my work focused on urban scenes handprinted over abstract mixed-media surfaces. I decided this…
Read MoreWith Coachella Fest Postponed, Cristopher Cichocki Created ‘Liquid Constellation’ to ‘Keep Art Alive’
Right now, Cristopher Cichocki (pronounced cha-ha-skee) should be basking in the success of his massive, multimedia art installation at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival — a career-making show for audience of tens of thousands of revelers at the Empire Polo Club in Indio and hundreds of thousands more on social media. Instead, the…
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