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ArtsTank Greater Palm Springs Awards Inaugural Grants
Awardees Peter Tigler and Cat Chiu Phillips will create public art installations to engage residents and visitors in the Coachella Valley. Arts Tank Greater Palm Springs , an innovative grant program created by the California Desert Arts Council (CDAC) to support arts-based initiatives with wide-spanning community benefits, has awarded its inaugural grants to artists Peter…
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Workshop: How to Get Your Audience to ‘Love, Like, Follow’ You on Social Media
Sixty-six Coachella Valley creative professionals learned market-tested tactics for connecting and engaging with their social media audiences Sept. 12 at Love, Like, Follow, a workshop presented by California Desert Arts Council welcomed at UCR Palm Desert. Experts Stefanie Paquette and Katy Carrier of The Social Bar, a boutique communication and creative content agency in Palm…
Read MoreArts News Digest – July 2018
New work by Coachella artist Carlos Ramirez, who opened his first solo exhibition, The Killing of a Ghost, earlier this year at Jonathan LeVine Gallery in New Jersey. ART & DESIGN Catching up with Carlos Ramirez (Coachella Magazine) After many years of collaborating as part of The Date Farmers, artist Carlos Ramirez is forging…
Read MoreCDAC Ends Fiscal Year, Celebrates Achievements, Looks Forward
As the California Desert Arts Council 2017/18 fiscal year comes to a close, we take the opportunity to share some of our successes. Our organization did a lot of good work in FY 2017-18, and our Annual Report, due out on completion of the CDAC annual independent audit, covers our initiatives under our four pillars:…
Read MoreWorkshop: The Secret Sauce for Your Social Media
You can spot the posts of your favorite Instagrammers and Facebookers even before you look to see who posted them. Your eye goes right to them. And that’s no accident. It’s good branding. On-brand and on-message posts attract and inspire you to click through, leave a comment, learn more, or even buy now. They also…
Read MoreWill Your Big Idea Sink or Swim in Arts Tank GPS?
Got a big creative idea and need a support system to bring it to life? Pitch it to Arts Tank Greater Palm Springs, an exciting new Shark Tank-like program powered by the nonprofit California Desert Arts Council to support innovative arts projects that attract tourism, address a concern of a particular community, and engage a cross-section of residents and visitors…
Read MoreItineraries for Culture Lovers: May 2018
Just when you thought you could slow down for the season, we’re here to remind you of all the incredible arts and culture on the calendar in May. Here are some events recommended by the staff of the California Desert Arts Council: Above: CK Dance Company presents Marius Petipa’s Grand Pas from Paquita, May 26-27,…
Read MoreOn National Arts Advocacy Day, Action Turns Local
Today is Arts Advocacy Day, when a cross-section of the nation’s arts and culture organizations converges on Washington, D.C., for a day of training, followed by a day of action, meeting with their congressional representatives on Capitol Hill. Advocacy is integral to California Desert Arts Council‘s strategy to unify, empower, and promote arts and culture…
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