What's Happening

Pottery

The Crystallieri from Lorinda Norton on Vimeo. 

Fun for Kids

The Children's area comes to life with sidewalk chalk drawing and other creative projects. The Children's Discovery Museum of the Desert is bringing their Ducks again! Adopt A Duck and participate in the 5th Annual Desert Duck Pluck held in April at the River in Rancho Mirage or create a personalized book at the book factory.

S.C.R.A.P. Gallery brings a bag of tricks and sponsors activities with Madd Hatter Hat making using recycled shopping bags and earth-friendly adornments. S.C.R.A.P. Gallery presents the special exhibit "Tour de Trash - Recycle Bicycles".

 

Refreshment

Enjoy lunch at cafe' Fresh or a tamale at The Cantina or... just snacks! Convenient locations throughout the venue to just sit, relax and enjoy! Champagne and wine tastings - beer and cocktails. Smoothies, iced coffees and drinks are ready for sipping.

 

Gourmet MarketPlace

Take an opportunity to sample and buy pre-packaged gourmet items from delicious toffee to sensory lavender.

 

Entertainment

 

Friday, Saturday & Sunday: Featuring Incendio (Sat.&Sun.), the Latin guitar fusion band returning for the 6th year by popular request. Also appearing is San Francisco-based folk musician Earl J. Rivard.

 

And introducing Lao Tizer. Come see them LIVE at the Indian Wells Arts Festival.

Sculpture
Rock Star David Falossi

Tons of Italian limestone is being prepared for transport and the artist will be chipping away all weekend at the Indian Wells Arts Festival at the Tennis Garden.

Sculptor David Falossi plans to haul the untitled hunk to the event and work on it each day to show people what it really takes to be a “Rock Star.” His plan is to complete -- and most likely sell -- the monumental piece at the event.

Falossi’s full compliment of work expresses his range in ability from classically carved realism to geometric abstraction. Some creations are cast in fiberglass, others in metal, and depict stylized subject matters, such as his famed “Diver” series. Still others incorporate combinations of stone, glass, steel and water features.

“My inspiration has always been to find out not what’s in the stone, but to find out what’s in me waiting to be created, and the environments I will have the opportunity to enhance,” said Falossi.
City placements thru public art programs are well suited for Falossi’s large scale statements.

Finding art an inspiration at the age of 12, Falossi chose it as a profession then when he lived close to the museums and public art projects in San Diego’s Balboa Park area. His emphasis focused on sculpture at San Diego State University School of Art and Design and following apprenticeships, a growing family, and strong gallery representation, Falossi opened his studio in Yucca Valley, CA in 1989.

 

Glass Blower
Super Nova Bruce Freund

The furnace has been fired and the artist plans to be working all weekend at the Indian Wells Arts Festival at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

Arizona artist Bruce Freund has put together a portable studio to demonstrate to the public the art that he has been creating for more than 20 years. Unrelentless, Freund is planning to work each day all day long doing what he loves most....blowing glass. He makes the majority of his glass pieces unassisted, and is known for his versatility and technique of blending a rainbow of colors.

One player removed from being chosen to the U.S. Olympic water polo team while in college, Freund went on to receive his B.A. degree in ceramics from University of California, Irvine and Masters Degree in Glass from California State University, Fullerton. He has also attended the renowned Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, WA and the Pratt Arts and Crafts School.

Committed to the art show circuit, Freund is the recipient of many awards and commissions. He is joined by 200 juried artists from throughout the country who create an elaborate marketplace with thousands of one-of-a-kind works of art and quality craft.

 

Recycle Bicycles
Sponsered by Palm Springs Life

“Tour de Trash – Recycle Bicycles” is an environmental art experience inviting kids, artists and local residents to submit works for both a traveling and permanent sculpture exhibition. Artists are asked to create unique sculptures using recycled and found items, mainly nonfunctional “old” bicycles. Works will first be exhibited at the Indian Wells Arts Festival, followed by selected pieces to be exhibited in Palm Desert and Cathedral City Hall during the month of April. Sculptures will be permanently installed at the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery -The Art Museum for the Environment in Indio.

Since 1997, the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery has been integrating art and the environment for youth in the Coachella Valley.

Tour de Trash – Recycle Bicycles is made possible through the support of The Community Foundation, The James Irvine Foundation, City of Cathedral City, City of Palm Desert and the Coachella Valley Arts Alliance.

Our mission is to actively engage youth in art experiences introducing them to their local and global environment through the use of recycled and reused materials. The S.C.R.A.P. Gallery provides a link between industry, education, the arts and the environment through art programs and field trips at its facility located in Indio. In addition to field trips for students in grades K-12, S.C.R.A.P. Gallery also creates opportunities for local and renown artists to provide hands-on workshops and programs for children. S.C.R.A.P. Gallery has been responsible for impressive student created art installations in Riverside County, Indio, Cathedral City, Mecca, Palm Springs, Thermal and Rancho Mirage.

For more information, please contact Karen Riley at 760/861-6479 or 863-7777

 

Larger Than Life Murals
Linda Shrader

Larger Than Life Murals returns this year to the 7th Annual Indian
Wells Arts Festival

Linda Shrader will be painting a 10’ x 32’ exhibition mural during the 3
day festival as a public demonstration. In a joint venture with One Revolution, a series of Art and Music shows and events approved by the office of President Obama, the mural titled “The Arts” will then be sold and the proceeds will help raise awareness and funds for charities chosen by Michelle Obama, The First Lady.

Community Participation-- Interactive Art
Ricardo Aguilar Faces of Hope