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The tagline for the Indian Wells Art Festival is “an International Palette,” with artists representing Japan, Africa, Central and South America, the United Kingdom and Europe. But the festival also makes a concerted effort to put local artists front and center. Almost a quarter of the 200 artists are based in Southern California, with a strong contingent from the Coachella Valley and high desert, which refers to the fast-growing communities around Joshua Tree, Yucca Valley and 29 Palms.

Painter David Palmer and functional art maker Jim Turner are among several Los Angeles-based artists juried into this year’s roster of established and emerging artists at the 16th Annual Indian Wells Arts Festival in Indian Wells. Running Friday, March 30-Sunday, April 1, the event at Indian Wells Tennis Garden showcases 200 artists from 28 countries around the world.

After moving to Palm Desert from Northern California, Dina Budginas attended last year’s Indian Wells Arts Festival for the first time.

Next weekend you’ll find a new kind of treasure hunt with fun and delights for the whole family at the 16th annual Indian Wells Arts Festival. Transforming the world-class Indian Wells Tennis Garden into a lively artisan’s village, festival-goers will be treated to fine art from 200 top artists across 28 mediums of art ranging from painting, jewelry, fashion, sculpture and photography.

Spend Easter weekend perusing thousands of one-of-kind works of art from 200 of the top artists from around the world and across the nation at the 16 annual Indian Wells Arts Festival. Fun for the whole family awaits with plenty of free activities, artist demonstrations, live music and entertainment, a special Saturday and Easter Sunday “Eggs + Champagne in the Garden” brunch menu ‘till noon, savory spirits and mimosas at the Champagne Circle Bar, and a Gourmet MarketPlace filled with original artisan fare.

The Coachella Valley is set to bloom in a colorful efflorescence of fine art at the 16th annual Indian Wells Arts Festival, March 30, 31 and April 1, 2018. Ranked as a Top 100 Fine Art Show in the country, the festival has selected 200 artists by jury from more than 25 countries, 5 continents and 20 states across the nation.