A COMMUNITY ART RESOURCE FOR THE COACHELLA VALLEY
desert art center
STIMULATE / EDUCATE / NURTURE
GALLERY OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK, 10am - 4pm
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OF ART
PURCHASE A DAC GIFT CARD
LEARN NEW SKILLS
DAILY CLASS SCHEDULE
WHAT’S COMING UP?
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
EXHIBIT
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ENTERING JURY INFO
GREAT
BENEFITS!
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DAC MEMBER
IN THE MAIN GALLERY: DECEMBER MEMBER SHOW FEATURING
NEW WORK BY OUR NEW JURIED ARTISTS
DECEMBER - JANUARY | 10am - 4pm every day
FEATURED ARTIST SHOW
Impressionism with an edge
Dueling Palette Knives
KATHLEEN STRUKOFF | NOREEN COUP | CANDACE KAHN
FEBRUARY 3. 4. 5
Opening reception Friday, February 3, 5-7pm.
Sunday: Palette Knife Paint-A-Long with Kathleen Strukoff 1:00 – 2:00. Register here: https://fb.me/e/4c1bScDId
HAPPENING AT DAC
SELLING YOUR ARTWOK ONLINE TERRY HASTINGS
MIXED MEDIA ACRYLIC ABSTRACTS
KATHLEEN SCOGGINS
CREATING TREES WITH PASTELS
NATALIE RICHARDS
2ND ANNUAL
MID-MOD SHOW
Opening Luau Reception:
Friday, February 17, 5pm – 7pm
Show Runs:
February 17 – 28, 10am – 4pm
All members are invited to participate!
Bring one mid-century themed artwork to DAC on February 14, 9am-4pm.
Don your Hawaiian shirt and join us for a luau kick-off on Friday, February 17, 5-7pm
or see the show February 17-28, 10am-4pm, every day. Be there or be square!
WATERCOLOR
IAN COOKE
WHEEL CERAMICS FOR BEGINNERS
MIKE SIMOLLARI
ABSTRACT MASTERCLASS
JULIANNA POLDI
daily AT DAC
Desert Art Center offers classes in a wide variety of mediums including Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Ceramics, Photography, Glass and more. Beginner or expert, you will be challenged to grow as an artist with Fine Art classes taught by the area’s top professionals.
Our gallery is a beautiful showplace for our talented juried member artists, providing an opportunity to show and sell paintings, photography, textiles, jewelry, glass, ceramics, mosaics, and more.
Desert Art Center celebrates 73 years of nurturing, educating and inspiring artists in the Coachella Valley. Our historic building started life as Palm Springs first school, and DAC continues that legacy, providing fine art education throughout the year.
Be a part of our lively creative community! As a member you’ll have the opportunity to meet local working artists and join us for our many shows, receptions and special events.
When you donate your time at DAC you become an essential part of the volunteer family that is the heart and soul of our organization.
When you make a tax-free donation to our charitable non-profit, your funds directly impact our daily programming and operations.
DONATE AND HELP INSPIRE YOUNG ARTISTS
DAC’s long-standing donor-funded youth programs bring a legacy of learning and expert art instruction to the area’s Middle and High School students, nurturing creativity, building skills, and providing scholarships toward college art education.
The Middle School Arts Program (MSAP) is made possible by a generous grant from The Reed Foundation.
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