Greetings Friends and Fans of the DAC!

We hope you had an enjoyable and healthy summer. We've missed you! To our newest subscribers, welcome! We look forward to meeting you at any of our many events throughout this 76th season.

Our doors are now open Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays in September. Our first open day was a GRAND success! Within the first 7 minutes, we made a huge sale which brought the day's total into a new record. Patrons from all over came in to visit us - from our local Coachella Valley folks to Seattle, from as far away as Germany to communities around Southern California. What a auspicious omen for our 76th season! 

You will see links in the calendar below. For more details on what is posted, please follow that link to our website.

A few of many things to look forward to this season:

• New website
• More workshop opportunities
• Artist of the Year competition
• Master Classes with well-known guest artists
• Field trips
• Members' only luncheons and happy hours
• New ways of communicating with our members and subscribers
• Stronger presence in many publications in and around the Coachella Valley
• ASK ME button program
• and many more tidbits of connection and fun....

This "may be" the last newsletter coming from the Mailchimp platform. We are almost completely exported and transitioned into the WildApricot system where everything we need to accomplish within the DAC community and beyond can seamlessly happen under one "roof".

If you suddenly find you are not getting DAC newsletters (1-2x a month now), please reach out to us at info@desertartcenter.org so we can make sure your email is in the new system. You do not have to become a member in order to receive our news - however, we sure appreciate it when you do and are confident you will appreciate the many benefits our memberships afford.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work the bugs out!
 

Always appreciative of your support and enthusiasm.
Come see us, weekends in September!

2025 Calendar of Events 

September:

• September 5 - 28: Soft reopening of the main gallery; Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays only in September. 10AM - 4PM all three days.
• September 21 and 28:  Abstractions in Cold Wax and Mixed Media workshop with Diana Shay Diehl, held at DAC. Click here for more info and to register.

October: 

• October 2:  76th season formally opens, 10AM - 4PM, 7 days a week. All new juried artists show + Shadows and Light all members' show!
• October 3:  Open reception for the 76th season, 5PM - 7PM
• October 3:  Artist of the Year Program begins! This is the first of 4 heats. Details will be forthcoming in our next newsletter. Email info@desertartcenter.org to see if there are any spots left in this fun competition.
• Week of October 6:  Weekly classes resume as well as more October workshops. Click here to learn what is available.

2025 - 2026 Art Workshops, Classes, and Events Teaser:

We now will be offering classes in the evenings as well as
weekdays and weekends!

Click this link to see what is available to register for now.
Check back often as we continue to update our events.

• Two different cold wax workshops: one creating landscapes, one focusing on abstractions and mixed media, 2 different artists
• Elements of Watercolor
• Hand Tinting Photographs Using Classic and Modern Materials
• Fine Art Gel Plate Printmaking
• Introduction to the Art of Beeswax
• Portraits in Pastels
• AI is Your Friend
• Creative Color Techniques in Acrylic
• Landscape Paint Along
• Cyanotype
• Clay and Texture Hand-building Experience
• Portraits of Men in Oil
• Plein-Air Landscape
• Open Studio time
• Artist of the Year competition
• Master Class workshops with guest artists 
• and more!