California Desert Arts Incubator

Old Couple Travels to the Getty

The famous Old Couple sculpture by Duane Hanson that is part of the Palm Springs Art Museum's permanent collection will be sitting in the Getty from now through June as part of a special exhibition. Feel free to visit this couple in its temporary home and bring a splash of desert to the Getty.

The Color of Life: Polychromy in Sculpture from Antiquity to the Present
March 6–June 23, 2008

Focusing on representations of the human figure, this exhibition explores the role of color in sculpture and its place in Western taste. Ancient, medieval, and early Renaissance statues were regularly painted, but Neoclassical collecting interests and aesthetic concerns have privileged monochrome marble and bronze. Following recent research on ancient pigments, The Color of Life includes a variety of masterpieces that reveal the lifelike qualities of polychrome statues fashioned over the course of four millennia.

HEADERS SHOW AT Heather James Gallery

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 28TH
6-8 PM
HEADERS

Zeng Jianyong will exhibit for the first time in America at Heather James Gallery located on El Paseo. Artist will be in attendance.

"1,2,3,4" SHOWING now at Dezart One Gallery

Dezart One Gallery is happy to present  “1, 2, 3, 4”   A group show featuring new works by Brian Barneclo, Stephen Cimini, Tony de Carlo & Mary Rappazzo.  In this exhibition, 4 artists interpret the associations between pictorial, narrative & the abstraction.  There is an intense sense of humor that pulls the imagery all together.

Dezart One Gallery is located at 2688 Cherokee Way, Palm Springs, CA 92264 For information, please call us at 760-328-1440.

This show runs from 2/14 thru 3/24.  

NOW SHOWING at Images by Gideon

Images by Gideon – A new Exhibition

“Holistic Gestation-A Pregnancy Series” & “Square Feet-Modular Art”
February 14 to March 13

In a world where runway models shape our perception of the perfect female body the artist provokes and invites you to celebrate the miracle and beauty of the female form at its best.

In his new series “Holistic Gestation-A Pregnancy Series” Gideon was inspired by his models’ changing bodies as they progressed through their pregnancies. He was fascinated by the idea of a new soul and life emerging, and wanted to capture two bodies as they grew together knowing they would soon take on individual forms. In addition to the pregnant body being captured or frozen in time, other body parts are imprinted onto the paper/canvas capturing the same body as it was prior to the pregnancy. The pieces depict the artist’s vision of the two bodies’ synergy and spiritual aura.

IZAYAH AND ROSENDO On February 16th

Don't miss this upcoming show at the Desert Pride Center.

Local Art Gallery Owner Receives School Award

In its 22nd January meeting, the Palm Springs Unified School District Board presented Rick Pantele, owner of the IncredibleArtist.Com Gallery, with the district's Shiny Apple Award "for his extensive efforts and generosity in providing a high quality and unique experience in the Fine Arts to the students of the District".

In November 2007, Rick Pantele went on tour with incredible artists Vernon Finney (83), Christopher Dailey (22) and TAG (27), and over a dozen works of art including Vernon Finney's masterpieces "Reach" and "The Creator". Over five days they visited six middle and high schools in Palm Springs and Cathedral City to show students fine art and to give them an opportunity to hear the artists discuss their work and themselves. The "Incredible Art Tour" had 12 shows in five days, and was featured in the local news and a video documentary by Joel Hochberg. The tour was organized by the IncredibleArtist.Com Gallery and sponsored by generous local businesses who helped to defray the costs of transport and for printed materials for the students.

"This was quite an unusual undertaking which had a tremendous impact on the District's students. For the serious art students, it was especially inspirational and informative. For all attendees, the show spoke to the power of imagination and creative thinking. Rick was unfailingly enthusiastic and generous throughout the entire process. He is changing lives through his gift of making art the bond that ties."

"It was one of the most worthwhile experiences I've been involved in for many years," said Rick Pantele. "I look forward to continuing with art presentations at schools." Rick is now in discussion with PSUSD to take the Incredible Art Tour to Desert Hot Springs schools in 2008.

The gallery is located at 333 N Palm Canyon Drive, Suite 101A at Amado, in Downtown Palm Springs near the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Ample parking is available in the rear of the Amado Business Center. Telephone 760-325-5917, e-mail info@incredibleartist.com, web.

Specializing in local emerging artists, the IncredibleArtist.Com Gallery in downtown Palm Springs is unique: Open ‘til late at night, slideshows on the wall inside and the sidewalk outside highlight the artwork. Artists are in attendance most nights to meet visitors, and passers-by can watch an artist at work in the window painting a new piece.

German Expressionism at JanssenArtSpace

German Expressionisim: The Inner World
Saturday, February 9, 2008
7 p.m.

Artist Dagmar will be featured in a special one week only exhibition. Don't miss a chance to meet the artist and mingle over her bold and colorful narrative works inspired by the Munich Blue Rider period.


45 x30 acrylic on paper "Icarus"

TONIGHT at Desert Art Center!

Join the Desert Art Center tonight for a Martini Mashed Potato Bar and other refreshments while viewing the unveiling of a new exhibition.
Friday Feb 1st
6-8pm
location: 550 N Palm Canyon Dr
(across from Koffi, sort of)