January 23 to January 29, 2014
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2014 Southwest Arts Festival : Art Evolving ®
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Contents
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The Southwest Arts Festival............ 3 Community - Safehouse................6 Events - RM Writers Fest................7 Events - Patrick Warburton Golf...7 Sports Scene..................................8 Sports.............................................9 Publisher’s Pick for Tachevah.....10 Desert DJs....................................11 LMS - CV Music Show...................11 LMS- Mikey Reyes........................12 Robin Linn’s Desert Rhythms .....13 Consider This ...............................14 Art - Mauro Rosso........................15 Pet Place.......................................16 The Vino Voice..............................17 Club Crawler Nightlife.................18 Pampered Palate - Eureka!..........20 Screeners......................................22 Book Review.................................23 Happy Hour Hotspot...................25 In Memory of Dona Thorman .....25 Don’t Be Clueless in the CV ........26 Haddon Libby: It’s All Local.........27 ShareKitchen................................27 Dale Gribow.................................28 It’s Your Nickel..............................28 Safety Tips....................................29 Gaemer Girl..................................29 Don’t Be Clueless in the CV Cont...30 Health - Miramonte.....................25 Free Will Astrology......................31 Mind, Body, & Spirit.....................31 Life & Career Coach......................32 Beauty..........................................32 Comics - Weiss Cracks..................34
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or the 28th year, the Indio Chamber of Commerce once again hosts one of the area’s oldest fine arts festivals. The 2014 Southwest Arts Festival® takes place at one of the Valley’s most beautiful venues, the Empire Polo Club in Indio. On January 24, 25 and 26th, over 250 artists will sell and showcase their work in the following categories of contemporary and abstract fine works of art — clay, drawing, glass, jewelry, metal works, painting, photography, sculpture, textile and other arts. The festival’s reputation for first-class quality and professional integrity make it one of the finest in the country. As a juried show, festival attendees (over 10,000 last year) know they will see a variety of excellent artwork at the show. “Since this
is a juried show, we receive hundreds of applications. Each potential artist is handselected through a laborious process by talented artistic jurors,” explains Joyce Donaldson, former IOM, President/CEO of the Indio Chamber who recently left the Chamber after running five very successful festivals. “That process keeps the quality high so we only feature distinctive fine art that brings people in. The bottom line is attendance, which drives sales,” adds Donaldson. This is the Chamber’s largest annual fundraiser helping support member services and community programs. As the landscape of the Coachella Valley has changed in flora, fauna and home design styles, so has the festival’s artistic focus. When it began almost three decades ago, most of the area’s architecture, art and home furnishing accessories were pure Southwestern. “It was hard to find anything for your home that wasn’t southwestern, from a Kokopelli statue for your garden to cactus salt and pepper shakers,” recalls Suzy Walker, who moved to Palm Springs from Washington twenty-eight years ago and frequents the festival. The festival has followed the area’s changes and evolved away from its beginnings as a mecca for southwest style art to an art show with many contemporary artists in all mediums. “We are not known for just showcasing southwest traditional art any longer. As you walk the festival, modern and contemporary art is everywhere in all price ranges,” Donaldson observes. The name Southwest Arts Festival is now indicative of the location and not the type of art showcased. “It has been the name for the past 28 years and it has grown to a festival where the attendees know they can find contemporary artwork directly from the artists creating the art,” Donaldson adds.
January 23 to January 29, 2014
by Ellen Paris
Nancy Egan of San Clemente and La Quinta was selected as the 2014 Festival Poster Artist. Her oil on canvas, “MOMA Les Desmoiselles d’Avignon,” part of her Museumscape collection, is the festival’s signature poster. The poster’s contemporary look immediately illustrates the evolution.
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