By Rebecca Pikus
The most spectacular Art Event in the Desert is the annual Palm Springs Fine Art Fair — this will be the 4th year and it just gets better & better! This year Post-War and Contemporary Art will be on display at the Palm Springs Convention Center from Feb. 12-15, 2015. Participants include 60 local, national & international Galleries and art organizations. Our Coachella Valley galleries participating in the event include: Archangel Gallery, Dawson Cole Fine Art, Heather James Fine Art, Hohmann (Gallery), Imago Galleries, Jorge Mendez Gallery and J. Willott Gallery. National galleries range from those in Laguna Beach, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Seattle, Santa Fe, Denver, Chicago, New York (to name a few) to international galleries from France, Belgium, Ireland, Hungary, Korea.
Beginning this year, Rick Friedman, the art fair President, has added a booth for the Palm Springs Art Museum. It will feature works from 10 members of their Artists Council. Charlie Ciali, president-elect of the Artists Council, considers this opportunity a tremendous honor. The artwork will be rotated throughout the event, and exhibiting Artists will be on hand to answer questions.
In addition to the exciting artwork displays the show will feature Receptions, Lectures, and the chance to purchase rare works by many celebrated Artists including Robert Rauschenberg, Roy Lichtenstein, & Andy Warhol. This event is an Art Feast for art lovers! The excitement in the air is almost palpable — stroll from booth to booth with refreshments such as a glass of fine wine in hand — gourmet appetizers are also available. Whenever I attend, it is hard for me not to almost run from exhibit to exhibit at the event — the art is literally breath-taking! Over 14,000 art lovers attended last year, & this year will be even bigger.
Palm Springs Fine Art Fair will run in conjunction with Modernism Week, also at the Convention Center. The Art Fair’s Opening Night Preview is February 12. The Art Fair runs from Feb. 12-15 (President’s Day) at the Palm Springs Convention Center, 277 N. Avenida Caballeros, Palm Springs, Ca — For information & tickets go to www.palmspringsartfair.com
