Without heading your car from the desert floor to the mountain community of Idyllwild, residents and visitors in Palm Desert have the opportunity to view exciting students’ artwork. It is equally exciting for students to get their work into a professional gallery for the first time and in front of the prestigious desert audience. The exhibition and opening reception on May 5 (4-7pm) are open to the public and all proceeds go directly to the students who are showcasing over 50 works of art that represent 35 students in grades 9-12.
Idyllwild Arts Academy debuts its Spring 2023 off-site student exhibition with a reception on Friday, May 5. The visual arts reception will be held at Melissa Morgan Fine Art Gallery (73-660 El Paseo, Palm Desert, CA 92260), a prestigious contemporary gallery in the heart of El Paseo, on Friday, May 5 from 4-7 p.m.
Following the reception, gallery visitors can walk a block to the gallery’s outdoor sculpture garden for the student songwriting concert featuring original compositions from rock, pop, and alternative to R&B and progressive soul. The exhibition, which is free and open to the public, will also be on view on Saturday, May 6 from 10 a.m. to 5 pm.
Changing lives with art
The exhibit will feature the year’s best visual works from the pioneering arts high school that has been changing lives through the transformative power of art for more than 70 years. Curated by Visual Arts Department Chair Linda Santana along with the Visual Arts faculty, the exhibition showcases over 50 works of art from 35 students, which were chosen as standout examples of the high level of creativity and technical accomplishment from artists in grades 9-12. With the extraordinary generosity of Melissa Morgan Fine Art, all of the artwork in the exhibition will be for sale, with 100% of the proceeds going to the artist and to the Visual Arts Department at Idyllwild Arts.
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