Art Documentary Film Series to Present 'Pilchuck, A Dance With Fire'

From the City of Palm Desert: Palm Desert’s 2017 Public Art Documentary Film Series continues on Thursday, February 16 with a free screening of Pilchuck, A Dance with Fire.

Since its founding by iconic figure Dale Chihuly and a few art school friends in 1971, the Pilchuck Glass School has been pushing the limits of a medium that can last centuries or shatter in an instant. Pilchuck, A Dance with Fire identifies the remarkable convergence of visionary individuals, regional culture, and fortunate timing to explain the blossoming of Pilchuck and the studio glass movement. A question and answer session with artist and Pilchuck alumnus Patrick Blythe will follow the screening.

The documentary film series is presented by the City of Palm Desert Public Art Department and the University of California, Riverside Palm Desert Graduate Center. All films screen the third Thursday of the month, January through April, at 6 p.m. in the auditorium at UCR Palm Desert, 75080 Frank Sinatra Drive. Each screening will include a featured speaker who will answer questions about that night’s film. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended.

Additional films include: Bending Sticks: The Sculpture of Patrick Dougherty on March 16, and Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson on April 20.

For more information and reservations, please call the Palm Desert Public Art Department at 760-837-1663 or register online.

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