New Sculptures Coming to El Paseo! Debut Event Set for Jan. 7

PALM DESERT, CA – The public is invited to celebrate the arrival of new sculptures on the median of Palm Desert’s world famous shopping district as the City of Palm Desert marks the debut of the 2017/2018 El Paseo Exhibition on Saturday, January 7.

The day’s fun will begin at 9 a.m. at the northwest corner of El Paseo and Portola Avenue with a docent led tour of the Exhibition’s sculptures. At 10:30 a.m., a formal dedication of the artworks will be held at The Gardens on El Paseo. The ceremony will also introduce a new mobile app that will give art lovers convenient access to information about the Exhibition’s new artworks.

From 11 a.m. to noon, many of the artists who created the Exhibition’s 18 sculptures will visit their works and be available to answer questions and discuss them. Local arts organizations, including Coachella Valley Art Scene, Create Center of the Arts Palm Desert, and the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery, will have arts and crafts stations along El Paseo adding to the creative and stimulating atmosphere.

Palm Desert’s Art in Public Places Commission selected the 2017/2018 Exhibition’s artworks from among scores of artists who submitted their work for consideration. The artworks, which include fanciful and thought provoking examples of abstract and representational sculpture, will be on display on pads in the El Paseo median for two years.

The Exhibition debut celebration is just one of the many fun events featured as part of First Weekend Palm Desert, starting every first Friday of the month, November through May, and continuing throughout the weekend. For more information about First Weekend events, please visit www.pdfirstweekend.com.

For more information about the Exhibition or to schedule a tour, please call 760-346-0611, ext. 664 or visit www.palmdesertart.org.

– SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION BY: City of Palm Desert