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Perennial La Quinta Arts Festival favorite Tom Barnes was recently juried into the Salon Societe Nationale des Beau-Arts. Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts (SNBA) in Paris exhibition at the Carrousel in the Louvre, Paris.  A first in that American delegations had been previously excluded from the exhibit which has a history dating to the 1860’s.  
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 Artist Tom Thornton recently won 1st Place for Master Woodworking in the Accessories/Boxes Category at the Orange County Fair 2011 Visual Arts Program. Thornton, a resident of Oceanside, is a regular participant at both Art Under the Umbrellas and La Quinta Arts Festival where he exhibits his individually handmade segmented-wood boxes in various sizes. View [...]

The Palm Springs Desert Resort Communities Convention and Visitors Authority (CVA) has selected a striking piece of Kathy Jenkin’s fused glass art work s to be one of the official client gifts offered by the CVA this year.  Jenkins’ work was placed in contention for this commission by LQAF, along with several other artists, when [...]

“R” is for Roethlisberger - Artist Lauren Youngs Scores by Adding Famous Quarterback to her Clientele List!
La Quinta resident Lauren Youngs has been exhibiting her jewelry at LQAF’s Art Under the Umbrellas for the past five years.  Unknown to many of us, she also has another successful business called Sincerely Yours, Lauren  featuring a variety of monogrammed gift items.  [...]

La Quinta Arts Festival is prominently featured in a glossy three-page spread in the May/June 2011 issue of Glass Art, the official go-to magazine for the Art Glass industry. The colorful photo-essay entitled, “Glass Shines Even Brighter at La Quinta Arts Festival,” focuses on the business aspect of three of La Quinta Arts Festival’s premier [...]

 Sunshine Artist, America’s premier art and craft show magazine, delivered La Quinta Arts Festival 2011 a glowing review in its July 2011 issue. Compiled from FastAudit reports by artists, the review was based much on artist sales, plus venue, artist amenities, and quality of art.  (Read the entire review. Click on ‘View Current Issue’)
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The key to La Quinta Arts Festival’s phenomenal success is our ability to join forces with the best artistic talent in the country. This is accomplished through a sophisticated jury process performed by both peer and professional jury members who are different each year.  Four to five jurors are designated for each of the dozen [...]

Ceramics

All original clay and porcelain work is accepted in this category. No machine made or mass produced work is permitted. If multiple pieces of the same design are displayed each piece must be signed.

Drawing & Pastel

All works created using dry media including chalk, charcoal, pastels, pencil, wax crayon, etc. or from the fluid medium of [...]

Fine Craft
In this category, any material or construction may be used. Ceramic pieces designed to be functional or fine cutting boards of hardwoods are included. It also includes work such as furniture, musical instruments, baskets, stained glass, lathe turned wood, hand blown glass, etc.
Drawing
This category includes work that is made directly by hand onto a [...]