Art Fair SourceBook has just named La Quinta Arts Festival #8 in the nation among fine art festivals in the 2009 rankings released yesterday.  The rankings are based on average sales reported by the event’s exhibitors.  Only two California festivals; La Quinta Arts Festival and Sausalito Art Festival ranked in the top 25.
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A formal exhibition of works by ten contemporary Plein Air Painters begins Friday, December 11, 2008 and runs through February 1, 2009 at the Palm Desert Community Gallery, located inside the Palm Desert Visitor Center, 72-567 Highway 111.
The Plein Air Artists featured include: Ebrahim Amin, Gary Blackwell, Robert Fleming, Robert Ferguson, Michael Logan, Nancy Lynn, [...]

Perfect weather, live music and over seventy artists attracted more patrons than ever to Art Under the Umbrellas on November 8th.  Crowds were estimated at over one thousand based on the constant and steady flow of art enthusiasts and happy shoppers.  Old Town restaurants including Hogs Breath Inn, Stuft Pizza Bar & Grill, and Old Town Coffee Company [...]

Art Under the Umbrellas kicked off it’s sixth season this past Saturday with 65 artists exhibiting exciting new work for sale.  Fourteen artists presented their art for the first time in our beautiful desert, coming from throughout Southern California and Arizona and even Lake Tahoe!
 
The streets of Old Town La Quinta were awash in color [...]

The second in the series of special summer weekends, “Art. Culture. NightLife.”  will be held  in Old Town La Quinta  Friday & Saturday, August 15th & 16th from 5 to 9 pm.  And be sure to save the date for the final special summer weekend, September 19th & 20th.
Both Old Town La Quinta and La [...]

RIDE WITH US! If you yearn to view over eighty works by premier American Modernists or want to experience ancient Chinese history come to life, you won’t want to miss two exceptional museum tours hosted by La Quinta Arts Foundation and the City of La Quinta Community Services Department.
On September 20th journey with fellow [...]

La Quinta Arts Festival is proud to announce our 2008 Award Winners.  Twenty-four judges are selected to independently evaluate one media of art on the opening morning of Festival. The level of expertise brought by this panel of judges adds tremendous credibility to our event. We encourage the judges to interact with each [...]

Since 1982 La Quinta Arts Foundation has created programs and opportunities to nurture and support artists through our mission of Promoting and Cultivating the Arts.
Undergoing a rigorous jury process competing with nearly 1,000 applicants these artists display mastery of their respective medium and excellence in presentation to qualify for La Quinta [...]

La Quinta Arts Festival is proud to announce our 2008 Award Winners. Twenty-four judges are selected to independently evaluate one media of art on the opening morning of Festival. The level of expertise brought by this panel of judges adds tremendous credibility to our event. We encourage the judges to interact with each artist [...]

“Pallino,” a beautiful, yet whimsical bronze sculpture by noted Colorado sculptor, James LaCasse, has been chosen as the Official Festival Poster for the 2008 La Quinta Arts Festival, it was announced by LQAF Executive Director, Christi Salamone.  The Festival will run from March 13th through the 16th at La Quinta Civic Center Campus.
“Many people view [...]