2024-2025 SCHEDULE

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - FREE ADMISSION

 

FRIDAYS 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED

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PLEASE CHECK BACK OFTEN FOR AN UPDATED DEMO SCHEDULE!

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NOTE:  If you are an AC Member Artist and have interest in conducting a DEMO at the Artists Center in Palm Desert, please contact Kim at: kimkgarretson@gmail.com​​​                                               ​​

OCTOBER                                         

Friday, 10-18-24  11:00 AM - 1:00 PM 

Artist: Nita Harper

OIL LANDSCAPE PAINTING: Experience the artist's thought process, inspiration and interpretation of a landscape photograph transferred to canvas.  Learn Nita's tips and techniques for creating gorgeous landscape paintings using photographic references as inspiration. 

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Friday, 10-25-24  11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Artist: Mary Gorfine

QUILT COLLAGES:  Discover how the artist considers color (hue and intensity,) value, and scale while choosing fabrics to build her mesmerizing quilt masterpieces. 

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NOVEMBER                        

Friday, 11-1-24  11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Artist: Sherry Davis

JAPANESE INK BRUSH PAINTING:  Also known as Sumi-e. Interact with the artist, and instructor of over 20 years, as she shares how she as perfected her strokes and techniques to gain an understanding of how to use subtle changes in pressure and position to create different line effects and contours.  Sherry will demonstrate her techniques and show how to create "The Bamboo", which is the first flower often taught when learning the art form.

                     

Friday, 11-8-24  11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Artist: Andrea Raft

ACRYLIC MIXED MEDIA:  Unleash your imagination and come explore the endless possibilities of creating collages using gold leafing and texture paste as artist-Andrea demonstrates multiple acrylic mixed-media techniques. 

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Friday, 11-15-24  11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Artist: Melinda Cootsona

OIL AND COLD WAX:  Using oil and cold wax to illustrate the figure (human form).

 

Friday, 11-22-24  11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Artist: Brian Brodowsky

FUSED GLASS ART:   Join in the fun as Brian demonstrates kiln-fused glass cutting, assembling, and receive a special wearable gift from the artist that you've helped to create! ​

 

DECEMBER 

Friday, 12-6-24  11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Artist: Ellen Jean Diederich

ACRYLIC LANDSCAPES:   Learn how the artist simplifies the essence of acrylic landscape paintings of palm trees and water on canvas.  View Ellen's sketches, studies of her process, and see some of her beautiful original works.

 

Friday, 12-13-25  11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Artist: Mardi deVeuve Alexis

WABI-SABI:  Discover Wabi-Sabi collage painting with abandon!

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JANUARY

Friday, 1-10-25  11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Artist: Henriette Heiny

PEARLING:  Learn the fluid art technique of creating the pearling effect.

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Friday, 1-17-25  11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Artist: Warren Knapp

ART+HOME:  Discover 

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Friday, 1-31-25  11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Artist: Starr May

HOT GLUE STENCIL & TEXTURE:  Discover how the artist implements hot glue into the stencil making process and understand the innovative way Starr uses hot glue and the Gelli Plate to enhance texture.

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FEBRUARY

Friday, 2-7-25  11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Artist: Bette Ann Libby

CERAMIC SHARD MOSAICS:  Discover how "breaking things" can lead to "making things", as Bette Ann demonstrates the design, materials, tools and substrates involved in ceramic shard mosaics.

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Friday, 2-14-25  11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Artist: Cynthia J. Dunlap

WATER-BASED CLAY SCULPTURE:  Learn the basic principles of sculpture using water-based clay.  The artist will demonstrate how to build a simple hollow shape as a foundation, show steps to begin adding facial features, and finally develop the details of a human form leading into a full portrait.

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Friday, 2-21-25  11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Artist: Jeni Bate

WATERCOLOR RE-MIX:  Discover how to re-mix an existing watercolor painting through the innovative process of cutting, reassembling and adding mixed-media into the picture.  Curious?  Come check out artist Jeni Bates creative techniques!

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Friday, 2-28-25  11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Artist:  Arlette Stella

ACRYLIC ABSTACTS INSPIRATION:   Explore ways to find encouragement and inspiration from this artist who's default response to life is "kindness" and the foundation of her creativity through abstract paintings.

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MARCH

Friday, 3-14-25  11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Artist:  Dusanka Kralj

ENHANCED DIMENSION BY BUILDING TEXTURE:  Experience the difference that texture can make in enhancing the dimension of art through the process of building a textured ground on paper or canvas with the implementation of various tools, gesso, and mediums.

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APRIL

Friday, 4-4-25  11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Artist:  Lisa Van Herik

WIRE WEAVING:  Join this metalsmith painter and fiber artist as she shares the secrets to success in working with wire for both jewelry and home decor.

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