Contact: Ronda Mills -818-813-4478
Palm Springs, CA (MMD Newswire) February 7, 2012 -- The 28th annual Desert Arts Festival will be held at Frances Stevens Park on February 18 - 20, 2012, in Downtown Palm Springs.
The Desert Arts Festival will feature 100 artists presenting their original work in all medium of two and three dimensional fine art, including paintings in acrylic, oils and watercolors, photography, etchings, sculpture in clay, glass, metal, stone and wood. Each artist will be present to meet with the public and discuss their work. All work is available for purchase.
Roberto Gutierrez of Glendale, Arizona was Columbia's"Sculptor of the Year" in 1997, and is the featured artist for the Desert Art Festival. Roberto's contemporary,astract scupture is mainly focused on the human body mixed with diffrent effects and materials. His work is collected in Tokyo, Paris, Venezuela, Ecuador and Panama, as well as the United States.
In addition to fine art, fine crafts will also be presented. Festival attendees will find blown glass, turned wood, semi-precious jewelry, pottery, stained glass, and an array of high-quality crafts.
Frances Stevens Park is located at 538 N. Palm Canyon Drive in Palm Springs, at the corner of Palm Canyon and Alejo. The hours of the event are from 10:00 am - 4:30 pm on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Admission and parking are free. The event is handicap accessible.
The Desert Art Festival is presented by West Coast Artists and will benefit the Desert Art Center, a local Non-Profit Organization. For additional information visit our website at www.westcoastartists.com or contact us at 818-813-4478 or info@westcoastartists.com.
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