LOOKING BACK ON WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED IN 2016

Our partnership with Westfield Palm Desert

• One Year Residency
• Activated a 6,000 sq. ft. space called “MAKE” from January – June
  • Produced 3 Art Shows, featured over 20 local artists
  • Weekly Live Music Events, featured over 15 local bands
  • Poetry Festival, highlighted over 15 local poets and writers
  • Local Commerce, featured over 12 emerging local entrepreneurs
  • Produced an Independent Short Film Festival
  • Produced Kid Disco, a children’s dance party
  • Partnered with Desert AIDS Project, Desert Arc, Get Tested, Torres Martinez Indian Reservation, Comic Con Palm Springs, Palm Desert Youth Committee on events
• Activated a 3,000 sq. ft. space (twice) called “STREET HQ”
  • 3 months of weekly Hip Hop programming, featuring 20+ hip hop artists
  • Local Commerce, featured over 12 emerging local entrepreneurs
  • Art exhibit featuring over 5 local street artists
  • Ongoing interactive crafts and open art studio
• Art Curation for STREET 2016 – An Urban Art and Music Festival
  • Curated and booked 10 local musical acts
  • Curated and booked 8 local visual artists
  • Curated and booked 6 Local poets / writers
  • Curated and produced 7 Interactive Craft Tables
  • Approximately 4,000 people in attendance

Our partnership with SunLine Transit Agency

• 111 Music Festival – “When there’s music, it’s a Soundbus”
  • Curate and Book over 25 local music acts
  • Curate and Book over 5 local poets and writers
  • Produced over 10 live music videos
  • Commercial material all featuring and promoting local artists
  • Mobile Music Festival that spans across the entire the Coachella Valley
  • All Ages event, $1 to participate

First Annual Poetry Festival

• Curated by Michelle Castillo
• Featured over 20 poets and creative writers from across Southern California
• Poetry Workshops and Programming

Fiscal Sponsorship : CREATE Center for the Arts Palm Desert

• We our very proud and honored to announce our first ever Fiscal Sponsorship with CREATE Center for the Arts.
  • We have sponsored their project by offering our 501(c)(3) status. CREATE is now able to seek grants and solicit tax-deductible donations under our exempt status.
• The CVAS supports CREATE’s Mission.
  • CREATE Center for the Arts Palm Desert is an exciting new arts venue focused on art creation. This is a facility with a formal gallery space, internationally recognized visiting artist workshops, a wide variety of classes and working studio space for printmakers, crafters, fiber arts, fashion, video, painting, drawing, 3-D printing and more.
  • We hope to one day occupy space inside their new facility in the heart of Palm Desert
• We are now able to be a Fiscal Sponsor to any other emerging artists and/or arts organizations that are looking to emerge in 2017.
  • Artist looking for 501c3 status to sposnor a project?
  • Looking to jump start your own charity?
  • Contact us for more info: sarah@thecoachellavalleyartscene.com

In 2016 we Collaborated with:

• Palm Springs Art Museum
  • Actiations at First Fridays
  • Palm Desert campus
• Torres Martinez Indian Reservation
  • Gallery tour
  • Arts and Entrepeunership Lecture
  • Craft class
• Desert Arc
  • Art Show
  • Craft Class
• Get Tested / Desert AIDS Project
  • Craftathon Fundraiser
• Palm Springs International Film Festival
  • Curated live music at their Movies After Dark series
• College of the Desert’s KCOD Radio
  • Online podcast programming
  • Film Screening collaborations
• Mary Pickford Theatre
  • Community Craft sessions
  • Film screenings
• City of Palm Desert
  • First Fridays Actiations
• FG Creative
  • Swing N Hops art and craft activations
• Palm Desert Youth Committee
  • Open Mic
  • Fundriaser Event
• Palm Springs Unified School District