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