Twentynine Palms Artists’ Guild - News & Events

Gallery & Gift Shop open 12 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays.
Twentynine Palms Art Gallery, 74055 Cottonwood Drive (off National Park Drive),
P.O. Box 115, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277. (760)367-7819 www.29palmsartgallery.com.

ART-FILLED WEEKEND at 29 Palms Art Gallery ~ May 3 and 4

Twentynine Palms Art Gallery will host two lively art events this weekend, on Saturday and Sunday, May 3 and 4, featuring some of the hi-desert’s favorite artists. The public is invited to attend, socialize with the artists, and support this historic community gallery.
   On Saturday, May 3, from 4 to 8 p.m., a Spring Art Auction at the gallery will feature original paintings, watercolors, photography, sculpture and jewelry by desert artists such as Robert Arnett, Janet Braley, Chuck Caplinger, Simi Dabah, Audrey Gillick, Gretchen Grunt, Dorothy Knight, Anne Lear, Mike Smiley, and Andy Weddington. Also featured at the fund-raiser will be several historic paintings from private collections, as well as silent auction tables offering unframed prints, ceramics, jewelry and collectibles. Doors open at 4 p.m., with a social hour and silent auction from 4 to 5:30 p.m., followed by a live auction from 5:30 to 8 p.m. with guest auctioneer Owen Gillick. Admission is free, and complimentary wine, hors d’oeuvres, and coffee will be served. All proceeds from the auction will benefit the historic gallery’s maintenance fund.
   On Sunday, May 4, from 12 to 3 p.m., the Morongo Basin Cultural Arts Council will hold its Spring Gathering of Artists at the gallery, in conjunction with an opening reception for its new group showing, Transformations II. The exhibit of mixed media art and three-dimensional pieces by MBCAC members will fill both the east and west wings of the gallery. The show is an encore to their successful 2005 Transformations exhibit at the gallery, which featured local artists’ work inspired by and dedicated to the late assemblage artist, Noah Purifoy. Admission is free and refreshments will be served on the gallery patio during the event. The exhibit is on display through May 25.
   Twentynine Palms Art Gallery, 74055 Cottonwood Drive (off National Park Drive), Twentynine Palms. Regular gallery hours are 12 to 3 p.m. Wed. through Sun. (760)367-7819, www.29palmsartgallery.com.

AWARDS FOR MEMBERS SHOW - APRIL 2008

Awards were presented to ten desert artists during a reception on April 6 for the annual Members Show at Twentynine Palms Art Gallery. The judged exhibition, which features nearly 80 works by members of the Twentynine Palms Artists’ Guild, is currently on display through April 27.

Awards for oil and acrylic paintings or mixed media works in the Not Under Glass category were given to “Seabear Beached” by Andy Weddington of Yucca Valley, first place; “The Last Stand” by Scott Monteith of Twentynine Palms, second; “Inferno at Goat Creek” by Jim Lane, third; and “Quail Composition” by Esther Shaw, honorable mention.

In the Under Glass category, which includes watercolors, pastels, drawings, etchings, fine-art prints, and mixed media, “Three Muses” by A.M. Trent of Twentynine Palms received first place; followed “Stonehenge Revisited” by Yucca Valley artist Darlene Morris, second; “Sails” by Rhonda Duval, third; and “Church Shadows” by Andy Weddington, honorable mention.

The Photography awards this year went to “Sunny Palms” by Marci Vanderbilt, first place; “Wonder Valley Homestead” by Jennifer Ruggiero, second; and “Morning at Cow Camp” by H. Baczkowski, third.

Judge for the 2008 Members Show was artist and art instructor Ida Foreman of Joshua Tree. The exhibit will be on display through April 27.

Twentynine Palms Art Gallery is located at 74055 Cottonwood Drive, off National Park Drive in Twentynine Palms. Gallery hours are 12 to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. For information, call (760)367-7819 or visit www.29palmsartgallery.com.

STUDENTS’ ART SHOW (Awards) Twentynine Palms Art Gallery

Awards were presented for the annual Students Art Show at a reception on Feb. 3, hosted by the Twentynine Palms Artists’ Guild. The judge for this year’s exhibition, artist Andy Weddington, announced the award winners and spoke to the students, parents, and teachers assembled at the event about his judging criteria and what he looks for in a budding artist. Nearly 140 works were entered in the competition, all from Morongo Basin area high school students.
    Tito Acosta, a senior at Yucca Valley High School, was given the Ada Bigler Scholarship Award, a special recognition presented to the senior student showing the most potential as an artist. The award is given annually in memory of the late Ada Bigler, a longtime Twentynine Palms artist and member of the artists’ guild.
    Awards in the Painting category went to Yucca Valley High School students James Cooper, first; Ethan Garcia, second; Ashleigh Lopez, third; and Vanessa Ortiz, honorable mention.
    In the Drawing category, Gabriel Tafoya of Twentynine Palms High School received third place. Yucca Valley High School students Tito Acosta and Ethan Garcia received first and second; and Nigel Roman was given honorable mention.
    The Other category, including collage and mixed media works, saw awards go to Maddison Dario, first; Sabrina Littleton, second; Alexis Cambon, third; and Alicia Gorwin, honorable mention; all of Yucca Valley.
    The exhibition is on display at Twentynine Palms Art Gallery, 74055 Cottonwood Drive (off National Park Drive), Twentynine Palms through Feb. 24. Gallery hours are 12 to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. For more information, contact the gallery at (760)367-7819 or www.29palmsartgallery.com.

New Twentynine Palms photo-history book available in our
Gift Shop! “Images of America: Twentynine Palms”
by Vickie Waite, Al Gartner, and Paul F. Smith
Arcadia Publishing 2007, 128 pages, $19.99.

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Updated: 04/28/2008