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The Arts Notation: 02.2025
Our desert has once again opened its arms, welcoming both short- and long-term visitors. Many families who sought solace here in the wake of these tragedies have decided to...
Adam Villacin Art Exhibition—Opening Gala FEB 8
Influenced by late 20th-century illustration and subcultural signifiers, Adam Villacin's work explores contemporary iconography and hagiography with sharp, wry humor.
Insight Into a Truffaut Masterpiece
Throughout Francois Truffaut's 1973 masterpiece Day For Night, a callow movie star played by Jean-Pierre Leaud asks "Are women magic?" The most agreed-upon interpretation is that Leaud's character, Alphonse,...
We Are Mortal—Workshop with Kara Hoppe
We spend so much time avoiding our mortality and denying that we were born terminal and one day will die. But what happens if we run with care, tender...
Archives + Desert Dwellers
Hundreds of art patrons, buyers, enthusiasts, collectors, and aficionados celebrated new and unique works during the opening gala of the Joshua Tree Gallery of Contemporary Art 's newest exhibition,...
A Welcome: From Patricia Vernhes
Dear Desert Community, I hope you are all keeping healthy, balanced, and enjoying the desert winter; we know how special this time is here. First of all, I would like to...
Greater Joshua Tree Art Expo Announces 2024 Winners
This year’s juried exhibition and competition is a breathtaking exploration of the profound relationship between water and the desert landscape, captured through the eyes of more than 40 talented...
Archives + Desert Dwellers Exhibition
The Hi-Desert Cultural Center’s state-of-the-art Joshua Tree Gallery of Contemporary Art (JTGOCA) opens its newest exhibition, ARCHIVES + DESERT DWELLERS.
U2 to “Phantom”—Philharmonic Auditions JAN 22
In celebration of the Joshua Tree Philharmonic’s (JPHIL) 20th Anniversary this spring, the Hi-Desert Cultural Center will be holding auditions January 22, 2024 for instrumentalists interested in joining and...
JTGOCA to feature the fine art of Spelman Downer + Steve Rieman
The state-of-the-art Joshua Tree Gallery of Contemporary Art (JTGOCA) opens its newest exhibition, ABSTRACTED DIRECTIONS, featuring the artwork of abstract painter Spelman Downer and metal sculptor Steve Rieman.
Greater Joshua Tree Art Expo Announces 2023 Winners
The Greater Joshua Tree Art Expo opened to a thundering success as hundreds of art patrons, buyers, enthusiasts, collectors, and aficionados from the Western United States came to celebrate...
JTGOCA to feature Berlin-based Artists
A group exhibition showcasing the works of seven Berlin-based German artists whose works continue to show why Berlin is considered by many to be the perfect playground for artists...
NOTE: THIS NEW WEBSITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION/MAINTENANCE
EXHIBITION OPENING: I WAS HANDSOM, I WAS STRONG, I KNEW THE WORDS TO EVERY SONG
JOSHUA TREE GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART
- ART GALLERY
Adam Villacin Art Exhibition—Opening Gala FEB 8
Influenced by late 20th-century illustration and subcultural signifiers, Adam Villacin's work explores contemporary iconography and hagiography with sharp, wry humor.
Insight Into a Truffaut Masterpiece
Throughout Francois Truffaut's 1973 masterpiece Day For Night, a callow movie star played by Jean-Pierre Leaud asks "Are women magic?" The most agreed-upon interpretation is that Leaud's character, Alphonse,...
We Are Mortal—Workshop with Kara Hoppe
We spend so much time avoiding our mortality and denying that we were born terminal and one day will die. But what happens if we run with care, tender...
Archives + Desert Dwellers
Hundreds of art patrons, buyers, enthusiasts, collectors, and aficionados celebrated new and unique works during the opening gala of the Joshua Tree Gallery of Contemporary Art 's newest exhibition,...
A Welcome: From Patricia Vernhes
Dear Desert Community, I hope you are all keeping healthy, balanced, and enjoying the desert winter; we know how special this time is here. First of all, I would like to...
Greater Joshua Tree Art Expo Announces 2024 Winners
This year’s juried exhibition and competition is a breathtaking exploration of the profound relationship between water and the desert landscape, captured through the eyes of more than 40 talented...
Archives + Desert Dwellers Exhibition
The Hi-Desert Cultural Center’s state-of-the-art Joshua Tree Gallery of Contemporary Art (JTGOCA) opens its newest exhibition, ARCHIVES + DESERT DWELLERS.
U2 to “Phantom”—Philharmonic Auditions JAN 22
In celebration of the Joshua Tree Philharmonic’s (JPHIL) 20th Anniversary this spring, the Hi-Desert Cultural Center will be holding auditions January 22, 2024 for instrumentalists interested in joining and...
JTGOCA to feature the fine art of Spelman Downer + Steve Rieman
The state-of-the-art Joshua Tree Gallery of Contemporary Art (JTGOCA) opens its newest exhibition, ABSTRACTED DIRECTIONS, featuring the artwork of abstract painter Spelman Downer and metal sculptor Steve Rieman.
Greater Joshua Tree Art Expo Announces 2023 Winners
The Greater Joshua Tree Art Expo opened to a thundering success as hundreds of art patrons, buyers, enthusiasts, collectors, and aficionados from the Western United States came to celebrate...
JTGOCA to feature Berlin-based Artists
A group exhibition showcasing the works of seven Berlin-based German artists whose works continue to show why Berlin is considered by many to be the perfect playground for artists...
National Geographic Features JTGOCA Artist, Stephan Gladieu
It started as a countercultural art movement in 2001.