One of the fun annual art events to attend in the Coachella Valley is happening this Saturday at the Hotel Zoso downtown Palm Springs. Guests can browse more than 550 original works of art by local and national celebrities and for less than one hundred dollars, you can purchase one of them. It's the Palm Springs Art Museum's Annual 99 Bucks Art Sale. Okay, the artworks are only on 5"x7" canvasas but come on, size doesn't matter if you really love it, right? And you'll be surprised at how much beauty and artistry can be created on a small canvas when a wide range of materials are utilized including acrylic painting, oil, glass, fabric, clay, assemblage and whatever else is born from someone's wild imagination. These are photos of previous year's creations.
Last year I had my eye on this palm tree painting, but ended up purchasing a dreamy oil painting of a woman lounging on a beach that I framed and gave as a birthday present to my sister. I felt a little silly when I spent more on the framing than I did on the painting, but the total cost was still only about $200, and for an original framed oil painting, that's not bad.
Some of the celebrities creating works this year are Tommy Tune, kd lang, Bob Mackie, Michael Childers, Linda Ellerbee, Michael Costello, Kaye Ballard, James von Praagh, and Joe Mantegna.
The works are sold anonymously (they're signed on the back) and that's part of the fun. Buy what you like and if it ends up being a piece by Tommy Tune or kd lang, so much the better!
There's no cost to attend. The lower level bar will open at 4 p.m. and doors to the event open at 4:30 p.m. The hostess for the evening is the fabulous Bella Da Ball who will keep the festivities lively and announce the sales of celebrity canvases after they are purchased. All proceeds benefit the museum's educational programming. For more information, go to http://www.psmuseum.org/.
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