2012 Public Art Documentary Film Series
PUBLIC ART DOCUMENTARY FILM SERIES
Take your passion for art to another level with the Public Art Documentary Film Series, celebrating the creativity, vision and techniques of several dynamic artists.
The series is a partnership between UCR Palm Desert and the City of Palm Desert's Public Art Department, featuring many memorable community works all over the globe.
Best of all, it's FREE!
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Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.
"A Night of Short Films"
This night will feature a series of short films, highlighted by Sally Cloninger's "Dreaming of Spirit Animals: The Glass Art of Cappy Thompson," a documentary about an internationally renowned glass painter in the Pacific Northwest. Artist Thompson created the largest hand-painted narrative stained glass window in the United States - a window that is 90 ft. long by 33 ft. high. The film chronicles the work, from a dream in 2000 to the unveiling in 2004. At least two more short films will be included in the evening. REGISTER
The University of California has been active in the Coachella Valley for nearly 100 years, initially supporting the agriculture industry and more recently impacting modern growth issues through research in areas such as transportation, air quality, and energy and water conservation. The UCR Palm Desert Center, established in 2005, provides graduate education to the Coachella Valley through its innovative Executive MBA and MFA degrees.