Get ready for the 30th Annual Holiday Concert! Special Guests are Derek Cannon & Walter Beasley. Special Performance by the many talented alumni musicians of Valley Jazz. ❄️ It’ll be on Saturday, December 8th, at 7 pm @ the Jimmie Cannon Theater at Southwest here in El Centro. Admission is free, as usual, with 2…

One of this years entry into the IV Film Festival and Art Showcase, this video will have subtitles during the festival on October 19th through the 20th. To purchase tickets please visit www.imperialvalleyfilmfestival.com

One of this years entry into the IV Film Festival and Art Showcase, this video will have subtitles during the festival on October 19th through the 20th. To purchase tickets please visit www.imperialvalleyfilmfestival.com

Friday, October 19, 2018, 6 p.m. Saturday, October 20, 2018, 9 a.m. to 10 pm @ The Imperial Valley Mall The Imperial County Film Commission, in conjunction with North County Coalition for the Arts, Ocotillo Wind Education Fund, Imperial Valley Community Foundation and California Arts Council, announced today that the feature film, “Future World,” will open the…

North County for the Arts 22nd Season Opener Fundraiser Presents: Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon starring Faith Diaz, Mathew Woodward, Charlene Ruiz, Austin Seals and special appearances by Luke Hamby & Christopher Ruiz.   Here is another bonus opportunity to get your “Barefoot in the Park” tickets: tonight from 5 p.m. to 7…

Are the visual and performing arts important? Important for who? Why? “Art is a way of talking to strangers.” -Marlene Dumas There have been countless hours spent on research and studies on the importance of arts and culture in our society. Not enough hours are spent in the support, promotion, or participation in the arts….

At the point of crossing between Calexico, CA and Mexicali, BC, in the southern California desert sits a pagoda. This ancient Chinese architectural statement welcomes visitors to the capital of Baja California, asserting the deep roots of the Chinese community that calls this border city home. It is not uncommon for the collisions of customs…

In 2008, Elizabeth Lopez, Fred Guzman, and Minerva Torres-Guzman returned to the Imperial Valley with BFAs in hand from Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. “We came back home and found the art scene very limited, to say the least,” recall the trio, “after settling in, it was apparent that the art…

The Chautauqua Institution in Western New York has appointed the artist, educator, and editor Sharon Louden as the artistic director and chair of its Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution program. In her new position, Louden will oversee the Chautauqua School of Art and the institution’s Strohl and Fowler-Kellogg Art Centers, as well as an artist…