Experience Art in the Park in the Dark

Posted by Cindy Uken | Mar 20, 2023 | News, Valley Life

Lasers and flaggers and bikes, oh my!

The inaugural Art in the Park in the Dark will take place from 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday, April 15, at Demuth Park, on Mesquite Avenue between the Pickleball courts and the playground.

The event is part of World Art Day, in honor of Leonardo da Vinci's birthday. Art in the Park in the Dark is the 6-10 p.m. portion of the World Art Day Festival, taking place at Demuth Park with lots of hands-on arts activities from 3 to 6 p.m., produced by the City of Palm Springs Parks and Recreation Department. The evening portion will be filled with lasers, lighted bikes, flaggers, interactive glow art and live painting. It is also incredibly hands-on.

The entire day of events is free and appropriate for all ages.

"This started a few months ago when I applied for the Art Is Everywhere Neighborhood Grant from the Palm Springs Public Arts Commission to get some picnic tables painted in my park," said Shann Carr, who is producing Art in the Park in the Dark, with support from the City of Palm Springs. "When I got the grant, I wanted to make a fuss about revealing the artists’ painted tables by making a gallery reveal in the park, at night, staged artistically with my solar gadgets! Now artists and neighbors keep tossing their hat into the ring to participate by looking at the art they already do and bringing in light, black light and glow. Fun!"

Art in the Park in the Dark activities, which will occur from 6 to 10 p.m., will include:

The first sponsors to jump-up to support the event are Hot Purple Energy, Renova and the Coachella Valley Independent, bringing together the art and solar themes of the event perfectly. April 15also happens to be the day that Californians buying solar, will step into the "Net Metering 3" arrangement with the utility companies.

"I’m a fanatic for solar lights. I live right by the airport, and I sometimes worry a plane might mistake my back yard as the landing strip," Carr said.

For information about participating and attending, check out the Facebook event page "Art in the Park in the Dark & World Art Day Festival." We’d love some more sponsors, and booths participating, too!

Contact Shann Carr at [email protected] or Krystalyn Pacquette at Demuth Community Center, 760-320-6430

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