March 16, 2024
Candlewood Arts Festival: Borrego Springs
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Candlewood Arts Festival in Borrego Springs
The enchanting desert landscape of Borrego Springs sets the stage for the 4th annual Candlewood Arts Festival on March 23, 2024 an event that has quickly become a cornerstone of cultural and artistic expression in the region. This unique festival brings together a vibrant collection of commissioned public art works, gallery exhibitions, and a rich tapestry of local and visiting talents.
Quick Facts About The Candlewood Arts Festival
- Event Name: Candlewood Arts Festival
- Date: March 23, 2024
- Location: Anza Borrego Desert, Borrego Springs
- Edition: 4th annual event
- Sponsored by: Under The Sun Foundation
- Featured Artists: Karla Diaz, Jake Freilich, Pearl C. Hsiung, Debra Scacco
- Local Participation: Involves student artists from Borrego Springs High School
- Activities: The festival will include a performance, workshops, an artists’ talk, and an opening party.
- Event Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Theme: The festival aims to inspire new ways of seeing and understanding the unique landscape and community of Borrego Springs.
- Artist Contributions:Karla Diaz will celebrate community stories and the meditative power of running.
- Pearl C. Hsiung will display a monumental sculpture called "Holocene Screen" in The Mall and hold a painting workshop.
- Debra Scacco will create a structure in Galleta Meadows synthesizing her research about water in Borrego Springs.
- Jake Freilich mentored Borrego Springs High School students for the 3rd year, guiding a thematic exhibition entitled "We You Me".
- Additional Events: A public painting workshop with Pearl C. Hsiung, a talk featuring artists, and a public reception for the artists.
- Exhibition Duration: Artwork will be on view until April 14, 2024.
- Curator and Artistic Director: Kris Kuramitsu emphasized the thoughtful work produced by artists for the festival.
- Under The Sun Foundation: Inspired by Dennis Avery, founded by his children Halina, Chris, and Theo Avery. The foundation focuses on continuing the legacy of Sky Art sculptures in Galleta Meadows by artist Ricardo Breceda, commissioned by Dennis Avery.
The festival seeks to cultivate ongoing relationships between artists and the Borrego Springs community, emphasizing both local and visitor engagement with contemporary art in the desert setting.
Learn more at: Candlewood Arts Festival
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