City of Indio Office of Public Arts and Historic Preservation

01/24/2022

See you on Feb. 13 for our first Certified Farmers Market in downtown Indio!

Did you hear that a Certified Farmers Market is coming to downtown Indio every Sunday starting next month? We can't wait! Check out the details, and stay tuned for an official start date: https://www.indio.org/news/displaynews.htm?NewsID=1216&TargetID=49

07/12/2021

Follow the link below to share your thoughts with as work together to improve our city! Let's be All IN together!

07/04/2021

06/15/2021

The The City of Indio - Government is ‘all in’ for the arts! The City engaged professional art conservators EverGreene Architectural Arts to assess our mural collection. The murals are made up of both commissioned and vintage pieces, of which the City is now the steward. For more information about pour conservation efforts visit https://www.indio.org/news/displaynews.htm?NewsID=1091&TargetID=48

05/15/2021

The Public Arts Commission is pleased to reintroduce its Traffic Signal Box Beautification project. We kicked it off with two new installations from local artists Janet Zepeda and Jay Elle. To learn more about these installations and to apply to have your artwork displayed visit www.indio.org/TSB

05/14/2021

The young artists in our community have had an amazing opportunity to be a part of an internationally known art project called "Frequencies" with international artist Oscar Murillo. This installation is a part of the finale of the Desert X's 2021 exhibition season. To see the mini-masterpieces please visit CVAC tomorrow May 15th from 9am to 1pm. Local vendors and music at the Indio Food Park makes this an ultimate Saturday family outing. See you there!

11/23/2020

The City of Indio Office of Public Art wants to share as many arts opportunities with our local artists as possible. The City of Palm Desert has an art opportunity open to Indio residents as well. See contact information below to participate.

Palm Desert is inviting artists who are interested in creating artwork to beautify local traffic signal cabinets to submit their proposals to the City.

The City is seeking up to three artists to create artwork for three sets of traffic signal cabinets at the following locations: the northeast corner of El Paseo and San Luis Rey, the northeast corner of Highway 111 and Fred Waring, and the northwest corner of Highway 111 and Monterey.

Artists are encouraged to submit their initial designs to the City. Each original artwork must contain one of three words (i.e., “Equality”, “Kindness”, or “Respect”). Up to three artists will be chosen to receive a $500 honorarium for their original digital art design(s) to be installed as a laminate wrap on the traffic signal cabinets.

Interested artists should submit a completed artist application form, current résumé, up to 10 photographs or digital images (JPEG or PDF) of past work along with a corresponding image list, a detailed description of proposed design theme, and full color scanned or computer generated concept drawings (JPEG or PDF) of proposed artwork including three views for each design submitted (one splayed view and two detailed views). Artists can submit up to three proposals each.

Artist applications forms and a copy of the Request for Proposals (RFP) may be requested via email from [email protected] or by calling (760) 837-1664. Applications and other materials should be submitted via email to [email protected], Subject: Traffic Signal Cabinets; or by mail to City of Palm Desert, 73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260, Attention: Public Art Department/Traffic Signal Cabinets).

All materials must be received by Monday, November 30, 2020 at 5 p.m. (receipt, not postmark deadline).

For more information, please call 760-837-1664 or email [email protected].

10/30/2020

Our local teens have used the arts to share a message focused on civic duty. Check out this video that they have prepared that also highlight some our local public art.

10/01/2020

October is National Arts and Humanities Month! This month we celebrate the arts in all its forms and the artists that share their talents with us. We want to amplify your stories on our page this month. Send us a message is you would like us to feature your favorite local artist on our page.

09/23/2020

06/06/2020

An important message from Indio Mayor Glenn Miller. You can also watch Indio Police Department Chief Mike Washburn’s whole presentation to the City Council about 21st century policing here: https://indioca.new.swagit.com/videos/62964

05/13/2020

WE NEED YOUR INPUT! Coachella Valley Association of Governments-CVAG Arts and Music Line project is a proposed, 10 mile interactive bicycle route along Ave 48 to connect our communities, businesses and venues in the CV. Your input can help us access funding for this project. Share your thoughts here https://forms.gle/K9cc5aiyEcKQy5ne8 , , &MusicLine