Desert X's Student Art Exhibition Set for Today in Palm Desert

PALM DESERT (CNS) - More than 100 students will showcase their artwork
at an exhibition as part Desert X's Art Club, slated to begin today in Palm
Desert.
  

The exhibition will take place from Friday through June 7 at the
Melissa Morgan Fine Art gallery, at 73660 El Paseo Drive, with an opening
reception to take place from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Friday. The hours of operation are
from 10 a.m. through 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m.
on Sundays.
  

The artwork will feature different mediums, including paintings,
drawings, sculptures, installation, video and photography, and explore the
relationship between art, landscape and community.
  

This year's Desert X Art Club is comprised of students enrolled in the
organization's free after-school education program called the Expanded
Learning Opportunities Program, in partnership with Desert Sands Unified School
District. Participating schools from DSUSD include Indio Middle School, Desert
Ridge Academy, John Glenn Middle School, Carrillo Ranch Elementary and Gerald
Ford Elementary School.
  

Besides the event, students participate in after-school workshops and
field trips with Desert X's educators and artists who encourage young people's
relationship with the desert environment and their surroundings.
  

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