The 29 Palms Art Gallery will host an art reception on Saturday, December 3. The gallery will be open all day, with a reception on the gallery patio from 4 to 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Admission is free. Featured in the West Wing is artwork by Sonja Krastman of Joshua Tree. She is a mixed media and encaustic artist and her show, “Desert Crawl”, intends to take the viewer on a journey to experience the luminosity, mystery, details and constant disruptions found in the desert terrain.
The East Gallery features paintings by Lisa Hwang, also of Joshua Tree, in a show titled “IKIGAI – Project 51.” IKIGAI is the Japanese word for finding pleasure and purpose in life, here relayed in watercolor and acrylics. The exhibition will be on display December 1-31, Thursday through Sunday except holidays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.