This month’s show at Gallery 62 and the Joshua Tree Art Gallery is a collective show of artists participating in the Highway 62 Open Studio Art Tours. The two galleries will be open Saturday with extended hours as part of the Joshua Tree Second Saturday art crawl. Both galleries will be open 5:30 to 9 p.m. and refreshments will be available. The galleries are next to each other on the highway in downtown Joshua Tree. Regular hours are 9 to 3 on Saturdays and noon to 3 on Sundays.
An opening reception will be held Saturday for the Art Queen East Village Gallery in Joshua Tree. The show will feature the works of Greg Haberny from New York City, whose art reflects sharing happy times with friends by weaving memories, narratives, and chaos into his pictures. The reception is set for Saturday, October 12, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The show runs through October. The Art Queen East Village Gallery is located at 61855 29 Palms Highway in downtown Joshua Tree.
BoxoHouse in Joshua Tree will hold an artist’s reception Saturday for its new artist in residence. Managing editor Tami Roleff fills in the details…
Eli Hirtle is a filmmaker, bead worker, and artist from Canada. Hirtle is incorporating his Cree Native American heritage into his artwork and life by learning to speak the language and mentoring indigenous youth. An open house for Eli Hirtle will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 12 at BoxoHouse, 62732 Sullivan Road in Joshua Tree. Then on Sunday, October 13, the Palm Springs Art Museum will screen Hirtle’s film “Voices on the Rise,” at 2 p.m. The film follows Hirtle as he travels to First Nation communities to explore the revitalization of their languages and he attempts to learn the Cree language. Both events are free.
