Stephen Berger, Author at Coachella Valley Independent

Over the past year and a half, it has been my privilege to visit, learn about and write about a number of nonprofit organizations in the Coachella Valley dedicated to the arts. Someone once said that life without art is like food without salt. From Palm Springs to Coachella to the high desert towns of […]

Author Archives: Stephen Berger

Patrons of the Arts: The H.N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation Has Helped Thousands of People by Supporting Local Creative Nonprofits

Helping the Community CREATE: After Almost Closing 18 Months Ago, the CREATE Center for the Arts Is Expanding—and Thriving

High Desert Destinations: Joshua Tree and Yucca Valley Have a Lot to Offer Lovers of Visual Arts

Art Is Healing: La Quinta’s Old Town Artisan Studios Helps Spread the Healing Power of Art to Anybody and Everybody

Setting a Higher Bar: The Newly Independent Artists Council Christens Its New Home in Palm Desert With ‘Metamorphosis’

The Return of ‘Desert X’: The Second Edition of the Coachella Valley’s Biennial Features an Amazing Array of Site-Specific Installations

Making Art Active: The Goal of Art Palm Springs Is to Make Art an Experience—Not Something to Simply Be Viewed

The Hollywood-Modernism Connection: How Did Our Dusty Little Community Become Such a Hotspot for Modernism? Our Arts Writer Breaks It Down

Conducive to Creation: The Desert Art Center’s Longstanding Mission Is to ‘Stimulate, Educate and Nurture the Visual Arts’ of Local Residents

A Lot of Varied Art: Woodman/Shimko Gallery Is Known for Its ‘Gay’ Art—but It Offers So Much More

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