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LAST CHANCEThis is your final week to experience Fashioning Architecture: What the Runway Borrows from Architecture at P...
05/29/2026

LAST CHANCE

This is your final week to experience Fashioning Architecture: What the Runway Borrows from Architecture at Palm Springs Art Museum’s Architecture and Design Center, Edwards Harris Pavilion. On view through Sunday, June 7, 2026.

Before you leave, stop by the Bradford W. Bates Vault Store to pick up the exhibition booklet. Museum members enjoy free admission. Become a member or plan your visit at psmuseum.org.

Curated by Christine Vendredi, JoAnn McGrath Executive Director and Chief Curator, Fashioning Architecture is presented as part of the museum's Architecture and Design Initiative. Thank you to the supporters whose generosity makes the A+D Initiative possible.

Image: Robert Fairer, The Dance of the Twisted Bull © 2001, archival pigment print, 30 × 22 in. Courtesy of Robert Fairer. .

NOW OPEN: Lake Verea: DarkRooms and Other Games "DarkRooms and Other Games" takes place across six iconic modern residen...
05/27/2026

NOW OPEN: Lake Verea: DarkRooms and Other Games

"DarkRooms and Other Games" takes place across six iconic modern residences in Palm Springs. Lake Verea () activates these homes through touch, dance, and play. The resulting artworks invite viewers into a sensuous world and present a q***ring of private, domestic spaces.

Curated by Mimi Zeiger (), Guest Curator

This exhibition is made possible through generous support provided by donors to the A+D initiative and Q+ Art initiative at Palm Springs Art Museum. Plan your visit now at psmuseum.org.

Lake Verea: DarkRooms and Other Games, Palm Springs Art Museum, May 9, 2026 – September 13, 2026, installation photography by Oscar Flink .

Created exclusively for Palm Springs Art Museum, this limited edition exhibition poster featuring Devan Shimoyama’s "Le...
05/21/2026

Created exclusively for Palm Springs Art Museum, this limited edition exhibition poster featuring Devan Shimoyama’s "Le Monde" is available only while supplies last.

A keepsake for those drawn to the mystical, magical, and transformative. Available now at the Museum Store.

Museum members receive a discount.

In collaboration with Del Vaz Projects , PSAM presents Steven Arnold’s Nocturnal Dream Show, an evening of lively short ...
05/20/2026

In collaboration with Del Vaz Projects , PSAM presents Steven Arnold’s Nocturnal Dream Show, an evening of lively short films inspired by the legendary midnight movie series created by artist and filmmaker Steven Arnold in San Francisco in 1968.

As part of Free Thursday Night and inspired by "A Q***r Arcana: Art, Magic, and Spirit", this special program revisits films from the original series alongside contemporary works that continue its spirit of experimentation, fantasy, and transformation.

Thursday, June 4
6-7pm, Register for Free at psmuseum.org

PSAM is proud to present this event as part of Q+ Art, an initiative that advances the recognition of LGBTQ+ artists and their art histories.

Image: Steven Arnold, Still from "Luminous Procuress", 1971. Digitized 16mm film, 75 min. Courtesy of the Steven Arnold Museum and Archives, Los Angeles.

Last chance to experience "Fashioning Architecture: What the Runway Borrows from Architecture" at Palm Springs Art Museu...
05/15/2026

Last chance to experience "Fashioning Architecture: What the Runway Borrows from Architecture" at Palm Springs Art Museum’s Architecture and Design Center, Edwards Harris Pavilion. Closing Sunday, June 7, 2026.

From couture salons to contemporary runways, "Fashioning Architecture" explores how fashion shows are designed environments where architecture, lighting, staging, and movement shape the way collections are experienced.

Presented as part of the museum's A+D initiative, this exhibition underscores Palm Springs Art Museum’s role as a leading destination for modernism and its legacy. Through exhibitions, programs, and scholarship, we share the stories of Southern California modernity and its global influence. Thank you to our supporters whose generosity makes the A+D initiative possible.

Curated by Christine Vendredi, JoAnn McGrath Executive Director and Chief Curator.

Installation images courtesy of Palm Springs Art Museum. Plan your visit now: https://secure.psmuseum.org/events?view=calendar&_gl=1*1w8atlr*_ga*MjA0Nzk5Nzk5My4xNzY3ODk4ODMy*_ga_HNQ7Z85LBJ*czE3Nzg4ODU3NjIkbzUzMSRnMSR0MTc3ODg4ODMxNSRqMTQkbDAkaDA.

Palm Springs Art Museum presents a special screening of ASCO: WITHOUT PERMISSION , from executive producers Gael García ...
05/11/2026

Palm Springs Art Museum presents a special screening of ASCO: WITHOUT PERMISSION , from executive producers Gael García Bernal and Diego Luna, followed by a Q&A with director Travis Gutiérrez and featured artists Maria Maea and San Cha.

ASCO: WITHOUT PERMISSION is a genre-defying film about ASCO, the groundbreaking Chicano art collective from 1970s–80s Los Angeles that blended activism and art to challenge representation in the art world, Hollywood, and the news media.

🎬ASCO: WITHOUT PERMISSION
Saturday, June 27
Palm Springs Art Museum
Annenberg Theater

🎟Tickets at psmuseum.org or use the link in bio.
🎞Museum members receive discounts

This program is part of Historias, an initiative at Palm Springs Art Museum that celebrates the depth and diversity of Latine arts and culture, amplifying the voices of regional Latine artists and fostering meaningful connections among creatives and communities across Southern California.

Artwork of the Month: MayRobert Arneson, “Casualty in the Art Realm”, 1979On view now in Art Foundations, Chase Wing“Cas...
05/09/2026

Artwork of the Month: May
Robert Arneson, “Casualty in the Art Realm”, 1979

On view now in Art Foundations, Chase Wing

“Casualty in the Art Realm” is a large clay sculpture shaped like a painter’s palette, featuring the outline of a figure surrounded by playful text and objects.

Artist Robert Arneson is known for pushing boundaries of traditional art by transforming ceramics from everyday items into expressive non-functional sculptures. His work uses humor and satire to explore human experience and encourages people to think about art in new ways.

Robert Arneson, “Casualty in the Art Realm”, 1979, glazed ceramic on plywood, Museum purchase with funds provided by the Contemporary Art Council.

Palm Springs Art Museum celebrates Nick Cave, the museum’s 2025–26 Q+ Art Awardee, at the 61st International Art Exhibit...
05/07/2026

Palm Springs Art Museum celebrates Nick Cave, the museum’s 2025–26 Q+ Art Awardee, at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia by Koyo Kouoh. Nick Cave is an American sculptor, painter, performance artist, dancer, and professor whose multidisciplinary work transforms found materials into reflections on identity, resilience, and social justice.

Pictured here are views from the exhibition alongside moments from Venice with Nick Cave and Christine Vendredi, JoAnn McGrath Executive Director and Chief Curator. The Q+ Art Award honors an esteemed LGBTQ+ artist whose work has significantly contributed to contemporary art and q***r culture. Each year, the honoree is celebrated with a public talk, offering audiences a rare opportunity to hear directly from an artist shaping the future of q***r art.

Learn more about Q+ Art at psmuseum.org

Museum members enjoy first access to “Lake Verea: DarkRooms and Other Games,” Lake Verea’s first solo exhibition in the ...
05/06/2026

Museum members enjoy first access to “Lake Verea: DarkRooms and Other Games,” Lake Verea’s first solo exhibition in the U.S. Not a member yet? Join today to unlock preview access.

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Friday, May 8
6:00–7:00 p.m. Giving Circle Members
7:00–9:00 p.m. General Members

Curated by Mimi Zeiger, guest curator, the exhibition features new works by Mexico City–based artists Francisca Rivero-Lake and Carla Verea created specifically for Palm Springs Art Museum, exploring Palm Springs architecture through analog photography, long exposures, and experimental image-making.

This exhibition is part of A+D and Q+ Art at Palm Springs Art Museum. Learn more at psmuseum.org or use the link in our bio.

Image: Lake Verea, “Us As Eyes,” 2024, from the series “DarkRooms: Frey House II”

Palm Springs Art Museum at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia by Koyo Kouoh. Pictured here ...
05/05/2026

Palm Springs Art Museum at the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia by Koyo Kouoh.

Pictured here is “Gangsta lean" (2023) by Guadalupe Rosales , part of PSAM’s permanent collection, alongside moments from Venice with Rosales and Christine Vendredi, JoAnn McGrath Executive Director and Chief Curator. Acquired by PSAM ahead of “Guadalupe Rosales | Tzahualli: Mi memoria en tu reflejo,” the work reflects Rosales’s ongoing exploration of memory, identity, and Southern California visual culture through photography and archival practice.

We are honored to steward “Gangsta lean” in the museum’s collection and proud to see Rosales’s work presented on this international stage.

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