The spirit of community.

Palm Springs Life recently asked its subscribers to help us identify the best of everything in the Coachella Valley — from spas, attractions, and restaurants to golf courses, doggie day care, and art galleries, and (almost) everything in between.

They surfed, smoked pot, and pioneered a new direction in the art world. The Southern California artists who turned their backs on formalist New York in the 1960s earned a major exhibition of their own — and more attention from collectors worldwide.

Your walls beg for real art, but you don’t know where to start. Here’s everything you need to know.

The glass sculptor braves emotionally charged art

Contemporary photography prevails in the season opener at Modern Masters Fine Art

Monthly letters we recieved from our readers.

With all its hang-ups, the gallery scene thrives in the California desert