Cristopher Cichocki’s art ponders the desert’s ancient oceans and the slow death of the Salton Sea. Environmental artist Cristopher Cichocki stands near the Anza Ditch in Salton City, Calif.

Desert X features 19 art installations and performances from Palm Springs to the Salton Sea from now until April 21. ... What we are doing to the coral in the ocean is bleaching it.

His parents divorced in 1979, and his mother moved Schwartz and his two brothers to Deming, N.M., whose desert landscape he loved. He began practicing to become a classical pianist.

Marine art illustrates people’s deep connections to the ocean beyond Europe and North America too. In the semi-desert Karoo region of South Africa, ancient rock art depicts merfolk .

Thursday’s program was an improvement, tracing a more considered path from the ocean to the desert. Representing the ocean was Britten’s “Four Sea Interludes From ‘Peter Grimes ...

With blockbuster exhibits by glass master Dale Chihuly, light sculptor Bruce Munro and ceramicist Jun Kaneko, the Desert Botanical Garden has become the top spot in Phoenix for large-scale art ...

In the desert city of Lima, a city of 10 million people by the Pacific Ocean, mist is an important source of water. Water can be hard to come by on land, but thick blankets of fog roll in from the ...

James Fox begins his story by exploring the breathtaking ancient rock art of Arnhem Land, Northern Australia, depictions of fish and animals in a highly sophisticated ‘x-ray’ style developed ...

University of Arizona Museum of Art, 1031 North Olive Road, in the UA arts complex near Park Avenue and Speedway. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon ...

This Desert Was Once an Ocean — And Scientists Say It Could Happen Again. Posted: 23 March 2025 | Last updated: 23 March 2025. Beneath the sand and heat of certain deserts lie the secrets of ...