About the Author: Elizabeth Rodriguez
Elizabeth Rodriguez is an art curator whose work includes The Gallery at The Palms in Borrego Springs and other arts venues.
Elizabeth Rodriquez • October 9, 2026
The Gallery at The Palms Presents ARTTALK with The Outliers Artists – Saturday, October 17
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Join us in celebration of Borrego Days and, And now there's this: The Outliers exhibition.
Artists will talk about their work and its relationship to "outsider art", the outer boundaries of art production and challenging conventions of mainstream art culture. Refreshments, artists and ARTTALK!
- Elizabeth Rodriguez, Curator
The Gallery at
The Palms at Indian Head
2220 Hoberg Road, Borrego Springs, CA 92004
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