Plan a visit to the City of 29 Palms Visitor Center to see the newly launched “Desert Contradictions” Art in Public Places exhibit, featuring the beautiful work of 19 local Morongo Basin artists!

From mixed media and photography, to found object assemblages and oil paintings, this new exhibition is stunningly diverse, with each artist responding in unique ways to the exhibit’s theme. Read artist bios and statements while touring the exhibit and immerse yourself in our community’s thriving art scene.

Administered by the City’s Public Arts Advisory Committee, these rotating art exhibits are open for public viewing seven days a week from 10 AM – 4 PM, at the City’s Visitor Center located at 73484 Twentynine Palms Hwy. The current Desert Contradictions exhibition opened on January 14, and runs through to March 31, 2023.

Fifteen local desert artists have interpreted the theme of “Desert Journeys” and incorporated it in their artwork submitted for this exhibition, which includes a beautiful collection of oil and acrylic paintings, pastels, drawings, photography, mixed media, assemblage, mosaics and ceramics.

The fall Art in Public Places exhibition will be on display with works for sale October, November, and December at the City of 29 Palms Visitor Center which is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Art in Public Places exhibitions are presented quarterly by the Public Arts Advisory Committee (PAAC) of the City of Twentynine Palms, in cooperation with the city Visitor Center & Gallery, located at 73484 29 Palms Hwy. at the corner of Desert Queen Avenue in downtown Twentynine Palms.

Sand in My Shoe: Summer in the Mojave is the theme for the summer Art in Public Places exhibition at Twentynine Palms Visitor Center and Gallery, which will be on display from June 4 through July 29, 2022.

The artwork of this show reflects the theme of summer in our Mojave Desert and is expressed in painting, photography, mixed media, and 3-Dimensional work. The theme honors the late Helen Bagley’s book, Sand in My Shoe. The book chronicles the family’s homesteading days in Twentynine Palms starting in 1927, their challenges in creating a home, businesses, and community in the hot, dry, and sandy desert, and how they learned to adapt to and love life in the Mojave.

The opening day for the show is Saturday, June 4, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Twentynine Palms Visitor Center and Gallery.

In addition to the exhibition, Art in Public Places is spotlighting historical Mural #10, featuring homesteaders Frank and Helen Bagley and The Bagley Store, now the site of the Historic Plaza in Twentynine Palms.

Art in Public Places exhibitions are presented by the Public Arts Advisory Committee (PAAC) of the City of Twentynine Palms. The Twentynine Palms Visitor Center and Gallery is located at 73484 Twentynine Palms Highway at the corner of Desert Queen Avenue in downtown Twentynine Palms. Open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.