HDTS Winter Open House
Curated by Caroline Partamian.
Cocktails by Martha Burr, petite brunch, and A-Z West Works will also be available!
Free & open to the public.
Third Annual Benefit Dinner
High Desert Test Sites
Third Annual Benefit Dinner with guest artist Jack Pierson
March 22, 2025
High Desert Test Sites with guest artist Jack Pierson is pleased to announce our third annual benefit dinner, a vital opportunity to support our creative work for artists in the high desert and beyond.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 22, 2025 and get ready for an unforgettable evening in Joshua Tree, where art and community come together.
High Desert Choir rehearsal
High Desert Choir rehearsal
10–11am
The Firehouse (65430 Winters Rd)
High Desert Choir
HDTS and local multidisciplinary artist Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs present High Desert Choir, a free collaborative vocal group to foster connection among a vast desert community. The Choir supports dialogue and action around community needs of mental health, civic engagement and environmental conservation.
Rehearsals are held at A-Z West (62923 Sullivan Rd, Joshua Tree).
Free and open to all choir-curious to participate and/or observe, all bodies and experience levels (including no experience) are welcome. Kids welcome! Email highdesertchoir@gmail.com to join the mailing list for rehearsal schedules.
The project will culminate with “Distance Duet,” a series of outdoor public performances in the bouldered wash at A-Z West, from Nov. 22–23, 2024.
High Desert Choir
HDTS and local multidisciplinary artist Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs present High Desert Choir, a free collaborative vocal group to foster connection among a vast desert community. The Choir supports dialogue and action around community needs of mental health, civic engagement and environmental conservation. Rehearsals begin this Saturday, September 21, 11am–12:30pm at A-Z West (62923 Sullivan Rd, Joshua Tree). Free and open to all choir-curious to participate and/or observe, all bodies and experience levels (including no experience) are welcome. Kids welcome! Email highdesertchoir@gmail.com to join the mailing list for rehearsal schedules.
The project will culminate with “Distance Duet,” a series of outdoor public performances in the bouldered wash at A-Z West, from Nov. 22–23, 2024.
High Desert Choir
HDTS and local multidisciplinary artist Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs present High Desert Choir, a free collaborative vocal group to foster connection among a vast desert community. The Choir supports dialogue and action around community needs of mental health, civic engagement and environmental conservation. Rehearsals begin this Saturday, September 21, 11am–12:30pm at A-Z West (62923 Sullivan Rd, Joshua Tree). Free and open to all choir-curious to participate and/or observe, all bodies and experience levels (including no experience) are welcome. Kids welcome! Email highdesertchoir@gmail.com to join the mailing list for rehearsal schedules.
The project will culminate with “Distance Duet,” a series of outdoor public performances in the bouldered wash at A-Z West, from Nov. 22–23, 2024.
JINEN
Presented in partnership with Tokyo-based Curator's Cube and High Desert Test Sites, JINEN—a traveling exhibition—features work from the artists Dan John Anderson, Kazunori Hamana, Yu Kobayashi and Ido Yoshimoto
Annual Benefit Dinner
please join Andrea Zittel
+ the Board of High Desert Test Sites
in support of HDTS
with guest artist Liza Lou
SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2024
5–6 pm - Sunset cocktails + special performance by Reuben and the Dark
6–8.30 pm - Seated dinner + auction featuring original artwork by Liza Lou
Attire – Dirt road dressy
A-Z West, 62923 Sullivan Road, Joshua Tree
HDTS + Intersect Palm Springs
The A-Z West Works Store at A-Z West will be closed on Thursday, February 8 and Saturday, February 10 as we participate in Intersect Palm Springs, an art and design fair taking place at Palm Springs Convention Center from February 8–11. Come visit us at booth 111 for new Platforms, Stools, Sconces, and Covers! We’re hosting a booth talk on Sunday, February 11 at noon.
Opening Night Preview
Thursday, February 8 | 4 - 9 pm (4 - 6 pm VIP/All Access Pass only)
General Admission
Thursday, February 8 | 6 - 9 pm
Friday, February 9 | 10 am - 7 pm
Saturday, February 10 | 10 am - 7 pm
Sunday, February 11 | 10 am - 3 pm
December Open House
HDTS welcomes you to join us to celebrate another year of supporting artists here at HDTS. Artst wares, small bites and new West Work releases will be available.
Eric-Paul Riege Artist Talk
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Eric-Paul Riege Performance & Reception
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Open Studio with Eric-Paul Riege
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Open Studio with Eric-Paul Riege
Visit and chat with Eric-Paul Riege in the Weaving Studio at A-Z West to view his process. The work will culminate in a workshop performance on October 29 from 12-4:00pm.