High Desert Test Sites

Third Annual Benefit Dinner

Saturday, March 22, 2025

Click here to join our wait list for this event.
Our event is SOLD OUT but there are still ways to support.

Sponsors of $5,000 will receive a limited edition bowl designed by Jack Pierson, made in the studio at HDTS
Sponsorship recognition on event materials
Click here to support HDTS with a Hummingbird Sponsorship
Our event is SOLD OUT but there are still ways to support.
Sponsors of $10,000 will receive a limited edition road sign by Jack Pierson
Sponsorship recognition on event materials
Click here to support HDTS with a Desert Lily Sponsorship
Our event is SOLD OUT but there are still ways to support.
Sponsors at $15,000 will receive a limited edition (of 20) sign by Jack Pierson
A set of 4 limited edition bowls designed by Jack Pierson, made in the studio at HDTS
Sponsorship recognition on event materials
Click here to support HDTS with a Desert Sage Sponsorship
Our event is SOLD OUT but there are still ways to support.
Sponsors of $25,000 will receive a special limited edition (of 2) sign by Jack Pierson
Sponsorship recognition on event materials
Click here to support HDTS with a Desert Marigold Sponsorship

Donors receive recognition on event materials
Click here to sponsor an artist to attend.
Donors receive recognition on event materials. Event seating is not included.
Click here to Underwrite the Dinner
Donors receive recognition on event materials. Event seating is not included.
Click here to Underwrite the Bar
Donors receive recognition on event materials. Event seating is not included.
Click here to Underwrite the Buses
Donors receive recognition on event materials. Event seating is not included.
Click here to Underwrite the Music

Guest Artist
Jack Pierson

Jack Pierson was born in 1960 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He lives and works in New York and in California. He graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art in 1984 where he participated in the Studio for Interrelated Media, one of the earliest formal academic programs for the study of performance art.
Recent solo presentations include Jack Pierson at Museo Ettore Fico Torino, Italy (2021); Jack Pierson: 5 Shows from the ‘90s at Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO, USA (2017); and Jack Pierson at CAC Málaga, Málaga, Spain (2009). Select group exhibitions include High Desert Test Sites 2022 (HDTS 2022): The Searchers curated by Iwona Blazwick at Joshua Tree, CA, USA (2022); Any distance between us at RISD Museum, Providence, RI, USA (2021); Photography’s Last Century: The Collection of Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA (2020); and Be Seen: Portrait Photography Since Stonewall at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT, USA (2019).

We're collaborating with Homestead Modern for the Third Annual Benefit Dinner. Use event code HDTS25 when booking The Bungalows or any other Homestead Modern accommodation in the High Desert, and 20% of your stay will be donated to High Desert Test Sites. Stay in style while supporting HDTS’s mission—every reservation helps sustain our programming in the desert!
In addition, we have lined up three exclusive, design-focused desert retreats for a truly unforgettable stay—available only to HDTS guests on a first-come, first-serve basis. Secure a 2-night stay for 4 guests on Friday, March 21, and Saturday, March 22, in one of these remarkable architectural gems: Black Desert House, Landing House, or Hawk & Mesa. Plus, kick off your weekend with a private chef-prepared dinner on Friday night, designed to delight and capture the essence of the desert.
Email info@hdts.site or call 760-507-4190 for more info and make the most of your weekend with High Desert Test Sites!
Field Station
Mojave Sands
AutoCamp
Joshua Tree Inn

High Desert Test Site’s Annual Benefit Dinner supports the programming and preservation
of Andrea Zittel’s projects and compounds
at A-Z West.

Questions about the event?
Call us at 760-507-4190 or email us at info@hdts.site.