Featuring Dero and Suwichada Busamrong-Press. Guests are invited to meet both artists while learning more about their practices alongside a Bacanora tasting.

LOCATION - ROOM #6

Design leaders discuss how the desert’s light, architecture, and landscape influence contemporary interiors and spatial practice.

LOCATION: SPEAKEASY AT PIONEERTOWN MOTEL

Wienholt Projects hosts a meet and greet with Daniel Sackheim, Preston Douglas, Russell Young, and Saxon Brice. Bringing together four distinct practices spanning photography, painting, and image-making, the event offers visitors the opportunity to meet the artists, discuss their work, and engage directly with their ideas and process.

This is an informal, open-format gathering—designed for conversation, connection, and a closer look at the work on view.

LOCATION - ROOM #7

An accessible, practical introduction to building a thoughtful art collection — from first purchase to long-term strategy.

LOCATION: SPEAKEASY AT PIONEERTOWN MOTEL

Meet artist, musician, and cultural icon Mark Mothersbaugh for a special appearance focused on his expansive visual art practice and decades-long investigation into image, sound, mutation, and technology.

LOCATION - ROOM #10

Hosted by Jessica Hundley and presented by The Library of Esoterica and Palma Colectiva, this immersive Sunday gathering explores the desert as muse through conversation, sound, guided meditation, and a collaborative Art Altar experience.

LOCATION: SPEAKEASY AT PIONEERTOWN MOTEL

Book signing and Meet and Greet with April Greiman

Meet legendary artist and designer April Greiman, whose groundbreaking work helped redefine visual culture through design, technology, and experimental image-making.

LOCATION - ROOM #8

A rare live conversation between Mark Mothersbaugh and Shepard Fairey on art, music, rebellion, and creative longevity.

LOCATION: SPEAKEASY AT PIONEERTOWN MOTEL

Four artists discuss how the high desert shapes their materials, ideas, and artistic philosophies.

LOCATION: SPEAKEASY AT PIONEERTOWN MOTEL

A signing for Romance, the new Douglas Kirkland book, presented by Françoise Kirkland and Sarah Menahem and featuring an authentic imprint by Douglas Kirkland.

LOCATION - ROOM #20

A candid conversation with collectors on why the desert inspires meaningful acquisitions and long-term cultural investment.

LOCATION: SPEAKEASY AT PIONEERTOWN MOTEL

Leaders from Desert X, Palm Springs Art Museum, and High Desert Test Sites discuss how institutions are shaping the cultural future of the desert.

LOCATION: SPEAKEASY AT PIONEERTOWN MOTEL

Aili Schmeltz signs Nothing Created, Nothing Destroyed, a publication chronicling the artist’s painting and sculpture practice produced between Los Angeles and the High Desert from 2020–2025. The book includes texts by Elizabeth Buhe and Rochelle Steiner, and a conversation with Edward Cella.

LOCATION - ROOM #3

Kick off the weekend with a late-night DJ set by Shepard Fairey at the legendary Red Dog Saloon.

LOCATION: RED DOG SALOON