What’s Next for Earth’s “Review, Assessment, and Action” course asks artists to share projects we are working on to build resilience at the community level. Mojaveland is such a project, being built with many collaborators, and morphing as needs change in our rural town.

Mojaveland is a non-profit, interactive art center that features a miniature golf course in which each hole is designed by a different local artist. Our aesthetic grandfather is Noah Purifoy, who used trash he found in the desert to build fantastic sculptures and environments.

Mojaveland existed as a pop-up art experience for two years, and is now on hiatus as we develop the center on public land, with support of the Dew Foundation, other donors, and the City of Twentynine Palms. Our development will be on the doorstep of Joshua Tree National Park and the 29 Band of Mission Indians land, so we will use a light touch, altering the landscape as little as possible while still designing for safety and accessibility.

Planned areas of the center are the mini golf course, a mural forest, a sculpture walkabout, an outdoor classroom area, and a puppet theater. Focusing on fun and discovery, we serve local families, the Marines of 29 Palms, and visitors to the Mojave Desert. Please follow our adventure!