Desert X 'Desert R&D' Planned In Palm Springs: What To Know

PALM SPRINGS, CA — The Palm Springs Art Museum and Desert X have partnered to launch a weekend of free panels, workshops, discussions and artists studio visits next month, officials announced.

The event, "Desert r&d," will celebrate and make space for research and development through half-baked thoughts, process-based practices, ongoing experiments and unanswered questions, according to a statement from Desert X. It will be from March 8 to 10 at locations that are yet to be announced.

"Join us this spring as we gather a diverse group of creative practitioners, including artists, scientists, writers and thinkers, to explore global questions with a local focus, employing the desert as a research laboratory," Desert X officials wrote in a statement.

Desert X Artistic Director Neville Wakefield and 2025 Co-curator Kaitlin Garcia-Maestas curated the program with Palm Springs Art Museum Chief Education and Community Engagement Officer Luisa Heredia and Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art Sharrissa Iqbal, according to officials.

Desert X is a biennial outdoor art exhibition in the Coachella Valley and will begin March 8, 2025.