2026 Opening Day

Join artist Karla Diaz for a communal walk celebrating our connections to each other and the power of collective joy. The morning begins with a guided meditation by Rossy Sanchez of Yellow Woman Ranch, followed by an energizing group jog/walk. Our route will take us around the block (less than a mile in distance). The jog/walk begins and ends at the Community Resource Center, where you can join us after the run for free refreshments and activities for all at the Community Unity Festival.

Join us for a free, fun, and family friendly morning at the Community Resource Center in the Mall. In collaboration with OLAX (Organización de Latinx de Borrego Springs), artist Karla Diaz hosts a morning of music, community resource information, a ceramic workshop with Candlewood artist Ako Castuera, free food, and free swag, courtesy of Candlewood and Savage Beeches. Drop in and stay a while!

Bird singers and dancers celebrate Gerald Clarke’s new sculpture.

After the singing and dancing at the site of Gerald Clarke’s Desert Dance, join artist Ako Castuera at her artwork Water Seeks a Body to learn how to make palm tree cordage, a technique practiced in cultures throughout the world that transforms local plant fiber, in this case from palm fronds, into strong and beautiful cord.

Photography, painting, and welded sculptures by young artists from Borrego Springs High School, members of an annual educational program directed by photographer Star Montana. The work of fifty artists will be on view and available for purchase, with all proceeds going directly to the artists.

This year’s teachers included Montana, Jesse Monsher, Jake Frielich, and noé olivas.

Join us in the amphitheater in the County Park behind the library to experience the debut of two related commissioned artworks surrounded by the Anza-Borrego Desert that inspired them.