FACILITIES

The HI-DESERT CULTURAL CENTER features nearly 30,000 sq.ft. of dedicated arts performance, exhibition, education, and full production spaces. The Cultural Center is comprised of two separate arts campuses:

JOSHUA TREE ARTS CENTER

61231 CA-62   |   JOSHUA TREE   |   CA

The JOSHUA TREE ARTS CENTER is the Hi-Desert Cultural Center’s original campus in downtown Joshua Tree. It is home to the 300+ seat Joshua Tree Performing Arts Center and the Palmer Performance Hall, which features studio spaces as well as the state-of-the-art 250+ seat Blak Box Theater.

YUCCA VALLEY ARTS CENTER

58325 CA-62   |   YUCCA VALLEY   |   CA

The YUCCA VALLEY ARTS CENTER is the Hi-Desert Cultural Center’s new 16,000 sq.ft. arts exhibition, performance, education, and production facility that features the state-of-the-art Joshua Tree Gallery Of Contemporary Art, the new Platform performance venue, a gift shop, expansive dance studio, arts and music studios, as well as a full carpentry shop and production spaces.

PERFORMANCE VENUES

JOSHUA TREE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

  • World-class performance venue located in Downtown Joshua Tree

  • Seating capacity: 300+

  • Features bi-level mezzanine and royal/box plush seating

  • Designed for concerts, large-scale theatrical productions, and cinematic film

  • Fully immersive audio experience with 128 channel audio mixing presented in Dolby Atmos

  • 4K 60,000+ lumen rear video projection for cinema and live performance + LED video walls

  • Full matrix overhead LED "galaxy/star" lighting and the latest in LED moving head, laser, and full spectrum theater lighting

  • 9’4” Mason & Hamlin concert grand piano

* This facility is currently undergoing extensive renovations.

BLAK BOX THEATER

  • State-of-the-art performance venue

  • Seating capacity: 250+

  • Fully transformable stage + seating configurations: proscenium, thrust, in-the-round, environmental, studio, + more

  • Professional 5-tier raised seating platforms

  • Pro Tools + 7.1 cinematic surround sound

  • Professional high-definition, multi-aspect ratio, 12,000 lumen rear projection for cinema and live performance

  • Full matrix overhead LED lighting and the latest in LED moving head, laser, and full spectrum theater lighting

  • Dual touchscreens running High End Systems Hog 4PC lighting software

  • 9’4” Mason & Hamlin concert grand piano

ARTÉSIUM

  • State-of-the-art performance venue located in the center of the Joshua Tree Gallery Of Contemporary Art

  • Seating capacity: 200+

  • Designed for large lectures, workshops, and experimental events

  • Perfect for art panel discussions and conferences

  • 32 channel + wireless full-gallery audio sound re-enforcement

  • High-definition 2:1 front video projection for live presentations and film viewings

  • 2 grand pianos

THE PLATFORM

  • Intimate, beautifully appointed organic venue

  • Seating capacity: < 50

  • Designed for small lectures, workshops, and gatherings

  • Perfect for focused discussions and interactive colloquies

  • Located inside the state-of-the-art Joshua Tree Gallery Of Contemporary Art

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