Desert Hot Springs celebrates the unveiling of its mural at a block party
"It was abandoned and empty for a long time. And so it's, it's great that they invested some of their funding into the city and making it look good and feel good and promote art for the community," says Reanne Terry, a resident of Desert Hot Springs. She came to the event with her children and her neighbor to enjoy the music and be a part of the celebration.
Even though the event is over, the building is there to stay and you could possibly win some prizes. The founder and Ceo of Kreatr.Co talks about the artist Travis and what you could win. "We're really excited to support the city of Desert Hot Springs and Trav the artists," says Stephen Thorpe, the founder of Kreatr.Co. "If you scan our QR codes, you will receive a free collectible from the artists it's a great way of supporting the artist and then also the city, Desert Hot Springs, where they can give you benefits with those collectibles." When you go visit the building,look for the sign below that says Travis was here.
They will be providing workshops for the next few days. "We're excited to provide a local workshop with known projects just down the street and support local and upcoming artists," says Thorpe. And we also support publishing that works on our platform for free and creates a following a little bit like Instagram. However, it's specifically for artists. So if you're an up and coming artist or an established artist, I'd recommend that you Come check out our platform at Kreatr.Co. The Unknown Projects Gallery is at 66435 Pearson in Desert Hot Springs.
Mayor Scott Matas says the art installation is not the only part of their revitalization plan for Downtown Desert Hot Springs. "Let's revitalize your downtown," says Mayor Scott Matas of Desert Hot Springs. "It opens your mind, and so the city council sat there and listened to it at a city council meeting. We were like, wow, look what this can start. We can bring more artists out here. We can maybe start an art gallery. Maybe we can start moving down Pierson Boulevard, where we really want to buy, like revitalize our downtown and make a walkable, you know, district with restaurants and other opportunities for small businesses. So I think this is the beginning of something really cool.
News Channel 3's Miyoshi Price asked what the next part of the revitalization plan?
Mayor Matas: From Pearson from west to cactus is our next real focus. That's where we're putting in some containers for small businesses. We're working with some restaurant owners to come in. And then we're just going to keep coming on down and meet this area here. This will be kind of the bookend of the arts district here and in Desert Hot Springs and we'll see how it revitalizes the whole downtown.
The city of Desert Hot Springs is unveiling a mural at their block party on the corner of Palm and Pierson.
April 22, 2023, from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm.
The event is free.
TRAV creates the mural; He is a native of California and discovered his love for creating art in public spaces through graffiti starting in 1997.
There will be student workshops, local food trucks, music, and print signing. LDSG provides the beats, and the food trucks are 760 Teppanyaki and Barely Cooks.
The Kreatr team will also conduct a free student workshop to teach artists how to sell their creations online.
