City of La Quinta moves forward with preliminary design plans for cultural campus project

This month, La Quinta City Council members unanimously approved the early design plans for their new cultural campus. 

You can watch the full city council meeting here.

The campus, which will serve as an extension of the La Quinta Art Museum, will include an archival building, learning and entertainment spaces and art installations. 

“We've really been pushing to have an innovative, more functional, more connected kind of facility that will have lots of options for the community," says Kathleen Fitzpatrick, La Quinta City Councilmember.

La Quinta City Councilmember, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, says that the city has been working with the design firm Hammel, Green, and Abrahamson., or HGA, to design a hub for the local arts and culture scene.

“In the case of a lot of cultural spaces, often there are things in place that you want to hold on to…the plan set was very strategic in improvements, new buildings, and repositioning of the campus to both maximize the economic feasibility as well as the cultural opportunities for the campus," says Matthew Austin, Design Principal with HGA.

According to the city, the campus will also pay homage to local Cahuilla tribes by incorporating their historical narratives and practices through artistic designs featured throughout the campus and an ethnobotanical garden. 

Thus far, $3 million has been allocated to the project through Measure G funds. The city is seeking an additional $6.4 million to bring the project to completion. 

The city anticipates that they will break ground on the project in 2025.

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