NOVEMBER 15, 2025 11AM-7PM

Join artist Daniel Hawkins on Saturday, November 15, 2025 11am–7pm for a field trip to the Mojave Desert to experience a sunset viewing of his permanent Land Art installation Desert Lighthouse. Participants will be driven to the Desert Lighthouse to explore the site during sunset and enjoy a meal hosted by members of the local community before returning to Los Angeles. This is the second in a series of field trip excursions to Desert Lighthouse.

Ticket price is $50, and includes a seat on the bus, water, snacks, and a meal. Advance registration is required.

Desert Lighthouse (2017 – Present) is a full size functioning lighthouse located in the Mojave Desert on the outskirts of Hinkley, California. Since its inaugural lighting in 2017, Desert Lighthouse has provided nearly uninterrupted illumination to a complex area of California’s High Desert. Located on the edge of the PG&E Hexavalent Chromium environmental disaster made famous by Erin Brockovich – and surrounded by militarized airspace – Desert Lighthouse has become a beacon of hope for locals who have faced decades of environmental and economic challenges. The location has become a common gathering place for locals, art tourists, sightseers, and wayward travelers. Responses to the lighthouse have been unexpected and varied, including local residents constructing a makeshift memorial to honor and scatter the ashes of their deceased loved ones at the site, the lighthouse being used as a staging ground for rescue operations for individuals lost in the surrounding desert, and the emergence of a UFO doomsday group, Stargate Hinkley, who believe the lighthouse is a cosmic portal to escape an impending apocalypse.

Daniel Hawkins, Desert Lighthouse, 2017 – Present, Structural steel, polycarbonate siding, off-grid solar powered electrical system, fresnel beacon, internal led lighting, 50 x 14 x 14 feet on 3.94 acre parcel.