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29 Palms Tile Mural
at freedom plaza
  • Permanent ceramic mural at the city’s civic heart

  • Collaborative, community-based artwork

  • Shaped by community voices

  • Built from hundreds of handmade tiles

  • Reflection of place, belonging, and community pride

  • Art Accessible to everyone

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Completed Workshops

All 6 Morongo Unified School District Schools

  • Condor Elementary

  • Oasis Elementary

  • Palm Vista Elementary

  • Twentynine Palms Elementary

  • Twentynine Palms Jr. High

  • Twentynine Palms High

Lead Staff for Tile Mual
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Rhonda Coleman

Director
& Lead Artist

35+ Years
Director, Curator, Public Art Advisor, Educator, Cultural Economic Development Specialist, Art Historian

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Meg Shannon

School Liaison & Administration

25+ Years
Educator, Principal, Adminstrator

Melissa Sabol

Melissa Sabol

Designer
& Operations

25+ Years
Director, Strategist, Graphic Designer, Placemaking Designer, Construction Manager, Artist Consultant

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Mary Evans

Teaching Artist & Administration

14+ Years
Artist, Educcator, Production Assistant

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Tayler Straziuso

Lead Artist &
Teaching Artist

20+ Years
Ceramic Artist, Business Owner, Art Educator



 

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Jeeyun Ha

Teaching Artist & Administration

25+ Years
Artist, Educcator




 

Funding & Partners

Funding Sources

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Partnerships & Roles

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Project Mission

The 29 Palms Tile Mural at Freedom Plaza will enrich our town for generations.
Made by hundreds of artists – students, families, veterans, neighbors – it reflects who we are and what we value.

 

Public art removes barriers. It brings creativity into everyday life — making art shared, visible, and accessible to all.

 

This mural is more than tile and glaze.
It is a lasting expression of community and belonging.

 

For decades to come, it will stand as a reminder that this town invests in its people and in the shared spaces that bring us together.

 

It says: 

YOUR VOICE MATTERS.

Publications & News

Feb 24 Presentation to City Council

Jun 23 City Council Update

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