REACH
REDLANDS ECO ARTS COMMUNITY HOME
REACH is an environmentally focused artist in residency program, community garden, and native plant space that is currently being developed and will be located in a public park in Redlands, CA. Championed by artist Danielle Guidici Wallis since 2020, the project has been recommended by both the Cultural Arts Commission and Parks and Recreation Commission for the City of Redlands. The Redlands City Council has approved for the project to move forward with its planning stages. In 2024, Danielle partnered with The Artlands and the project received an Arts in Local Parks planning grant from Parks California to complete the planning stages of the project. We are now seeking feedback from our community on what they would like to see in the project as well as community members that would like to be involved with the project going forward.
Proposed Location 1 | Sylvan Park
The following is a list of potential uses of the proposed space:
Free, accessible, environmentally focused arts programming
Provide paid opportunities for local artists from all disciplines/mediums
Increase awareness of local environmental issues and encourage sustainable practices through free public workshops (composting, irrigation, plant propagation, etc)
Create opportunities for cultural exchange and dialogue– place to find common ground!
Honor and celebrate the cultural heritage of the Serrano and Cahuilla people, the original and ongoing stewards of the land.
Artists garden of plants that can be used for dyes, weaving, and other creative endeavors
Community vegetable garden beds to expand upon existing city program provide horticulture activities
Native plant garden
Proposed Location 2 | Ford Park
