Farallon Design was founded in 2000 with a simple but powerful mission: to use art as a tool for community transformation. What began as a vision to involve children in creative expression has evolved into a thriving company that creates stunning and long-lasting artworks for public spaces. Our focus is on enhancing communities by producing art that reflects their history, traditions, and culture.

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The Beginning: Art as a Bridge

Farallon Design was born in Barrio Logan neighborhood in San Diego, a community rich in heritage but facing economic challenges. It was here that we saw the incredible potential for art to bring people together. By engaging local youth and residents in our projects, we offered a way for the community to create something they could take pride in — art that would be cherished. 

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Rainforest Art Project

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One of the first large-scale community projects, completed in 2004 - 2008 for Kaiser Permanente Hospital, was through our partnership with SUCCESS Optimist Club and the San Diego Zoo. There was an obvious need to completely transform the children’s cancer wing, which was dull and institutional. We installed wall mosaics in the hallways, and stained glass designs in patient treatment rooms, to express the vibrancy and diversity of a rainforest habitat. 

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This project evolved and revolutionized our mission. Not only did we involve the patients and their families in the creation of the designs and mosaic process, we started developing individual skill-building art projects to share with those children. We became dedicated to making art more accessible to kids facing difficult circumstances. That is how the Rainforest Art Program was born. 

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As professional artists, we understand first-hand the thrill that art can bring to subjects such as history, geography, science and math. Today, our educational programs have over a decade of proven success in various learning settings, ranging from in-person classroom instruction to remote online learning, summer schools and afterschool enrichment. 

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