Client: Tusk Developers Category: Exhibits Location: Phoenix, AZ Date: Fall/Winter 2024 Tasked with an ambitious vision and timeline, Gizmo undertook a highly interactive project for the South Mountain Visitor Center, creating a custom model and carving of a 16’ x 9’ three-dimensional USGS-based topographic map of the mountain range, with five individually scripted and…
Client: Yosemite Conservancy Category: Exhibits Location: Yosemite Valley, CA Date: 2024 After several months of fabrication and hands-on installation, Gizmo has completed the brand new Exploration Center in Yosemite Valley, a space formerly known as one of the valley’s the Visitors Centers. This Exploration area offers several new experiences for guests including tactile elements, bright infographics, custom shelving housing valley…
Gizmo is currently fabricating a Topographical Map for the new Environmental Education Center in South Mountain Park, in Phoenix, AZ. The Map itself will be carved out by our 5-axis DMS router and once in the educational center, it will sit beneath a projector and within a metal railing. This element within the center will…
Come join the fun! Opening of India Basin Waterfront Park at 900 Innes Avenue on October 19th. The partners of the India Basin Waterfront Park project—including the Trust for Public Land, San Francisco Parks Alliance, A. Philip Randolph Institute, San Francisco Recreation and Parks, and the Bayview-Hunters Point community, along with the San Francisco Foundation—invite…
Gizmo is partnering with Ralph Appelbaum Associates (RAA) Together we will be creating a new permanent exhibit at the Sutter County Museum on the history of floods and making upgrades to exhibits on the key themes in local California history: Nisenan Native Americans and the Gold Rush.
Papel Picado is a newest installation by artist Blessing Hancock in Phoenix, AZ. It celebrates local values of the Grant Park, Central Park and Warehouse Districts. Seventeen historic buildings and community landmarks have been integrated into the artwork designs of the painted steel station screens and railing panels. The aesthetic takes inspiration from the Mexican…
Gizmo is thrilled to announce the successful completion of the new Yosemite Visitors Center, aptly named “Yosemite Now!”. This dynamic visitors center boasts a vibrant array of colorful graphics, showcasing detailed images and informative text about the local flora and fauna. A highlight of the center are the new interactive components including a microscope, spinner…
Name of Piece: Loqui Client: Blessing Hancock Category: Public Art Location: Nashville, TN Date: June 2024
Gizmo is proud to announce the current installation of “Loqui”, a monumental sculpture we have built for the new Fairgrounds in Nashville, Tennessee. Standing at approximately 40 feet tall, this striking sculpture is the creation of renowned artist Blessing Hancock, with whom Gizmo has fostered a longstanding and fruitful partnership. Having frequently entrusted us with…
Ed Hardy’s dragon scroll at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco “2000 Dragons” by Ed Hardy: Acrylic on Tyvek. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 1-4 p.m. Sundays. On view through Monday, May 27 Read the full article here in the San Francisco Chronicle.
