Upcoming Projects With Ned Kahn

In the coming months Gizmo will have the pleasure of once again working with artist Ned Kahn on two outdoor installation projects. The first of these projects in collaboration with Cochran Studios is “Cloud Veil” to be installed in Columbia, Maryland. “Cloud Veil” is a large metal ring 12 feet off the ground in a…

Upcoming addition to the Bay Area Discovery Museum

Partnering with world renown architecture firm Olson Kundig and National Design Award winner landscape firm Surface Designs, Gizmo Art Production, Inc. will be designing and building the Bay Area Discovery Museum’s new “Canopy Climber”, an exciting outdoor play space for older children. In the area near what is known as the “Tot Spot” (an outdoor…

Blessing Hancock Papel Picado

Name of Piece: Papel Picado Client: Blessing Hancock Category: Public Art Location: Phoenix, AZ Date: June 2025 Regional public transit system valleymetro commissioned Blessing to create a piece for the new South Central Extension/Downtown Hub as part of its Artsline program. Blessing created “Papel Picado,” inspired by the Mexican folk art tradition of cut paper…

Castro Adobe

Client: Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks Category: Exhibits  Location: Watsonville, CA Date: May 2024 Featured image description: Over the years, people have left their mark on the adobe walls — literally. Many carved their names into the mud brick walls, and this glimpse into the storied history of the adobe will be preserved on the “graffiti…

Hans van Meeuwen: long neck guy

Name of Piece: Long Neck Guy Artist: Hans van Meeuwen Category: Public Art Location: Mesa, AZ Date: 2019   Gizmo Art Production, Inc. provided project management, design assistance, fabrication coordination, and installation services for this large-scale sculptural project commissioned by Valley Metro in Mesa, Arizona. Working closely with the artist and design team, Gizmo supported…

Bay Area Young Survivors (BAYS)

Client: BAYS Category: Sculpture Location: Golden Gate Park, San Francisco Date: Spring 2025 Breast Cancer Memorial, Golden Gate ParkBay Area Young Survivors (BAYS) Located in the heart of Golden Gate Park, the Breast Cancer Memorial stands as a powerful and compassionate tribute—the first of its kind in the nation—honoring lives lost to breast cancer while amplifying hope,…

Historic Interpretation of Oakland’s Warehouse Waterfront District

Gizmo worked with designer Gyroscope on this window display located in Oakland’s Waterfront Warehouse District. Where Rail, Road and Water Meet The Waterfront Warehouse District developed as an intermodel distribution hub for the port, the railroads, and the local and regional roads. Coffee, rice sugar, produce, meat, hides, burlap bags, paper, paint, glass, and building supplies…