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We all love a good transformation, and this one in particular is a mural in a bike room at a new apartment complex in Rockville, MD. We have noticed clients having an interest in including artwork in their amenities areas. Artwork is becoming a crucial component in gyms, bike rooms, break rooms, garages and lounges. Scroll down to see the finished, in progress and before shots of Olivia’s recent project!
The AFTER
The BEFORE
Artists Circle has one amazing team! Not only do we immerse ourselves in art while on the job, we make it a point to bring art into our communities as well! Sr. Associate Katie Giganti, who is Chair of the Board of the Mt. Airy Arts Alliance in Mt. Airy MD, organized the first annual Festival of Creatives to showcase artists and performers in and around her town. The festival was full of creative phenomenons. Artwork, music, face painting, and much more filled Mt. Airy's main street! Artists Circle’s Principal Jack wanted to show his support for Katie and the event, so he sponsored the event and donated materials for Katie to make giant, 8 foot tall dimensional letters that festival-goers painted! It ended up being a very cool interactive public art installation that brought smiles to 100% of the people who passed by it!
Artists Circle tackles projects of all shapes and sizes. “The Force of Nature,” the woman holding the globe was purchased by Comstock Partners LC for the central plaza of their Reston Station development in Reston VA. The sculpture is made of bronze and stainless steel. "Reaching Further" is made of steel and blown glass with neon. This sculpture was purchased by Kettler for their Metropolitan project in Rockville MD.
American Office called on Artists Circle to spruce up a lobby at 708 Quince Orchard Road in Gaithersburg. Old, dated photos of DC monuments were replaced with these bright, lively prints on canvas. The lobby feels completely different now!
Happy Workspace Wednesday!
What's been going on at Artists Circle?
Recently Jack and Katie conducted a site visit for a new, exciting project in WDC. Working in collaboration with Boston Properties and Gensler, the first phase of the project requires a bright, funky mural to invigorate the otherwise muted space in the buildings conference center. Then we will move into the lobby areas, fitness center, and penthouse!
Artists Circle works on a ton of fascinating projects. We decided to ask our installer, Dan Wasson about his countless projects at Artists Circle. Asking about the installation process and most memorable project gives us all a glimpse into the world of an art installer and puts a name to the face of the countless art installations.
Dan describes starting an installation job with one crucial step: checking the schedule. He says time management is one of the most crucial parts to installing. An installer must be able to predict how long projects are going to take, how long certain processes are and ultimately how many install jobs can be done in a day. He then describes installations as being able to have a lot of patience, awareness and grace. Dan emphasizes an important tool needed is the ability to do quick math—CONSTANTLY. His most memorable project (out of roughly 500 installs he’s done) is a helping install the sculpture Nokomis. He described the installation process as something he has done before. He enjoyed being able to help assemble the sculpture on sight and able to see the entire process. Dan has had a lot of experience when it comes to installing and enjoys working with almost any type of art. Artists Circle is honored to have Dan! What is Dan's greatest weakness? His puppy Jasper.
The variety of artwork we work with continues to intrigue us. Artists Circle works with so much artwork and are constantly astounded by the magnificent works we see. Our latest endeavor was to find art that was unique, ingenious, and captivating to fit the look of the Epstein Becker & Green building. Working with Epstein Becker & Green allowed AO find the works that embodies the modern scheme of the building while using unique 2-D and 3-D pieces.
Happy Tuesday! Yesterday Artists Circle started the week out right- with an Art installation at Piedmont Office Realty Trust. Our installer Dan does almost every type of install job you could think of. His services include large scale installations, artwork transport, artwork packaging, placement assistance, installations requiring security hardware. The best way to start the week is with an amazing installation.
Who doesn’t dream of palm trees, sand and sunny blue skies? This past weekend our installer Dan had all his dreams come true- he did installations for PNC’s new building in Fort Lauderdale Florida! He soaked up the sun and installed works of art that captured all the vibrant colors of Florida. Artists Circle has done projects all around the world- there is not a project we will not take on!
Where is our favorite place to take our lunch break? YOUR OFFICE! Meeting new people to tell them all about Artists Circle! We try to select architecture and design companies once per month to partake in our AO presentations to introduce them to our company and services. Who doesn’t like an Artists Circle provided lunch and the opportunity to meet other businesses in our community?! Today we presented at KGD Architecture and took great pleasure in connecting with their team members.
