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Large-scale, interactive fire art mavericks Jessica Marshall and Dallas Swindle team up to produce the next Fire on the Midway sculpture, The Flaming Carousel. This isn’t just a carousel; it’s a rideable art piece reinterpreting the traditional with a unique twist: Gothic architecture, an Art Deco vibe, mythical handmade creatures created by artists all over the globe, and a whole lot of fire!
Client: Jessica Marshall
Each year, leaders and professionals from across the parks and recreation field come together for the Special Park Districts Forum (SPDF)—a one-of-a-kind event that fosters the exchange of best practices, exploration of emerging trends, and meaningful connections among peers throughout the country.
Prosper Portland and the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC) team up to establish two public art murals on a new building development in a once predominantly African-American neighborhood. Featuring local Portland artists Arvie Smith and Eatcho.
Client: Regional Arts & Culture Council
Tag along with blacksmith's Darryl Nelson and Terry Carson, as they walk through the origin story of the Northwest Blacksmith Association's 40-year journey.
Client: Northwest Blacksmith Association
Kevin Cavenaugh walks us through Guerrilla Development's Fair-Haired Dumbbell project and how the two towers got their stylish paint job. Designed by LA-based artist James Jean and painted by Portland-based Dan Cohen, the iconic Fair-Haired Dumbbell is a one-of-a-kind building project like no other.
Client: Guerrilla Development
BORA Architects and Creative Capital Design team up for a banner Design Week Portland project (2018). Comfortable? Fabric and the Threshold of Shelter explores a new vision for construction methodology and the design of companion wearable garments.
Client: Bora Architects & Creative Capital Design
Client: Guildworks
Portland's MarchFourth was honored to receive an official invitation to do a US State Department cultural exchange tour in China, which was sponsored jointly by the United States Embassy in Beijing, Sias International University, the Sias Foundation, and the Cultural Affairs Office of Henan's Provincial Government, in Zhengzhou. This clip shows the first 5 minutes of the opening sequence.
Client: MarchFourth
The Oregon Historical Society and Randall Investment Group team up to renovate Portland's historic 1922 Sovereign Hotel, including the famous Richard Haas trompe l'oeil mural.
Client: Oregon Historical Society & Randall Investment Group
The Portland musician and ritual artist known as Soriah (a.k.a. Enrique Ugalde) first came into being more than 10 years ago. His unique vision has evolved to draw equally from performance and musical traditions both modern and ancient--- raga, shamanism, the revisionist arts of electro-acoustics, noise, butoh, and free improvisation.
Client: Enrique Ugalde