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Recent Press
One of Route 66's newest attractions is a gigantic pushpin: 'You Are Here'
Fox 5 San Diego & KUSI News | March 7, 2026 | By Katelyn Ogle
VIDEO First Look: Tucson’s new 20‑foot 'Dodger the Coyote' statue pops up on Grant Road
KGUN9 | Apr 28, 2026 | By Don Davis
Bricktown’s new ‘Cloud Embrace’ a whimsical gathering place for OKC
Oklahoma City Free Press | April 3, 2026 | By Gavin Taylor
Cloud Embrace sculpture unveiled in Bricktown
Velocity: Greater Oklahoma City Chamber | March 11, 2026
Joseph O’Connell of Southeast Tucson on Life, Lessons & Legacy
Bold Journey | November 17, 2025
Acorn Art: A recently installed steel sculpture welcomes guests to the new RUS Bus Facility
Walter Magazine | November 2025 | By Ayn-Monique Klahre
The Third Object: Art, Play and Stoic Judgement
The Voice of Growth Podcast | October 23, 2025 | Manny Teran
Acorn Art Install Lights up RUS Bus
Raleigh Magazine | Oct. 13, 2025 | By Emma Peña
Bricktown, Oklahoma City Is An Oklahoma Neighborhood To Watch
Forbes | Oct. 7, 2025 | By Roger Sands
Tulsa I-244 downtown underpass artworks completed; Artists and community leaders reflect
News on 6 | Aug. 19, 2025 | By Kaitlyn Deggs
Tucson’s murals under scrutiny over selection process
Tucson Spotlight | Aug. 12, 2025 | By Ruby Jane Wray
Cloud Embrace art installation coming to Bricktown
The Journal Record | Feb. 13, 2025
Plans in motion for a creative ‘community hub’ on Southside
KGUN9 | Oct. 31, 2024 | By Reyna Preciado
Joseph O'Connell - Kinetic Sculpture installation artist
Compounding Square | Oct. 9, 2024
Tempe to Bring Vibrant New Art to Mill Ave Underpass
Signals AZ, City of Tempe | Aug. 6, 2024
Southside's hidden gem Creative Machines looking to build a community space for interactive art
KGUN9 | Nov. 28, 2023 | By Reyna Preciado
Feeling the World Push Back: A Conversation with Joseph O’Connell
Sculpture Magazine | January 4, 2023 | By Hilary Stunda
New public art piece completed in Lawrence
KSNT News | Sept. 28, 2022 | By Matthew Self
UArizona unveils interactive display to highlight clean energy partnership
University of Arizona | Sept. 9, 2022 | By Mikayla Mace Kelley, University Communications
Meet Joseph O’Connell, Stories & Insights
CanvasRebel | June 16, 2022
Carmel Partners Showcases Public Artwork at Multifamily Communities in Oakland and D.C.
Space Coast Daily | April 13, 2022 | By Space Coast Daily
Joseph O’Connell - Artist, Innovator, Founder and Owner of Creative Machines
KXCI 91.3 Artistories Podcast | March 2, 2022
Awards
CODAawards Merit Winner: Transportation, Bends Toward Justice, 2024
CODAawards Top 100, Maverick Spirit and Bends Toward Justice, 2024
3Form Installation Contest Winner, Chasing the Stars and Roundel, 2021
CODAawards Top 100 & 2018 Merit Award: Healthcare, Camaraderie, 2018
Fodor’s Ten Best New Museums in the World, MOXI, 2017
Best Of Arts & Entertainment, Houston Press, Best Art Installation, Wings Over Water, 2017
Santa Barbara Beautiful – Presidential Award, MOXI, 2017
Mayor’s Urban Design Awards, City Of Calgary, Chinook Arc, 2015
Gold Award of Excellence: Outdoor/Environmental Advertising Trade Show Exhibit from the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts, Lite-BiTE, 2015
Americans for the Arts 2014 Public Art Network Year in Review, Ballroom Luminoso, 2014
SXSW Transformative Design Award, Ballroom Luminoso, 2013
CODAwards Top 100, Fish Bellies & Ballroom Luminoso, 2013
Hot Dip Excellence in Galvanizing Award, Wondrous, 2009
Featured Videos
Maverick Spirit - An Interview with our Clients
Hear what our clients have to say about working with us to create Maverick Spirit, a monumental kinetic sculpture standing at 26 feet high and measuring 8 feet in diameter. Maverick Spirit embodies an extraordinary partnership between Creative Machines and Kohler, translating their vision into reality.
Through Other Eyes - Creative Machines
Through Other Eyes is a sculptural pavilion located in Lawrence, KS. The sculpture invites visitors to see through the eyes of other people. Ten sets of eyes, drawn from a diverse group of area residents, are rendered in colored glass and encircle the top of a small stainless steel pavilion.
Bends Toward Justice - Public Art in Atlanta by Creative Machines
Bends Toward Justice is an interactive sculpture located on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive in Atlanta, GA. It frames both the bronze sculpture of Dr. King and the Mercedes Benz stadium. The artpiece invites visitors on both sides of the street to push the arches toward justice, activating the show of lights and colors. The artpiece was installed in December 2022.
Engaging the Community of Goodyear with Chasing the Stars
Chasing the Stars is one of the world’s largest human-powered kinetic sculptures. This is the story of how we designed Chasing the Stars with the Goodyear, Arizona community. Creative Machines hosted a series of hands-on community workshops that helped us get to the heart of what the community really wanted.
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