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Recent Press

Tempe to Bring Vibrant New Art to Mill Ave Underpass

Signals AZ, City of Tempe | Aug. 6, 2024

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Southside's hidden gem Creative Machines looking to build a community space for interactive art

KGUN9 | Nov. 28, 2023 | By Reyna Preciado

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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

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​UArizona unveils interactive display to highlight clean energy partnership

University of Arizona | Sept. 9, 2022 | By Mikayla Mace Kelley, University Communications

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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

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Joseph O’Connell - Artist, Innovator, Founder and Owner of Creative Machines

KXCI 91.3 Artistories Podcast | March 2, 2022

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New Artist Chosen to Replace Fortoul Brothers in Valley Metro Design Project

Phoenix News Times | March 15, 2021 | By Lynn Trimble​
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Awards

CODAawards Merit Winner: Transportation, Bends Toward Justice, 2024

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CODAawards Top 100, Maverick Spirit and Bends Toward Justice, 2024

 

3Form Installation Contest Winner, Chasing the Stars and Roundel, 2021

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

Contact 

info@creativemachines.com

(520) 294-0939

1-800-861-7937

4141 E Irvington Rd

Tucson, AZ 85714

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