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GATE Projects

24 Jan 2011, Posted by admin in Art, Feature, 0 Comments

GATE Projects


Starting in 2010, Praccis was commissioned by the City of Glendale to create and implement a series of art installations and events in empty storefronts in downtown Glendale, CA. Praccis then formed Glendale Area Temporary Exhibitions (GATE) as a way to unite artists and exhibitions in this endeavor.

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Santa  Fe Artist Colony

24 Dec 2010, Posted by admin in Art, Feature, Highlight, 0 Comments

Santa Fe Artist Colony


Located at the entrance of the Santa Fe Arts Colony, Bob Zoell’s design emphasizes size and height, as the fiberglass and steel sculpture stands at 34 ½ feet. A depiction of the classic artist palette, the sculptural entry statement creates a black silhouette, suggestive of an otherworldly, alien like, monster trumpeting its presence in the landscape of the industrial Santa Fe area.

Los Angeles, CA, 2009

Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles

Industrial Redevelopment Project Area, Downtown Region

Erik Qvale as CRA/LA Contracted Consultant

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Casa Heiwa

24 Oct 2010, Posted by admin in Art, Feature, 0 Comments

Casa Heiwa


“Harmony”, a mixed media sculptural piece by Artist Nancy Uyemura was originally produced in 1996 for the Little Tokyo Service Center Affordable Family Housing project known as Casa Heiwa. Continual sunlight on coated aluminum panels caused images depicting Little Tokyo community members to fade. The restoration effort re-fabricated the artworks using porcelain enamel steel. Colors from the seasons of Los Angeles fan over a slate background forming the entrance to the building, while depicting a personal journey of the spirit and family relationships in balance.

Los Angeles, CA, 2007

Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles

Tokyo Redevelopment Project Area, Downtown Region

Erik Qvale as CRA/LA Contracted Consultant

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Terrabyte 1 + 2

24 Sep 2010, Posted by admin in Art, Feature, Focus, 0 Comments

Terrabyte 1 + 2


Terabyte 1

Designed to raise funds and bring new audiences to the LA Botanical Gardens, Terabyte is an innovative annual cultural event blending technology nature art and music. Daglish-Schommer designed the marketing strategy and art direction for this event, bringing together a diverse pool of talent, from Djs like Starfish and EEZIR to NASA, who used the event to highlight their Spitzer Space Telescope. The entire event was held under a dynamic bamboo sculpture designed by the cutting-edge design firm Levitas. Over 1600 people attended the event raising, significant funds and generating visibility and press for the venue and all involved.

Terrabyte 2

Following up on the popular and critical success of the first Terrabyte event, Praccis spearheaded Terrabyte 2. Directly involved in the design of the event’s new Ecolab pavilion, Praccis helped make this event a success resulting in a doubling of attendance from the previous years.

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glow Santa Monica

24 Jun 2010, Posted by admin in Art, Feature, 0 Comments

glow Santa Monica


In July of 2008 The Santa Monica Pier and beach hosted glow, a dusk to dawn transformation of this California landmark complete with art installations by dozens of artists from around the world. Praccis worked with glow to develop a long-range creative strategy that integrates event sponsorship with the culture-focused spirit of this unique civic event.

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Live Earth

24 Apr 2010, Posted by admin in Art, Focus, 0 Comments

Live Earth


As part of the 2007 Live Earth global concerts, Tucker Neel contacted an international group of artists including Peter Blake, Scott Grieger, Katie Holten and Vik Muniz and helped them to design, produce, and promote limited edition lithograph prints of their work. He designed and implemented a campaign to raise significant funds from the sale of these posters for the Alliance for Climate Protection, Al Gore’s global warming awareness organization. Concurrently, he collaborated with THE_GROOP, an identity branding company, to bring together graphic designers to create unique venue identities, merchandise, and promotional materials for the nine international Live Earth concerts.

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Gallery Row Environmental Signage

24 Mar 2010, Posted by admin in Art, Focus, 0 Comments

Gallery Row Environmental Signage


The collaboration of Durfee I Regn and Brian Roettinger designed the environmental signage to re-brand and promote Downtown’s growing Gallery Row district. Twenty-five street light signs in conjunction with gallery window decals and a new logo create a distinct visual identity while reflecting the area’s historical and contemporary character. Made of ultra-light aluminum honeycomb panels from the aerospace industry, the signage clearly directs visitors through the clusters of galleries and creative industries within the district. Support of this project underscores the important role arts-related business play in revitalizing urban centers.

Los Angeles, CA, 2009

Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles

City Center Redevelopment Project Area, Downtown Region

Erik Qvale as CRA/LA Contracted Consultant

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Go For Broke Restoration Project

24 Feb 2010, Posted by admin in Art, 0 Comments

Go For Broke Restoration Project


Originally constructed in 1999, the Go For Broke Monument in Little Tokyo commemorates Japanese Americans who served in the United States Army during World War II. Continual sunlight on painted brass medallions caused images of historic military emblems to fade.   The restoration effort re-fabricated and installed custom medallion artworks using porcelain enamel steel, a highly durable long term material.

Los Angeles, CA, 2009

Go For Broke National Education Center

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Foundation For Art Resources

24 Jan 2010, Posted by admin in Art, Highlight, 0 Comments

Foundation For Art Resources


While serving on the board of directors of the Foundation for Art Resources (FAR), the longest-running established artist-run nonprofit in Los Angeles, Cletus Dalglish-Schommer developed two years of lecture programming in collaboration with LA cultural organizations including MOCA, The Japanese American National Museum and Barnsdall Arts Center.

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