Make Art Celebration
AS Graphic Studio x Triton Fest, UC San Diego
Project Scope:
AS Graphic Studio’s tenth anniversary event celebrating the art, partnership, and student community at UC San Diego. Event consisted of a Maker’s Row featuring student, staff, and community artisans, immersive art exhibits, film screening, spoken word, DJ, photo opportunities, giveaways, and VIP reception. Led an incredible team of passionate creatives in producing a DIY, fan-favorite event, all completed in addition to their “normal day-to-day tasks.” It was a true labor of love.
Role:
- Branding
- Creative Director
- Curation
- Design
- Event design, coordination, and operation
Directed the operation of the event. Created production schedules for all of the team leads of the activation areas.
Watch the recap video of the event, coordinated by Noah and created by Triton Television at UC San Diego.
Art directed and project managed getting the character artwork of Fluffy fabricated into a mascot for the event. Fluffy original artwork by Jordan, updated by Joshric, and created into a mascot by Promo Bears.
Over fifteen booths run by student, staff, and community creatives. Each booth featured hands on art experiences and take home items. In addition, there were a couple of sponsor booths offering free food and flowers.
The “Dreaming of ten years of poster-bilities” room is a curation of ten years of AS Graphic Studio artists’ posters broken into grids up by year, creating a visual timeline of the AS Graphic Studio impact on campus.
Curated ten years of illustrated bears from Bear Garden carnival events in the “Completely unbearable” room. Room design led by Angela, Leo, Katy, and supported by me. Lighting and sound production provided by Brook and the University Centers Tech team.
The studio was partially founded on the idea of making buttons for students. It was most fitting to create the “All buttoned up” room, where guests could take a button and leave a button. Fabrication of button walls and sewing by me with production guidance from Nelson. Button exhibit curation and design by Emily, and over 3,500 buttons made by everyone at AS Graphic Studio and volunteers.
AS Graphic Studio is known as the candy shop, giving out free candy to customers or passers-by. Amy led the design and production of the “Welcome to the sweet suite” room. Production and lighting assistance from Nelson at University Events.
To showcase the Sun God Festival artwork over the years, the “Save the babies” escape room was created. Detectives have five minutes to solve the clues with their team. If you beat the clock, detectives receive a special edition Sun God Baby. Room designed and operated by Alfredo.
Christian produced a lineup of poets, artists, and deejays to perform on the Make Art stage. Eunsoo supported with stage design, coordination, and setup. Shneaky emceed and closed out the evening with a DJ set. Attendees could watch in front of the stage or relax on the lawn on a branded mat, that was also a free giveaway.
Everything was a great team effort from web design and development from Emily N., PR from Noah, Amy, and Julia. Middle picture: Entrance to the screening of “Kusama: Infinity” designed by Noah. Screening and conversation coordinated by me, and operated by Heather. Triton Outfitters, the student-run store that the AS Graphic Studio designs for, had one of the most popular booths with a grocery storefront theme. Students could choose a design and have it heat pressed onto a shirt or tote while they wait. In addition, there was a photo booth and giveaways. Designed by Noah and operated by Melea and the whole Triton Outfitters team.
VIP Reception for AS Graphic Studio and Triton Outfitters alumni, Associated Students, clients, vendors, and partners. Decor by Emily and Kristen, calligraphy by Frida, and paper toy art installation by JenaLyn.