September 25-27, 2015 / Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada
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The Mystic Midway employs classic Circus, Carnival, Sideshow, Medicine Show imagery, narratives and archetypes as means for flirting with possibility and permission. Wonder, curiosity, and a sense of adventure open the doors as guests explore the Midway and its odd characters…
The Mystic Midway Art Motel immersive environment consisted of gorgeous over-sized props, carnival sets, spinner wheels and multiple paths of game board squares painted directly on the ground. This setting was brought to life by a trained ensemble of in-character improv performers, stilters and circus folks who guided thousands of delighted guests around the gameboard…
The Mystic Midway is a community, a performance troupe, a roving carnival, and a strategy for connecting people in a whimsical, playful and creative way. It’s made up of professional actors, dancers, clowns, mystics, social activists, musicians, costume designers, graphic artists and more…
The Mystic Midway is social theater dedicated to enlivening communities, social spaces, and events with a blend of ensemble performance, engaging social games, whimsical production values, and a passion for creating deeply immersive, entertaining, and meaningful experiences…
Stepping into the Art Motel, attendees are transported to a world that is filled to the brim with imagination and creativity…
The Mystic Midway was very gratified to work with such a stellar group of artists, musicians and event producers at the Art Motel. Moments like collaborating with Meow Wolf on a transitional environment or working with improvisational actors from Las Vegas’s own Cockroach Theatre was an absolute thrill. Every square inch of the Art Motel had an incredible artistic intention to it, creating an utterly unique environment that we were privileged to be a part of…
Our intention was to create a bespoke, immersive, carnival-themed environment that invited festival guests to step onto a living game board of whimsy and discovery…
“It’s in the realm of game-ification,” Levkoff says. “I’m really into integrating new technologies with old school theater…”
A surreal cosplay corral and social theater ensemble…
Roceteer was a proud sponsor of the Art Motel at Life is Beautiful 2015.
200+ artists and creators
- 23 Motel Room Installations
- 20+ Courtyard and Exterior Murals
- Courtyard Engagement by Mystic Midway
- Meow Wolf ‘House of Eternal Return’ Special Preview
“We intend to transform the now-vacant motel and courtyard into an amazing showcase of art and artists, for a unique pop-up exhibition that will be open throughout the festival,” says Life Is Beautiful partner Joey Vanas.
The Art Motel stood as the multicolored crown jewel of the weekend. This hands-on, multisensory installation is composed of various rooms showcasing the work of dozens of artists and creators using every media imaginable. From the second floor art walls to the zany chalk drawings under your feet, every inch of the Art Motel was covered in beautiful imagery and more colors than a jumbo Crayola box. There was even a mural-painting robot…
The Art Motel was hands-down one of the most creative aspects of this year’s fest, in which over 30 artists and progressive galleries worked together to completely transform every room of a long-shuttered Las Vegas motel into an interactive space. I, like most everyone who attended Life Is Beautiful this year, marveled at all the exceptional art hiding around every corner…
The 2015 Life Is Beautiful Festival held in Las Vegas, Nevada, gets all the praise this past weekend for keeping music lovers, foodies, and art enthusiasts completely engulfed in the beauty that arts of all kinds possess. From the Art Motel to the many surprises that the festival rolled out, Life Is Beautiful did not disappoint…
..the Art Motel is a commitment, and it’s one you should make, because this converted motel represents the Las Vegas art scene in miniature. Here you’ll find solo exhibitions by Juan Muniz, Anthony Bondi, 3 Baaad Sheep and many more, alongside curated exhibitions from Sin City Gallery, Lil’ Art Bodega and other local gallerists. Nearly every medium will be represented at Art Motel, from acrylics to robotics. It’s a must-see.
One thing that stuck out the most? The amount of unique art that was scattered throughout the venue. There was an Art Motel, which boasted rooms decorated independently by various artists. Individually, each room was unique and caused you to really think about the message the artist intended for you. Collectively, the Art Motel was a visual masterpiece that stitched together art of many kinds into one interesting jumble of art.
The coolest change to Downtown was the old Motel 6 that was converted into a realistic art motel. The “courtyard” was filled with a wide range of art displays. Each room was open to the public with additional art that varied from room to room. It was pretty impressive and I spent a good amount of time at the Motel 6, walking around and enjoying the sights. Even though some of the art was not quite to my taste and I admit that some of it went over my head completely, but I found some of it to be fascinating and took my time taking it all in. In whatever it’s form, art is beautiful and this festival took it to the next level by allowing art to transform a portion of a city that was run down and tired and turning it into something incredible.
One of the first to view the amazing transformation was superstar Las Vegas singer Wayne Newton. He talked with many of the artists as they gave him a tour as “Old Vegas met New Vegas meeting Old Vegas.” It’s safe to report that Wayne and the artists were excited being there together…
Brand new for this year is the ART MOTEL at the former Town Lodge motel…this vacant motel and courtyard has been transformed into an eclectic pop-up exhibition with work by artists including Begson founder and Vegas resident Craig Holden Feinberg, art rug artisans Soho Design House and dronesmith experts Skyworks Aerial Systems…
One of the most memorable art installations among the embellished cityscape was the Art Motel…
I highly recommend stepping into the Art Motel. It’s an actual old motel with gutted rooms that take you into a universe with submarine scenes, snakes and carnival type decor. And from the photos and video below, you’ll see it’s fully interactive…
The Art Motel – This abandoned hotel transformed into a pop-up museum that could only be found in downtown Las Vegas, In fact, the original call for artists from Life is Beautiful announced 80% of the artists featured in the motel would be locals and teased, “Each of the 15 motel rooms are approximately 10′ x 10′, with primed white walls. The entire room is your canvas. Each of the large courtyard murals are approximately 8′ x 20′. There is no creative spec. What would you like to create?” And create they did. Everything from a blue neon sign that simply stated, “live” to a room plastered with original black and white wallpaper featuring llamas and phrases that echoed the sentiment, “create.” Our favorite room, though, featured a bar with two stools, a chandelier and a painting. The twist? They were all stationed on a vertical wall, making the room appear to have been turned on its side. Watching festival-goers position themselves in the room and help each other figure out the most gravity-defying poses inspired some truly creative interactions. We could spent much more time here…
Perhaps the biggest headliner at Life Is Beautiful 2015 was the Art Motel…a former motel where every room has been converted into an interactive art installation. Everything from photo galleries to brilliant murals and mind-blowing art in every direction beautified the once decrepit rooms of the abandoned motel…
Part of the magic of the motel is how it’s connecting different communities…
One of my favorite spots was the Art Motel. This was an old motel where each room was given to a different artist. The artist (or in some cases multiple artists) then created their own unique exhibit. It was amazing to walk from room to room and see what each artist created with the space…There was art everywhere you looked and sometimes hidden secretly waiting for you to discover it. From beautiful typography to geometric prints there was art for everyone…
A personal favorite was the surreal art motel, a tatterdemalion building converted into an art exhibit where each guest room was designed by an artist to be a stimulating display…
The dilapidated former Town Lodge Motel has been transformed for the giant music, art and food festival. The entire building, including its rooftop and courtyard, will come to come to life as a showcase for dozens of world-renowned and local artists, creatives, collectives and galleries as they create and present a wildly diverse assemblage of visual and multimedia art installations…
The Art Motel gets better and better every year…
Also new for 2015 is an immersive Art Motel exhibition, featuring works by local and regional artists and creators in downtown Las Vegas’ vacant Town Lodge Motel…
“There’s not much happening on this desolate corner of downtown, and there hasn’t been for a long time,” said one exec. But that scene is about to change with the vacant motel poised to emerge as the center of the urban art universe…
ART MOTEL ARTISTS + CREATORS 2015
APEX Anthony Bondi BEGSON Chor Boogie
Best Buddies Jim Briare Cory Bennett
Curated Las Vegas Eden Art Studio & Gallery
Right at Home HUBO (UNLV Robotics Lab)
I.S.I. Group Kim Johnson Jonathon Keats
Zac La Roc & Leticia Maldonado LIL ART BODEGA
Make Studios Meow Wolf Juan Muniz
MYSTIC MIDWAY Casey O’Connell Spencer Olsen
Recycled Propaganda PRZSM Dirk Schmidhofer
Sin City Gallery Daniel Smith Soho Design House
The Stencil Artista Jesa Townsend-Simon
Eric Vozzola 3 Baaad Sheep Skyworks Aerial Systems
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