Artopia mural installation — desert cactus theme

Case Study · Immersive Experience

Artopia

Cities

Chicago & Phoenix

Type

Immersive Experience

Dom's Role

Creative Producer

Result

$3M+ Revenue

The Idea

Art as an Experience

Artopia was conceived as a multi-city immersive art experience — a pop-up environment where art, music, and culture collided in a physical space designed to be explored, photographed, and felt. The concept was simple and ambitious: bring a world-class immersive experience to multiple cities, make it accessible, and make it commercially viable.

Dom co-produced Artopia across Chicago and Phoenix — taking an ambitious creative idea from concept through physical production and commercial operation in two distinct markets simultaneously.

Artopia immersive projection room with Joshua tree silhouettes

Chicago

Artopia outdoor night event with fire performer and neon mural portraits

Phoenix

Artopia was co-produced across two cities — each market with its own venue, programming, and production build — unified under a single creative vision and brand.

The Approach

Concept to Commercial

Dom's involvement spanned the full production lifecycle — from the initial creative concept through physical build, operations, and commercial execution. This wasn't a single event; it was a repeatable, scalable experience model deployed across two cities, each with its own venue, production build, and programming.

Central to the experience was a deliberate commitment to local talent. Over 60 artists were scouted and featured across Chicago and Phoenix — painters, muralists, sculptors, and installation artists whose work defined the visual identity of each city's edition. Local roots, world-class execution.

60+

Local Artists Scouted

2

Cities

$3M+

Revenue Generated

The Build

Every Layer

Concept Development
Creative Direction
Experiential Design
Artist Scouting & Management
Fabrication
Production
Vendor Management
Budget Management
Operations
Marketing
Guest Experience
Multi-City Rollout

The Experience

Immersive by Design

Artopia giant face sculpture, ivy wall, and immersive installation environment

Artopia was designed to be experienced, not just attended. Every room, installation, and moment was crafted to create a specific emotional response — wonder, discovery, connection. The result was an experience that guests couldn't stop talking about, sharing, and returning to.

Artopia outdoor mural lit with blue, green, and red lights at night

The Result

$3M+

Revenue Generated

Artopia demonstrated that an ambitious creative idea — rooted in local talent and executed with commercial discipline — can generate significant revenue while delivering a world-class guest experience across multiple markets.