Multi-medium installation
Virtual Art Garden Experience at the Palmer Museum of Art
Client:
Palmer Museum of Art, Penn State University
Venue/Location:
Kish Bank and William P. Hayes Family Exploration Gallery
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Highlights
Virtual Art Garden at the Palmer Museum of Art.
The new Palmer Museum of Art sits at the edge of Penn State's Arboretum.
The Composition Canvas is a projected digital art garden that animates and grows.
A visitor decides if the colored artwork is ready to be brought to life in the digital art garden.
Coloring is underway—visitors choose from a set of five plants and three pollinators.
An artwork contributor finds her creation brought to life in the 3D virtual garden.
Plants and pollinators are added (and animated) in the digital art garden.
A group of visitors enjoy the artwork creation process.
Visitors are provided with a wide selection of art supplies.
The Palmer Museum of Art offers visitors not only an inspiring art collection but also a uniquely captivating setting.
Artwork templates refer to both arboretum inhabitants and related collection artworks.
Artwork templates refer to both arboretum inhabitants and related collection artworks.
Artwork templates refer to both arboretum inhabitants and related collection artworks.
Artwork templates refer to both arboretum inhabitants and related collection artworks.
Artwork templates refer to both arboretum inhabitants and related collection artworks.
Artwork templates refer to both arboretum inhabitants and related collection artworks.
Artwork templates refer to both arboretum inhabitants and related collection artworks.
Artwork templates refer to both arboretum inhabitants and related collection artworks.
Client:
Palmer Museum of Art, Penn State University
Browse:
Highlights
The Palmer Museum of Art’s new Exploration Gallery offers a nature-themed art activity that inspires visitors. Hand-colored plant and pollinator forms on printed sheets are digitally transformed and displayed on a collective canvas, creating a cohesive experience that connects the Museum’s collection to the adjacent Arboretum.
Completed colorings are brought to life at the Artwork Capture Station, designed and engineered by Belle & Wissell’s own Matt Arnold. Using projection, camera capture, and computer vision AI, the Station identifies each artwork and converts it into an animated 3D model.
These unique contributions culminate in the Composition Canvas, a projected virtual art garden that animates and grows with the support of immersive sound design. The experience fosters creativity, strengthens connections to the Museum, and reflects its unique surroundings.
Project Accolades:
Forbes “New Palmer Museum Of Art At Penn State Opens In Unique Setting,” 2024
The Art Newspaper “Penn State university’s art museum reopens in new $85m building that seeks to blend art with nature,” 2024
Centre Daily Times “Inside the new $85M Palmer art museum and how it creates a ‘welcoming gateway to Penn State’,” 2024
The Architect’s Newspaper “The Palmer Museum, with architecture by Allied Works and a landscape by Reed Hilderbrand, opens at Penn State University,” 2024
Centre Daily Times “New Palmer Museum of Art offers full slate…,” 2024
Wall Street Journal “A Passing Grade for Penn State’s Palmer Museum of Art,” 2024
Onward State “The New Palmer Museum Of Art,” 2024
Belle & Wissell Team Credits
Design Director: Gabe Kean
Creative Technology Director and 3D Designer: Matt Arnold
Senior Experience Designer, Illustrator, and Motion Designer: Jes Noparat
Senior Software Developer: Jeremy Rotsztain
Content Developer: Natalie Abeles
Soundscape Composer: Jonathan Warman
Additional Project Credits
Director, Palmer Museum of Art: Erin Coe
Education Director, Palmer Museum of Art: Brandi Breslin
Visitor Experience Manager, Palmer Museum of Art: Rebecca Simpson
IT and A/V Integration Lead, Palmer Museum of Art: Scott Lindsay
Fabricator, Palmer Museum of Art: Allison Walter
Fabricator, Palmer Museum of Art: Will Bergmann
Videography, Bulldog Productions: Ken Grau
Video Editing, Strangelife: John Jeffcoat
Belle & Wissell Team Credits
Design Director: Gabe Kean
Creative Technology Director and 3D Designer: Matt Arnold
Senior Experience Designer, Illustrator, and Motion Designer: Jes Noparat
Senior Software Developer: Jeremy Rotsztain
Content Developer: Natalie Abeles
Soundscape Composer: Jonathan Warman
Additional Project Credits
Director, Palmer Museum of Art: Erin Coe
Education Director, Palmer Museum of Art: Brandi Breslin
Visitor Experience Manager, Palmer Museum of Art: Rebecca Simpson
IT and A/V Integration Lead, Palmer Museum of Art: Scott Lindsay
Fabricator, Palmer Museum of Art: Allison Walter
Fabricator, Palmer Museum of Art: Will Bergmann
Videography, Bulldog Productions: Ken Grau
Video Editing, Strangelife: John Jeffcoat
The Palmer Museum of Art’s new Exploration Gallery offers a nature-themed art activity that inspires visitors. Hand-colored plant and pollinator forms on printed sheets are digitally transformed and displayed on a collective canvas, creating a cohesive experience that connects the Museum’s collection to the adjacent Arboretum.
Completed colorings are brought to life at the Artwork Capture Station, designed and engineered by Belle & Wissell’s own Matt Arnold. Using projection, camera capture, and computer vision AI, the Station identifies each artwork and converts it into an animated 3D model.
These unique contributions culminate in the Composition Canvas, a projected virtual art garden that animates and grows with the support of immersive sound design. The experience fosters creativity, strengthens connections to the Museum, and reflects its unique surroundings.
Project Accolades:
Forbes “New Palmer Museum Of Art At Penn State Opens In Unique Setting,” 2024
The Art Newspaper “Penn State university’s art museum reopens in new $85m building that seeks to blend art with nature,” 2024
Centre Daily Times “Inside the new $85M Palmer art museum and how it creates a ‘welcoming gateway to Penn State’,” 2024
The Architect’s Newspaper “The Palmer Museum, with architecture by Allied Works and a landscape by Reed Hilderbrand, opens at Penn State University,” 2024
Centre Daily Times “New Palmer Museum of Art offers full slate…,” 2024
Wall Street Journal “A Passing Grade for Penn State’s Palmer Museum of Art,” 2024
Onward State “The New Palmer Museum Of Art,” 2024