Media
Recent Press
Tempe to Bring Vibrant New Art to Mill Ave Underpass
Signals AZ, City of Tempe | Aug. 6, 2024
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Southside's hidden gem Creative Machines looking to build a community space for interactive art
KGUN9 | Nov. 28, 2023 | By Reyna Preciado
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Feeling the World Push Back: A Conversation with Joseph O’Connell
Sculpture Magazine | January 4, 2023 | By Hilary Stunda
New public art piece completed in Lawrence
KSNT News | Sept. 28, 2022 | By Matthew Self
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​UArizona unveils interactive display to highlight clean energy partnership
University of Arizona | Sept. 9, 2022 | By Mikayla Mace Kelley, University Communications
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Meet Joseph O’Connell, Stories & Insights
CanvasRebel | June 16, 2022​
Carmel Partners Showcases Public Artwork at Multifamily Communities in Oakland and D.C.
Space Coast Daily | April 13, 2022 | By Space Coast Daily
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Joseph O’Connell - Artist, Innovator, Founder and Owner of Creative Machines
KXCI 91.3 Artistories Podcast | March 2, 2022
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New Artist Chosen to Replace Fortoul Brothers in Valley Metro Design Project
Phoenix News Times | March 15, 2021 | By Lynn Trimble​
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Awards
CODAawards Merit Winner: Transportation, Bends Toward Justice, 2024
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CODAawards Top 100, Maverick Spirit and Bends Toward Justice, 2024
3Form Installation Contest Winner, Chasing the Stars and Roundel, 2021
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CODAawards Top 100 & 2018 Merit Award: Healthcare, Camaraderie, 2018
Fodor’s Ten Best New Museums in the World, MOXI, 2017
Best Of Arts & Entertainment, Houston Press, Best Art Installation, Wings Over Water, 2017
Santa Barbara Beautiful – Presidential Award, MOXI, 2017
Mayor’s Urban Design Awards, City Of Calgary, Chinook Arc, 2015
Gold Award of Excellence: Outdoor/Environmental Advertising Trade Show Exhibit from the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts, Lite-BiTE, 2015
Americans for the Arts 2014 Public Art Network Year in Review, Ballroom Luminoso, 2014
SXSW Transformative Design Award, Ballroom Luminoso, 2013
CODAwards Top 100, Fish Bellies & Ballroom Luminoso, 2013
Hot Dip Excellence in Galvanizing Award, Wondrous, 2009
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