Inspiring residents and guests with innovative and creative moments that make people say “wow!”
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IMMERSE 2019 : October 18-19, 2019
1,000 artists with national/international artists
70,000 guests.
IMMERSE 2020
A 4-day event that platforms artists from around the world for an audience of 100,000.
Showcase your innovations :
Featured Act : Blue Man Group
All Blue Man Group Press images are in this folder : click here.
Featured Experience : Architects of Air
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Featured Act : Diavolo
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Featured Experience : The Worlds of Corkcicle
2019’s version of The Worlds of Corkcicle will feature more than a dozen immersive photo environments in 8 shipping containers on Seneff Plaza at the Dr Phillips Center.
All The Worlds of Corkcicle press images can be found in this folder : click here.
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An acrobat from Cirque du Soleil high over Orange Ave. in Downtown Orlando. Download here.
Electronic music duo, The Mood Designers, with the 100 piece Central Florida Community Arts Orchestra. (photo : Quay Hu) Download here.
The Orlando Ballet (photo : Herb Gonzalez) Download here.
The Orlando Ballet performs excerpts from Swan Lake (photo : Charles Schuett) Download here.
The Orlando Philharmonic performance "Fanfare for Orlando" by local composer, Keith Lay (photo : Vine and Light Photography) Download here.
The Orlando Philharmonic performance "Fanfare for Orlando" by local composer, Keith Lay (photo : David Lawrence) Download here.
The Immersive Orchestral Experience with the Central Florida Community Arts Orchestra (photo : Vine and Light Photography) Download here.
DRIP performance with colored smoke and light (photo : Vine and Light Photography) Download here.
The Fahrenheit Foxes bring the fire! (photo : Cody Board) Download here.
Incredible interactive installations
"Dear Citizen O" is a large post office installation. Guests are invited to write a letter, drop it in the mail slot, and then take a letter written by another guest from one of the mailboxes.
Letter writers submitting their letters (photo : Charles Schuett) Download here.
After submitting a letter, participants opened one of dozens of mailboxes to receive one to open (photo : Charles Schuett) Download here.
Letter recipients opening their letters (photo : Charles Schuett) Download here.
A letter recipient (photo : Jacob Dempsey) Download here.
The Giant Ball Pit (photo : Quay Hu) Download here.
More than 200,000 balls (photo : Adam Sligar) Download here.
Photo : Quay Hu. Download here.
Flora invites guests to consider and reflect upon the meaningful moments of their lives (photo : Herb Gonzalez) Download here.
Hundreds of real flowers bring this alleyway to life as part of the Flora installation by Andre Bohrer. (photo : Jesse Walsh) Download here.
Fun Photo Ops
The OUC Lights (photo : Herb Gonzalez) Download here.
Photo : Adam Sligar. Download here.
Photo : Quay Hu. Download here.
In 2019, we’ll launch a second version of the OUC Lights, featuring more than 4,000 individually controllable LED lights.
The Worlds of Corkcicle
Photo : Luke Tevebaugh. Download here.
Photo : Jesse Walsh. Download here.
Photo : Luke Tevebaugh. Download here.
A room full of bubbles (photo : Jesse Walsh) Download here.
Immersive projection and light experiences
Interactive visual art installation by Jeff Ferre (photo : Vine and Light Photography) Download here.
Guests use their bodies to paint digitally on the walls. Download here.
… of a 60’ long giant inflatable tent. Download here.
A canopy of lasers over Downtown Orlando (photo : Herb Gonzalez) Download here.
Cultural performances from around the world
(photo : Herb Gonzalez) Download here.
Cultural dance (photo : Vine and Light Photography) Download here.
Performances from across Latin America (photo : Vine and Light Photography) Download here.
Platforming a new generation of performers
Hip-Hop artist, Jaden Froze (photo : Charles Schuett) Download here.
The Dr. Phillips Center "Docs and Dellas" (photo : Charles Schuett) Download here.
A diversity of arts offerings – from hip-hop to classical, break dance to ballet
The Lake Mary High School Step Team (photo : Charles Schuett) Download here.
Opera from Opera Orlando (photo : Vine and Light Photography) Download here.
The Red Bull BC One B Boys (photo : Michael Alfonso) Download here.
A ballet performance from Aretuza's Ballerina Project (photo : Charles Schuett) Download here.
The Mood Designers brought a high energy performance with DJ, live drums, sound, lights, and projection (photo : Vine and Light Photography) Download here.
The Red Bull BC One Bboys. Download here.
A heightened guest experience
An amazing team of volunteers to help facilitate a fantastic guest experience (photo : Vine and Light Photography) Download here.
(photo : Vine and Light Photography) Download here.
Our collaboration with The Dinner Party Project featured a 4-course meal and exclusive performances (photo : Charles Schuett) Download here.
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Electronic duo, The Mood Desigers collaborate with 100 members of the Central Florida Community Arts Orchestra. (photo : Cody Board) Download here.
Epic moments that make you say “wow!”
Our 2017 presenting sponsor, the Orlando Magic, was present throughout the event with unique, large scale installations and performances. Here, 16 members of their Rhythm and Blue Drum Line perform atop a 46' scaffolding structure (photo : Charles Schuett) Download here.
Inspiring our large, diverse audience!
The audience experiences the drum line performance (photo : Charles Schuett) Download here.
A huge crowd along Orange Ave (photo : Charles Schuett) Download here.
Something for everyone means a huge diversity of guests (photo : Charles Schuett) Download here.
Some Past Media Coverage
Orlando Sentinel : “IMMERSE Expands as Downtown Bursts with Creativity”
Orlando Sentinel Photo Gallery : “Photos : Downtown IMMERSEd in Performing Arts”
TED : Video “How Creativity Can Transform Cities”
Ovation TV Network : “Ovation and Spectrum Announce Creative City Project as Stand for the Arts Award Recipient”
CF News 13 : Video “IMMERSE Orlando's giant ball pit lets you be a kid again”
WKMG TV : “Your Guide to the Creative City Project's IMMERSE 2018 in Downtown Orlando”
WMFE : Audio “Spotlight: “IMMERSE” Yourself In Orlando’s Art Community”
Orlando Weekly : “Creative City Project takes to downtown Orlando streets for Immerse 2018”
Orlando Weekly : “Creative City expands Immerse to two days of public performances”
Orlando Weekly : “Cole NeSmith and his Creative City staff plunge fearlessly into the fifth year of their arts-for-all extravaganza”
Orlando Business Journal : “Central Florida influencers: Meet these 7 downtown Orlando next-gen leaders”
Orlando Business Journal : “This creative arts enthusiast is helping build Orlando’s own SXSW”
Orlando Business Journal : “From hip hop to ballet: Creative City Project immerses Orlando in 2-night performing arts fest”
Telemundo : “Festival de arte “Immerse 2018” toma el Downtown de Orlando”
Los Angeles Times : “IMMERSE brings streets of downtown Orlando to life with art, performances”
New York Daily News : “Creative City’s ‘Immerse’ has support from Orlando Magic and big plans”
Mix 105.1 : Audio “Community Connection - Creative City Project's IMMERSE”
Bungalower : “IMMERSE 2018 from the Creative City Project”
Nonahood News : “The Arts, Culture, and Magic of IMMERSE 2018”
West Orange Times : “Creative City Project introduces 'IMMERSE' art experience to Winter Garden”
Orlando Magazine : “Creative City Projects, presents IMMERSE 2018!”
Orlando Magazine : “50 Most Powerful People : Entertainment & the Arts”
Orlando Style Magazine : “The Creative Project”
Nonahood News : “IMMERSE 2018 Returns to Downtown Orlando”
Free Press Directory : “17 Marketing Experts Share Social Media Tips for Not-For-Profit Organizations”
The Vinyl Warhol : “Making IMMERSE with Cole NeSmith”
The Chicago Tribune : “The Creative City Project returns to Orlando this weekend”
Outrageously Remarkable : “Interview with Cole NeSmith”
Orlando Date Night Guide : “IMMERSE 2018 Arts Experience Returns to Downtown Orlando”
Orlando Sentinel : “Omazing Orlando: Cole NeSmith of Creative City Project”
Visit Orlando : “Fall Is Arts Season in Orlando”
Magic 107.7 : Audio “From the Heart : Creative City Project’s IMMERSE”
WMFE : Audio “Intersection : Creative City Project”
Story Gatherings : Audio “Cole NeSmith on Cultivating Art”
Scotch and Good Conversation : “Interview with Cole NeSmith”
Fox35 Orlando : Video “Talking All About Art with Cole NeSmith”
The Lens Pal : “Behind The Scenes With Our Pals: Seth Dunlap & Cole NeSmith”
Script Orlando : Video “5 Things To Get Us Finished”
Istoria Collective : Video “Cultivating Art Where You Are”
Creative Mornings : Video “Hidden Creative Forces at Work”
Nomad Live : Video “The Freedom of Creativity”
Falcon’s Creative Group : Audio “Special Event | IMMERSE 2018”
StoryCorps : “Artist Interviews from IMMERSE”
New To Orlando : “IMMERSE Orlando 2018”
Thanks to these amazing partners.
