CARS' extensive experience in the arts has attracted the attention of clients around the country who come to us for creative advice on their projects. CARS has helped structure various festivals, provided marketing direction for events, participated in design charrettes for new spaces for the arts, and served as creative director for theme park attractions.		 
 
  • Disney's California Adventure Theme Park - Festival Development (2002 - 2003)

    Creative consultant to Disney Entertainment to develop potential festival themes initially intended for Disney's California Adventure.

  • Walt Disney Studios Theme Park, Paris - Animation Academy (1998-2002)

    Creative consultant to Disney Imagineering on a new attraction centered around Disney Animation. This attraction will be a part of a new theme park immediately adjacent to Disneyland Paris, Marne-la-Vallee.

  • Disney's California Adventure Animation Pavilion (1997-2000)

    Client: Walt Disney Imagineering

    Creative consultant to Disney Imagineering on the creative design and components for the Animation Pavilion, one of 22 new attractions in Disney's newest theme park, California Adventures, that opened in Anaheim, adjacent to Disneyland, February, 2001.

  • World Festival of Sacred Music (1999)

  • Disney Imagineering Millennium Festival Concept (1998)

    Participated in the creative team that developed a national touring festival to celebrate the Millennium. Although never implemented, this project created a model for the company to follow if it so chooses with future festivals.

  • Disney's California Adventure Artists Loft (1998)

  • Animation Celebration, Disney/MGM Studios, Walt Disney World (1996)

    Clients: Disney Feature Animation, Walt Disney World's Disney/MGM Studios

    Creative consultant on the inaugural salute to Disney animation in Orlando, Florida. This new venture for Disney incorporated CARS' approach to festivals within the world's most popular tourist destination, including participatory hands-on workshops, artists' demonstrations, live performances and film screenings. (Estimated attendance: 750,000)

  • Mark Taper Forum's Virtual Theatre (1995)

    Client: The Mark Taper Forum

    Developed the marketing campaign and identity for this series of four solo performers (Marga Gomez, Guillermo Gomez-Pena, Danny Hoch and Yehuda Hyman), including overseeing the brochure, advertising copy, graphics, placement, direct mail and group sales. Launched the project's web site for the Taper, the first major theater in Los Angeles to have a presence on the World Wide Web.

  • Project for Public Spaces (1992-1994)

    Provide ongoing expertise to this nationally reorganized organization on the use of culture and performing arts in parks, public spaces and public markets.

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