Art Car by Las Vegas Artist Henry Chang.
(Photo courtesy of Laurent Valazquez)
AREA15 TO ANNOUNCE OPENING DATE WITH ARRIVAL OF VALYRIAN STEEL ART CAR, TUESDAY, SEPT. 1, 10 A.M.
Interviews Available with AREA15 Director of Content & Cool Sh*t, Chris Wink and Las Vegas Artist Henry Chang
WHAT:
AREA15 invites media to witness the arrival of Las Vegas Artist Henry Chang’s kinetic art cars: Mister Fusion and Valyrian Steel. Part Mad Max, part Mars Rover, the futuristic art cars will be among the monumental art pieces on view inside – and outside – of AREA15 when it opens to the public. In conjunction with Valyrian Steel and Mister Fusion’s arrival, AREA15 will also officially announce its September opening date.
HOW:
Led by Henry Chang himself, the caravan of art cars will depart Chang’s studio, located at 3930 Graphic Center Drive at 9:30 a.m. Valyrian Steel will be transported on the back of a flat-bed truck, leading the procession will be Mister Fusion, Chang’s street-legal art car, an AREA15 mobile billboard announcing the official opening date will follow. The vehicles will follow a route beginning at Chang’s studio near Tropicana Avenue and ending at AREA15 at approximately 10 a.m.
INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:
WHEN:
Tuesday, Sept. 1
9:30 a.m.: Departure from Henry Chang Design Studio, 3930 Graphic Center Drive
9:45 a.m.: Media call time at AREA15, 3230 S. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas
10 a.m.: Arts cars’ arrival at AREA15, 3230 S. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas.
MEDIA RSVP INSTRUCTIONS:
Media credentials are limited; to RSVP for the arrival of Valyrian Steel or request a live broadcast slot for any time that day, please email Desiree Webb at desiree@thevoxagency.com.
WHERE:
AREA15
3215 S. Rancho Dr.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89102
Click here for directions
Henry Chang Design
3930 Graphic Center Drive
Route:
ABOUT AREA15:
AREA15, located minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, is the world’s first purpose-built experiential entertainment complex offering live events, immersive activations, monumental art installations, extraordinary design elements, unique retail, ground-breaking technology, bars and eateries and much more. With a growing collection of dynamic destinations including Emporium, Oddwood, Dueling Axes, Lost Spirits Distillery, a culinary experience by Todd English, Wink World and its anchor experience, Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart, AREA15’s ever-changing art, retail and entertainment attractions will draw locals and tourists of all ages when it opens in September 2020. AREA15 represents a collaborative venture between real estate development firm Fisher Brothers and creative agency Beneville Studios, both of New York. For more information visit www.AREA15.com.
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Facebook: @AREA15LasVegas
Twitter: @AREA15Official
Instagram: @AREA15Official
YouTube: AREA15
HASHTAG:
#AREA15
#SomethingisComing
#ArtIsland
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Erika Pope/Desiree Webb
The Vox Agency
erika@thevoxagency.com, desiree@thevoxagency.com
(702) 249-2977, (702) 569-0616
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