Supernova Immersive Experience
Project Design
Providing project design
Media Arts Project - Supernova Immersive Experience
The Supernova Immersive Experience project plans to be a 26,000-square-foot labyrinth adventure located at 108 Monticello Road in Weaverville. The experience will feature multi-sensory rooms that delve into the imaginations of world-class artists and local creatives, with each room offering a real-life interactive art experience. Visitors of all ages will be encouraged to explore hidden passages, secret places, and even playground slides to experience art in a new and exciting way. MAP requested support for the design and engineering plans of the Supernova project, including architectural design of the space and the design of permanent immersive experiences.
Award: $200,000
Timeline: May 2024 – August 2024
Supernova Immersive Experience Highlights
- Media Arts Project’s Supernova project is a 26,000sf family-friendly immersive art experience planned in Weaverville, that will encourage visitors of all ages to experience art in a new way
- Immersive art experiences are a growing trend in entertainment across the country. (e.g. Meow Wolf, Factory Obscura and Otherworld)
- Supernova project will engage world-class artists alongside local creatives, craftsmen, fabricators, multimedia artists, and sculptors
- Property owner, Dewey Properties, is exploring a larger entertainment destination with Supernova as the anchor tenant
- Request is to support the design and engineering plans of Supernova including the design of permanent individual art experiences
- Committee recommends adding the following contingencies to the contract:
- Requiring MAP to provide copy of lease prior to execution of grant agreement,
- Lease cannot be sub-leased or transferred to a for-profit organization, and
- Design contract must specify specific milestones that LIFT Fund disbursements will align with
