WORK WITH US TO SELECT THOUGHTFUL, PERMANENT ARTWORK FOR YOUR SPACE. Rejuvenation | Mural by Andrew Schoultz for 200 Second Street Condominiums and Lofts, Oakland | Photo by Cesar Rubio CURATORIAL > CONTACT Svea Lin Soll, Principal/Director of Swarm Gallery ///WHY/// Swarm Gallery considers each project a collaboration with the client to seamlessly integrate artwork into spaces. Art has the potential to
transform any room, stairwell or lobby, adding color, light, and new dimension. Art increases a building's appeal and distinguishes it from others. ///HOW/// The gallery refers to a large pool of artists from all
over the country for its various projects. These artists work in a wide variety of media and artforms including site-specific installations, painting, sculpture, works on paper, and more. We survey your space, hand-select artists whose work aligns with your vision, and present "what is possible." Once artists are selected, we either narrow a selection to existing pieces,
or work with the artist to commission a unique work. Swarm Gallery handles every step of the art implementation, from vision to installation. We also offer design services for art brochures or other novelty print pieces. Please read on for a break down of our services. ///WHAT/// SERVICES > ART INTERIORS We have successfully completed projects that include Swarm Gallery believes that artistry comes in many forms. Hand-selecting a customized installation, a commissioned painting or sculpture, or a dynamic piece directly from an artist's studio,
is one of the great rewards of our work. OVERVIEW > SERVICES Our expert project implementation includes ///WHO/// CURATORIAL > TEAM Svea Lin Soll, Director Swarm's curatorial team shares more than two decades of experience in the visual arts, and specializes in all aspects of art placement. We understand that concept, style and budget vary from one project to the next. Our extensive network of local and national artists positions us to meet the unique
needs of each project. We have witnessed the extraordinary impact art has on a public or private space. We engage our clients in this fun, creative and streamlined process,
and pride ourselves on completing our projects on time and within budget. CURATORIAL > PROJECTS TESTIMONIAL | 200 Second Street For our new condominium (opened in 2007) in Oakland's Jack London Square, we
made significant effort to achieve a high level of design that reflected both our taste
as developers and reinforced the high quality of the residences. Our architect David
Baker, suggested that without great expenditure, our two wonderful airy double-height
and glassed upper floor elevator lobbies would be spectacular locations for mural
paintings. Swarm Gallery worked with David to develop this idea & progressed the inspiration
with great rapidity and success. They selected appropriate mural artists, vetted and
interviewed them with us, established appropriate mural subject matter, and then
pulled all this together in a contract, followed through to initiate the painting and see
the work completed and installed. With other pressing deadlines concerning the construction, sales and occupancy
issues, I was very skeptical of getting the project involved with art and artists at the
last moment. I cannot tell you my surprise and delight with how the mural selection and installation
went, and how correct the choices made by Swarm turned out. Swarm accommodated
every client concern and produced an effort that exceeded my expectation in every
respect. For example, I was concerned that the murals could be damaged and not be
easily removed. Svea looked into all the practical and legal concerns around this issue
to resolve it quickly. Her artists started on time, and finished under the deadline. The
large murals progressed without a hitch and without disruption to completion. Seeing
the paintings in progress even generated a lot of sales interest! The decision to put in the murals in our building was in retrospect an absolute 'must'.
Swarm accomplished the entire process superbly, and at a fair and reasonable price. Every visit back to the building, I feel, as all visitors and residents feel, that the art
we added is critical to the high aesthetic level and appeal of the building. It would not
have happened without Swarm's taste, client orientation, and intelligent and
professional management. -Rob Brown
Tel 510-839-2787
Email svea@swarmgallery.com
> Mural commissions
> Art acquisition for permanent collections
> Rotating exhibitions
> Art procurement
> Customized presentations
> Artist relations
> Exhibition planning and design
> Installation
> Art handling and transportation
> Collection management
H2HOTEL | Healdsburg
200 SECOND STREET | Oakland
Partner, MV Jackson, LLC, developers of 200 Second Street, Jack London Square, Oakland, CA