Grace Bowen

Industrial Design, 2016

“Haul of a Show” is a concept for a mobile venue that allows artists and performers to consolidate the resources of a stage, sound equipment, and lighting into one trailer-sized package. Having these three resources in one place makes renting and transporting equipment much easier. During my research I found that a lot of valuable time is wasted the day of a performance in setting up equipment, running cables and setting queues that could be arranged the night before. This venue is meant to be used within the context of a local flea market or food truck festival. With the rising popularity of these local events, local musicians and artists could use the resource of this trailer as a more affordable means to share their art.

Grace E Bowen is graduating from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor’s of Science in Industrial Design and a Studio Art Minor. She is also a member of MINT Collective and has curated shows along with having a management position within the collective. Grace has had a strong interest in what objects we live with and why and hopes to continue this pursuit into a career crafting thoughtfully and emotionally made products and art pieces.