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Juan Valdez Café & The Miami Open

A portable pop-up mural that travelled three Miami cafés, pulled in 500 painters, and ended up on display at the Miami Open.

Year
2017
Location
Miami, Florida
Scale
6' (H) × 18' (L) triptych
Client
Juan Valdez Café · The Miami Open
Marlon Pruz's triptych for Juan Valdez Café under way on the portable pop-up structure
Campaign impressions
2MCampaign impressions
People painted
500+People painted
Café locations
3Café locations
Triptych
18 ftTriptych
Shoppers painting the mural at a Juan Valdez Café location
Caroline Twohill
The portable pop-up mural structure built for three Miami locations
Caroline Twohill
Marlon Pruz working on the artwork design
Caroline Twohill
Guests adding colour to the triptych panels
Caroline Twohill
The 18-foot triptych installed at The Miami Open
Caroline Twohill
Detail of the Juan Valdez brand motifs in the artwork
Caroline Twohill
Participants at the live painting activation
Caroline Twohill
The finished panels on outdoor display at the tennis tournament
Caroline Twohill
Artwork installed permanently in a Juan Valdez coffee shop interior
Caroline Twohill
The completed triptych in full
Caroline Twohill

Artwork by

Partners

  • Burson-Marsteller Public Relations
  • Juan Valdez Café
  • The Miami Open

Press

  • 93.9 MIA Radio
  • Business Wire

Services provided

  1. 01

    Identified and booked emerging Miami artist Marlon Pruz to spearhead the art design.

  2. 02

    Custom designed and built a portable pop-up mural structure to accommodate live art installations at three distinct Juan Valdez locations across Miami.

  3. 03

    Conducted in-depth brand research and led multiple rounds of revision under tight deadlines.

  4. 04

    Oversaw full project management to engage over 500 shoppers — staffing, supplies, art design, projections and textural additions.

  5. 05

    Installed the 18-foot triptych for outdoor display at the highest foot-traffic area of The Miami Open.

  6. 06

    Consulted on converting the artwork into printed fire-proof materials used as step-and-repeat backdrops and interior decoration.

  7. 07

    Consulted on video production for social distribution of the artistic process.

  8. 08

    Worked alongside interior designers and architects to install the artwork permanently in two Miami coffee shops.

Highlights

  • Over two million digital impressions across the #InspiredByJuanValdez campaign.

  • Directly involved over 500 people in the painting process.

  • Attracted national and local influencer press.