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Color-Ad, Inc. is Awarded the Largest Display Case Job in the Entire U.S.
Jamestown Island, Virginia - August 2006

Color-Ad, Inc. is thrilled to have been awarded a contract for the supply and installation of exhibits for the Jamestowne Visitor Center and Archaearium. This will prove to be the largest display case job in the entire U.S.

Historic Jamestowne is the site on Jamestown Island, Virginia where the first permanent English settlement in North America was founded in 1607, essentially becoming 'America's Birthplace'.

The Archaearium at Historic Jamestowne is a new museum facility which will display archeological collections relating primarily to the ongoing excavations at the nearby site of the original 1607 James Fort. It will focus on exhibits pertaining to the first settlers at Jamestowne and their way of life.

Color-Ad, Inc.'s scope of work will be to provide 31 customized exhibit display cases with color matched carpeting and fabrics, sophisticated audiovisual technologies, and specialized electrical & lighting techniques to best enhance the visitor's viewing experience.

The Visitor Center portion of this project features a new 19,000 sq. ft. facility whose purpose is to improve the overall quality of the visitor experience, while deeply enhancing research and educational opportunities.

Color-Ad's role in providing this fulfillment will include the supply and installation of 26 customized display cases, high-resolution digital graphic panels, murals & interpretive exhibits, artifact displays, & model reconstructions. Specialized ca

rpet, tiling & painting techniques will be utilized to enhance the overall immersive effect. Also housed in the center, Color-Ad will build a massive 98 seat circular theater featuring sophisticated audiovisual technologies, and specialized lighting techniques to intensify the total viewing experience.

With the upcoming international commemoration in 2007 of the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Jamestown Colony, the new exhibits promise to engage the visitors with a broader and deeper understanding of its rich heritage.

University Of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia - April 2006

The University Of Virginia is building a new multipurpose arena at their Charlottesville location. This facility, in addition to hosting men's and lady's basketball games, would also house weight rooms, practice courts, and state-of-the-art coaches and players rooms.

This acoustically optimized Arena will boast huge video screens and has a capacity of 15,000 with a parking facility for 1500 cars. UVA proposes to use this Arena for hosting other events as well, such as travel shows, seminars, and concerts.

Targeted to unveil for the 2006-2007 season, Color-Ad has been awarded the job for the complete signage requirements for this new Arena. The various sign types that will be fabricated and installed include Pageantry Signs such as Flags, Banners and Totem Panels. In addition, the Arena and Garage/Parking Lot signage would comprise a wide variety including Arena ID Signs, Way-finding, Directional Signs, Room ID signs, Amenities Signs, and Emergency Signs, etc. Given the oversized venue, challenging installation procedures will be accomplished at heights up to 120 feet.

"Visible Proofs: Forensic Views of the Body”
 Bethesda, Maryland - February 2006

As one might expect, this exhibit promises to activate the senses of both fascination as well as the drive for deeper information and knowledge of the forensic sciences.

Color-Ad has just been awarded this extremely interesting exhibit project. Our team is thrilled and anxious to get started with the multi-faceted scope of work. In as many as three phases, the de-installation of two existing exhibits, evaluation of repurposing various elements, and the careful packaging & transporting to storage facilities will ready the space for the new exhibit, "Visible Proofs: Forensic Views of the Body". Many usable items from the previous exhibits will be brought back to the shop for reuse and refurbishment. Finally, the detailed fabrication and installation of the brand new exhibit will bring it all to complete fruition.

The new exhibit will feature custom artifact casework, accent lighting, audiovisual elements, immersive interactives and high resolution digital graphics.

Chicago, Illinois - Summer 2005

More than a century ago, 30-year-old Wallace C. Abbott, M.D., began the production and distribution of Pharmaceutical supplies. From a small operation based above Doctor Abbott's Victorian Home, Abbott Laboratories has evolved into one of the world's leading health care companies.

Color-Ad has recently completed the production of an exhibition that will visually recreate the historical timeline of this successful company. Headquartered in Chicago, the original Abbott Home has been reconstructed (based upon the original circa 1860's floor plans) to house this new Corporate Museum.

This permanent exibition consists of high resolution digital graphics, Artifact casework designed to replicate “Victorian” furniture, interactive audio and visual displays, and reconstructions of room interiors based upon archival references of the original structure.

National Park Service
Diamond, Missouri - February 2006

The George Washington Carver National Monument was created in July 1943 to memorialize the life and accomplishments of George Washington Carver. Located on 210 acres of the original 240-acre Moses Carver homestead in Newton County, Missouri, the Monument preserves his birthplace. In addition to honoring Dr. Carver's rise from slavery as a pioneer in facilitating interracial harmony, it also expands to celebrate his life story as botanist, educator, humanitarian, artist, musician, and a world-renowned agricultural research scientist. To further compliment his life long service to others, the exhibit honors Dr. Carver's dedication to mentoring youth and in building strong moral character.

Color-Ad is proud to team with the National Park Service and Exhibit A Design Group as a collaborative effort to create the Carver Discovery Center where visitors will interact with various interpretive and educational medias in a combined total of approximately 3,800 square feet of exhibit space. The key purpose of the Visitor Center is to add a self-guided inquiry centered hands-on learning experience for visitors and students alike.

This massive exhibit shall include a range of interpretive media, hands-on educational exhibits, and teaching aids utilizing complex audio, video, and electronic interactive components as part of the design.

Shenandoah National Park - Harry F. Byrd, Sr., Visitor Center
National Park Service
Luray, Virginia - August 2006

Shenandoah National Park located on Skyline Drive near the town of Luray, VA, lies astride a beautiful section of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. To the east is the rolling Piedmont country and to the west is the Shenandoah River from which the park gets its name. Skyline Drive, a long winding road, runs along the Blue Ridge through the length of the park.

The Harry F. Byrd, Sr., Visitor Center, located on Skyline Drive, is one of the park's three major visitor facilities. The Center features a theater for audiovisual presentations and exhibit areas. The park is renovating the building and new displays are to be installed in the entire exhibit area. Color-Ad has been awarded the contract to fabricate and install these new exhibits.

To facilitate the park's ultimate design intent, Color-Ad will utilize it's talented artisans and craftsmen to detail and fabricate custom artifact mounts, climate controlled casings & vitrines with velvet fabric covered case interiors. Throughout the exhibit space will boast high resolution digital graphic panels, murals & translucent images, an interactive fiber optic map, and even replicated architectural and natural structures.

New Project Award with the National Park Service - February 2006

Color-Ad has been awarded the interpretive exhibits for the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, a collaborative project between the National Park Service and the Alabama Department of Transportation.

The interactive exhibits tell the story of the decades-long voting rights crusade in Alabama that climaxed in March 1965 as Civil Rights activists converged on Selma, Alabama. The final push to achieve a nationwide solution to the disenfranchisement of African Americans came as the result of three strategically planned marches, the first of which took place on March 7. Nearly 500 marchers proceeded through the streets of Selma and across the Edmund Pettus Bridge where they were faced by scores of Alabama State troopers. The troopers attacked the non-violent marchers, leaving many of them bloodied and severely injured, on a date forever ensconced in history as “Bloody Sunday”.

A second march ended in a prayer session at the point of Sunday's confrontation. When an injunction circumventing the march to the Alabama State Capitol was reversed, a plan was devised to conduct the monumental trek on Sunday, March 21, 1965. Thousands of people, representing many races and nationalities, moved before the eyes of the world in demonstration to guarantee the right to vote. The five-day/four-night event covered a 54-mile route along state Highway 80 through chilling weather and rain. The result was the personal triumph of those who participated in the historic trek and the signing of the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965. Today, the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail stands as a testament to the sacrifices made in the triumph to preserve the “right to vote” as the bedrock of American democracy.

The exhibits will be installed in February 2006 at the Tent City Interpretive Center in Whitehall, Alabama.

Interior, South Dakota - September 2005

Color-Ad, Inc. is thrilled to present the award of this rich exhibit with a purpose of detail, fabrication, delivery and installation. With a strong emphasis on Geology, Flora and Fauna, Color-Ad, Inc. was chosen for technical ability and history of intricate detail in working with the National Park Service.

The project consists of dioramas (a recreation of life like environments), mock-up platforms, a three dimensional (3D) topographical map, interactive audio and visual graphics to enhance artifacts in custom built casings. President Franklin D. Roosevelt established Badlands in 1939 as a scenic and scientific value to preserve. With 244,000 acres of formations blending with mixed grass prairie and wildlife, half of the acres were once part of a bombing range located on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation used by the U.S. Air Force during World War II as a training area for pilots. This project is slated for a fourth quarter 2005 completion.