About Building 180

We imagine a world where art connects us with one another, and the world around us. A world where art has no boundaries and is made to elevate the human experience, inspires the very best in human nature, and awakens the fullest possibility of imagination.

We are the producers who see the world in color. We make ambitious projects possible by empowering both artists and clients to dream bigger and build better. We apply our expertise to transform big ideas into tangible reality, changing the way art is experienced, valued and made.

Building 180 is a full-service art production and consulting agency — we curate and produce uniquely complex art installations from conception to completion. Our team of curators, producers, and artists are professional problem solvers with big ideas who thrive on fast timelines. We work with cities, brands, architects, designers, developers and more to identify opportunities, build consensus between stakeholders, then apply our methodology to bring your story to life — ahead of deadline and under budget. We exclusively work with reliable artists and pride ourselves as safeguards of artistic integrity and freedom.

We measure success by the number of emerging artists we have supported, the number of unique installations we create, and volume and quality public/private community engagement surrounding each project. Our ultimate goal is to draw community into the conversation by using art as a catalyst for shared ownership and creative value.

Our Team

Founders: Shannon Riley and Meredith winner

Shannon and Meredith have performed as producer, art department, project lead, artist manager, project manager, volunteer, art / build crew and curator for many complex installations. In this experience they realized versatility, timeliness, and professionalism was key in successful art installations and productions. Since its inception, Building 180 has turned into both an agency for the artist and for art-seeker, providing our clients with all their production and management needs.

Beyond Shannon + Meredith, Building 180 is a fierce tribe of artists, a dedicated team of sculptors, kinetic artists, muralists, builders, lighting technicians, engineers, animators and more. We believe in the creativity and talents of the artists we work with. Our clients will serve as testimony to the quality and character of our work. We look forward to the new opportunities that await us in the years ahead as we continue to expand as a company and hope that you will be part of it.

OUR HISTORY

The name Building 180 is a homage to a hangar located on Treasure Island, in the San Francisco Bay, that was home to 40 studios and hundreds of artists, many of them making large scale work. Demolished in 2016, it was an irreplaceable space, where people came together to build BIG art and create community [read more from KQED’s coverage on the hangar].

Founders and Partners, Shannon Riley and Meredith Winner, met while working side-by-side on several monumental projects at Building 180 and shared the same passion of wanting to get more art into the world. In 2015, Riley started managing many of the artists from the the original hangar. In 2016 Riley founded (the company) Building 180, and in 2017, Winner joined Riley, and the two worked together to promote artists and offer art production and management services. Building 180, in its newest form, still works with many of the original artists who worked in the hangar (such as artists, Marco Cochrane, featured above, Katy Boynton, Peter Hudson and Joel Dean Stockdill), promoting their craft to place artwork globally.

Riley and Winner’s unique skill sets provides a range of expertise from sales to strategic partnerships and business development, from production and arts management. Individually, and in collaboration with Building 180, they have served some of the most innovative artists and clients in the world.