Gupi de Zavalia

Events

01.

La Fiesta

A multicultural festival created from zero — 7,000 attendees, 15 Latin embassies, 70+ artists. Featured as a government case study in precinct activation.

Work for Dionysus / City Renewal Authority

Editions 2023, 2024, 2025

Tasks

– Event Concept and Planning (Lead)
– Graphic Design (Logo, Font, Social media assets, promotional prints and event signage)
– Site Planning and Production Design
– Coordination with Embassies, Artists, Stalls, Contractors and Staff
– Creation of the Gallery and Cacti (Permanent installations now)

02.

Lunar New Year

Annual multicultural celebration in Canberra with 10,000+ attendees in a single day.

Work for Dionysus / City Renewal Authority

Editions 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Tasks

– Event Planning (assisted)
– Graphic Design (Logo, Social media assets, promotional prints and event signage)
– Site Planning and Production Design
– Bump in and out Staff Coordination
– Event Decoration

03.

Enlighten

Annual light-based arts festival in Canberra.

Work for Dionysus / City Renewal Authority

Editions 2022, 2023, 2024

Tasks

– Event Planning (assisted)
– Graphic Design (Logo, Social media assets, promotional prints and event signage)
– Site Planning and Production Design
– Staff Coordination
– Event Decoration

04.

Haig Park's Centenary

Work for Dionysus / City Renewal Authority

Tasks

– Event Concept and Planning (Lead)
– Graphic Design (Logo, Font, Social media assets, promotional prints and event signage)
– Site Planning and Production Design
– Coordination with Artists, Stalls, Contractors and Staff
– Design of the Ngala Sitting and Play space (Permanent installation now)

05.

Jurassic Haig Park

Large-scale themed activation in Haig Park. Family-friendly event with installations and activities.

Work for Dionysus / City Renewal Authority

Tasks

– Event Concept and Planning (Lead)
– Graphic Design (Logo, Social media assets, promotional prints and event signage)
– Site Planning and Production Design
– Coordination with Artists, Stalls, Contractors and Staff

06.

Argentina's Bicentenary

10-day + 1 Gala Night national festival with 200,000+ attendees.

Work for National Government of Argentina and Provincial Government of Tucumán

Tasks

– Participants Experience Design
– Gala Night Planning (Assisted)
– Photography (Lead)
– Videography
– Daily Same Day Edits
– Drone Videos
– Animations, Invitations and Collateral Design

07.

Climactivo

Argentina's premier international climate event. 4 editions with 20,000 attendees.

Work for Ministry of Health and Environment

Editions 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Tasks

– Name and Event Concept
– Participants Experience Design
– Logo, Branding, Merchandising, Visuals, Presentations and Printed Collateral
– Photography
– Videography
– Same Day Edits and Drone Shots

08.

Winter in the City

Seasonal winter activation and event programming in Canberra.

Work for Dionysus / City Renewal Authority

Editions 2022, 2023, 2024

Tasks

– Event Planning (assisted)
– Graphic Design (Logo, Social media assets, promotional prints and event signage)
– Site Planning and Production Design
– Staff Coordination
– Event Decoration

09.

More Events

Additional event work across various community and government activations.

Work for Dionysus / City Renewal Authority

Installations

Graphic Design ›

01.

Ngala NoticeBoard

A protected heritage tree fell in the park, so we gave it a new life and purpose — transforming it into a community noticeboard.

Work for Dionysus / City Renewal Authority

02.

Basketball Tree

Originally designed for a community awareness event, this sculptural basketball installation now has a permanent home in City Walk, at the heart of Canberra.

Work for Dionysus / City Renewal Authority

03.

Labyrinth

Permanent public labyrinth installation in Haig Park. Interactive landscape element encouraging movement and meditation.

Work for Dionysus / City Renewal Authority

04.

Santa's Throne

Designed to be lightweight for transport and easy to assemble, yet sturdy and vandal-proof enough for extended outdoor use in a high-traffic neighbourhood. Built specifically for pet-friendly photo opportunities, with proportions that accommodate both small and large families.

Work for Dionysus / City Renewal Authority

05.

Gallery

A semi-permanent, modular gallery system used across nearly every event. Scales from a compact 4-panel to a full 8-panel configuration with 16 display sides. Built from repurposed materials — assembles in under an hour, self-standing, and engineered for high winds.

Work for Dionysus / City Renewal Authority

06.

Floriade Walking Trail

A semi-permanent walking trail guiding visitors from the last tram stop to the event area. Featured giant wayfinding signs, floor stickers, oversized tulip markers, a lounge area, a floral bike, a floral wall and an arch at the finish.

Work for Dionysus / City Renewal Authority

07.

Christmas in the City

Designed the giant Merry Christmas sign, city decorations, self-standing wishing trees, and the official Christmas star for the city's giant tree. Also created all event collateral including signage, print materials and promotional assets.

Work for Dionysus / City Renewal Authority

08.

Molonglo Hex

A hexagonal table and hanging frame designed for their high-end art markets — providing a clean and minimalistic way to display products.

Work for Dionysus / Molonglo Group

09.

Sign Holders

Custom sign holder systems for large-scale public events and permanent urban spaces.

Work for Dionysus / City Renewal Authority

10.

Winter Sculptures

Illustrated iconic elements representing Canberra, which were then CNC-carved into ice to create seasonal sculptural installations.

Work for Dionysus / City Renewal Authority

11.

Ngala Rings

A lighting activation designed to make the park safer at night while prioritising art and experience — increasing visibility through illuminated ring sculptures.

Work for Dionysus / City Renewal Authority