What Dyson & Womack does

Dyson & Womack is a Los Angeles-based public art consulting firm operating since at least 2004, with a secondary office in San Francisco and approximately five listed employees. The company provides three integrated offerings: (1) Public Art Consulting, which supports government agencies and cultural institutions with commissioning, cultural and master planning, collections analysis, and equity-centered program design; (2) Studio D+W, an in-house fabrication studio executing large-scale sculpture and installation work using 3D modeling, metalworking, welding, and engineered assembly techniques such as interlocking stainless steel structures without internal armature; and (3) PAiD (Public Artists in Development), a Mellon Foundation-funded professional development initiative delivered with the LA County Department of Arts & Culture.

The firm generates revenue through project-based professional services engagements, typically sourced via government RFPs, RFQs, and direct institutional relationships. Clients are concentrated in California state and municipal agencies (State of California including CARB and CNRA, City of Los Angeles, LA County) and extend to cultural institutions (LA Phil, REDCAT, ICA, California African American Museum), non-profits (Bloomberg Philanthropies, Mellon Foundation, Odessa Arts), artist studios (Charles Gaines, Andy Scott, Teresa Margolles), and increasingly private developers (Sterling Bay).

Notable deliverables include the CURRENT:LA triennials (15+ commissioned artworks and 250+ programs across 2016 and 2019), the CARB permanent collection at a 400,000 sq ft facility (the world's largest collection addressing air quality and climate change), and Andy Scott's 90x35-ft 'The Calling' monument, which won the 2024 SEAOC Excellence in Engineering Award. The company is privately held by its two co-founders (Dyson and Womack) with no disclosed outside capital.

Name

Dyson & Womack

Legal name

Dyson & Womack

Website

https://dysonwomack.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dyson & Womack is a Los Angeles-based public art consulting firm that supports government agencies, cultural institutions, and artists with commissioning, cultural planning, collections analysis, and large-scale fabrication through its Public Art Consulting practice and Studio D+W.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Art Consulting

NAICS

Industrial Design Services (541420), Other Specialized Design Services (54149), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial/Product & Furniture Design (BPAHAKAM)

Keywords

• Public art consulting
• Cultural planning
• Art fabrication services
• Public art programs
• Artist development

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles, California

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Art Consulting Services: Consulting fees for supporting public art commissioning, cultural and master plans, and collections analysis. Project-based engagements with government agencies, non-profits, and cultural institutions.
2. Art Fabrication Services: Studio D+W provides fabrication support for artworks across all materials and applications. Revenue generated through design development, engineering, fabrication, and installation of artworks for artists and institutions.
3. Professional Development Program Management: Dyson & Womack serves as lead consultant to LA County Department of Arts & Culture on PAiD: Public Artists in Development, designing and delivering professional development workshops and managing the Artist Council program.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Dyson & Womack is a public art consulting firm that supports government agencies, cultural institutions, and artists with public art commissioning, cultural and master planning, collections analysis, and art fabrication. Through its Studio D+W, the firm provides design development, engineering, fabrication, and installation services for large-scale artworks. It also operates PAiD (Public Artists in Development), a professional development initiative for historically underrepresented public artists.

Product overview

Dyson & Womack is a public art consulting firm offering two core service offerings: Public Art Consulting (supporting clients with public art commissioning, cultural and master plans, collections analysis and acquisition using cultural mapping and data-driven analysis) and Studio D+W (an art fabrication studio providing fabrication support across diverse materials and applications for large-scale projects). The firm also operates PAiD (Public Artists in Development), a professional development initiative for public artists. The company works with governments, non-profits, architects, artist studios, galleries, and museums to develop public art opportunities centered on equity and accessibility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PAiD (Public Artists in Development): A professional development initiative for public artists, funded by the Mellon Foundation and delivered in partnership with LA County Department of Arts & Culture. Includes free workshops, an Artist Council, and apprenticeship programs for historically underrepresented artists.
• Public Art CA

Products and services

• Public Art Consulting Professional consulting services for public art commissioning, cultural and master plans, and collections analysis and acquisition, centered on equity, accessibility, and progressive public art management.
• Studio D+W Art fabrication studio providing fabrication support across diverse materials and applications using cutting-edge processes and techniques for large-scale projects including metalworking, welding, design development, and installation.
• PAiD (Public Artists in Development) A professional development initiative for public artists that provides workshops, an Artist Council, and apprenticeship programs supporting historically underrepresented artists in public art practice.

Quantifiable outcome

• World's largest permanent collection of artworks addressing air quality and climate change at CARB
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Sterling BayminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaborated with Sterling Bay and art consultant Tré Borden to bring DNGR DNGR's 'Bios Morphe' artwork to the Pacific Center in San Diego, with Dyson & Womack leading design development through installation.
• East Palo Alto Community Archive (EPACA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Selected by EPACA as consultants supporting the planning, commissioning, and implementation of East Palo Alto's first public artwork - Heroes & Legends at Cooley Landing Park, made possible through State of California's State Coastal Conservancy grant.
• Odessa ArtsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Dyson & Womack led the Odessa Spire project from restoration of the existing Cloth World structure through completion of the artwork for Odessa, TX, supported by a community invested in preserving the historic landmark.
• Los Angeles Department of Cultural AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Commissioned La Sombra by Teresa Margolles for the CURRENT:LA Water 2016 biennial. Dyson & Womack provided design, architectural, and engineering support to realize the memorial structure at Echo Park Lake.
• City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Dyson & Womack served as triennial producers for CURRENT:LA, the City of Los Angeles' public art triennial launching in 2016, overseeing realization of 15 temporary public artworks and over 250 public programs.
• Los Angeles County Department of Arts & CulturecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDyson & Womack serves as lead consultant to LA County Department of Arts & Culture on PAiD: Public Artists in Development, a first-of-its-kind professional development initiative. The firm designs and delivers workshops covering public art practice and convenes the PAiD Artist Council.
• LA CommonsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn partnership with LA Commons, Dyson & Womack mentors and trains PAiD Apprentices as they design and build their first permanent public artworks for the County.
• State of CaliforniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSelected by the State of California to lead the CARB public art program from development of the Art Plan to final implementation, including the world's largest permanent collection of artworks addressing air quality and climate change.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Urban Art Projects (UAP): Global public art fabrication and consulting studio that designs, engineers, fabricates, and installs large-scale artworks for artists, architects, and cities — the closest functional analogue to Dyson & Womack's integrated consulting + Studio D+W model.
• Cultural Heritage Partners: Cultural advisory firm working with governments, tribes, and institutions on cultural planning, public art, and preservation — overlapping Dyson & Womack's cultural planning and equity-centered public art consulting work.
• Lord Cultural Resources: Toronto-based global cultural and museum consulting firm offering cultural planning, master planning, and collections strategy — directly overlapping Dyson & Womack's public art consulting and cultural planning services for governments and cultural institutions.
• Causey + Frederick: Independent public art consulting firm supporting public agencies with commissioning, community engagement, and collections management — a directly comparable boutique practice targeting the same government and institutional buyers.
• Forecast Public Artworks: Minneapolis-based nonprofit supporting public art through consulting, publications, and artist services — operates in the same public art consulting and professional development space as Dyson & Womack's PAiD initiative.
• Arts Consulting Group: U.S. arts management consulting firm providing planning, fundraising, executive search, and program development to cultural organizations — comparable professional services practice serving similar government and nonprofit arts clients.
• Turner Fine Art Services: Fine art handling, storage, and installation firm that transports and installs large-scale sculptures for institutions and artists — closely comparable to the art logistics element of Dyson & Womack's project delivery (e.g., the 64-segment transport of 'The Calling').

Broad incumbents

• Pentagram: Large, multi-disciplinary design consultancy whose identity, branding, and cultural-sector work overlaps with Dyson & Womack's design and curation capabilities, though Pentagram operates at a much broader scale across commercial clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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