Barth Avenue Bench

Barth Avenue Bench

Functional Artwork - Outdoor Sculpture

 1701 Barth Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, 46203

Barth Avenue Bench was created as a seating area for visitors using the Pleasant Run Trail.  It was constructed from elements of the old Barth Avenue car bridge, which was removed and reconstructed in 2015 as a pedestrian-only bridge to allow more people to safely access both sides of the Pleasant Run waterway.

Indianapolis-based artist Brian McCutcheon designed the sculptural bench; it was fabricated by Indianapolis Fabrications (iFab).  McCutcheon works in video, pho­tog­ra­phy, and sculp­ture.  He has been the recip­i­ent of a num­ber of artist grants, awards, and res­i­den­cies, includ­ing a 2010-11 Pollock-Krasner Foun­da­tion grant and a sum­mer 2009 res­i­dency at Sculp­ture Space in Utica, New York. Since 2006, his work has been fea­tured in a wide range of exhi­bi­tions on a national and inter­na­tional scale. More about the artist can be found at http://brianmccutcheon.com/

Improving the area around the Barth Avenue Bridge is a project of Reconnecting To Our Waterways, a collective impact initiative to enrich the livability of Indianapolis and the well-being of residents by generating new and sustainable opportunities to learn about and experience art, nature, and beauty along targeted natural waterways and the neighborhoods around them.   More information about the project can be found here:  http://reconnectingtoourwaterways.org/barth-avenue-bridge-project/

Medium type: Concrete - Steel

Date created: 2016

Location Info

1701 Barth Avenue

1701 Barth Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, 46203