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  • After Rome
    After Rome
    Category: Archive; Outdoor Sculpture; Temporary
    Don Gummer: Back Home Again is presented by the Central Indiana Community Foundation in honor of the 100th anniversary of The Indianapolis Foundation and in partnership with the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, Inc. This outdoor exhibition is located on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail and it features eight sculptures by Indianapolis-native, New York-based artist Don Gummer. The artist, Don Gummer was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1946. When he was seven years old Gummer and his family moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. As Gummer grew up in Indianapolis he attended Ben Davis High School where he demonstrated his artistic talent by winning local awards. Gummer attended Herron School of Art in Indianapolis before moving to Boston, Massachusetts to attend School of the Museum of Fine Arts. From Boston, he went on to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he completed both his Bachelor of Fine Art and his Masters of Fine Arts. Gummer prefers that each individual bring their own interpretation to After Rome and his other sculptures along the Cultural Trail. Don Gummer: Back Home Again runs from August 31, 2016 to August 7, 2017.  
  • Ann Dancing
    Ann Dancing
    Category: Electronic/Technology; Outdoor Sculpture
    Ann Dancing references the historic use of the female form as architectural embellishment. Whether looking at the caryatids on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, or the personifications of Industry, Agriculture, Justice and Literature found at Indianapolis’ own Federal Courthouse, the female form has often been used in the development of inspiring places. Situated within the Mass. Ave. Cultural District, the artwork also reflects the area’s artistic flair. Ann is dancing at the end of the block that houses the Chatterbox Jazz Club, a club that has been showcasing jazz for more then 28 years. The district is also home to independent restaurants and boutiques, theatres, galleries, and more. The artist, Julian Opie, is internationally regarded for his artwork, which often updates aesthetic traditions. His artwork can be found in the collections of many prestigious museums such as the National Portrait Gallery and Tate Gallery, London; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; and The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. In 2005, Opie was commissioned by the Arts Council of Indianapolis to create a temporary exhibition in public spaces entitled Julian Opie: Signs. He produced this, his first 4-side LED “column,” for that show. Funding for the exhibition and additional funding for the acquisition of this artwork was provided by the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene & Marilyn Glick and the Indianapolis Cultural Development Commission. Visit the artist’s website, www.julianopie.com, to learn more about his work. Quoted from: http://www.indyculturaltrail.org/opie1.html
  • Care / Don't Care
    Care / Don't Care
    Category: Electronic/Technology; Outdoor Sculpture
    Care/Don’t Care, created by Indianapolis-based artist Jamie Pawlus, resembles a pedestrian signal and functions like the typical “Walk/Don’t Walk” signals. In an increasingly fast-paced world, this project quietly invites users to pause and find joy in a moment of comic relief. The message “Don’t Care” is programmed to change to “Care” automatically and at random intervals; it can also be changed manually if trail users push the button. The “Care/Don’t Care” signal is placed for use by those continuing along the trail, as opposed to a tradition pedestrian crossing sign that is located near intersections. It is located on the east end of Massachusetts Avenue, just north of the intersection of St. Clair Street and College Avenue. Jamie Pawlus is a graduate of the Herron School of Art and Design. Her practice involves the creation of conceptually based, site-specific installations. Much of Pawlus’ work is expressed through a public vernacular and is made with the same industrial-grade materials used for public signage. The literal and visual imagery of her works are individual antidotes and anecdotal expressions of personal experiences. Pawlus has been awarded the Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowship and the Creative Renewal Arts Fellowship.
  • Chatham Passage
    Chatham Passage
    Category: Electronic/Technology; Outdoor Sculpture
    “Chatham Passage” is a multisensory artwork comprised of a sunken concrete scent vault with an ornate steel grate and LED lighting. Located in a historic alley in the Mass. Ave. Cultural District and adjacent to a night club, the scent vault will release a faint floral aroma recalling a scent historically associated with luxury. Both the luxurious scent and the ornate latticework of the vault cover reference the work of the former Real Silk Hosiery Mill, which was located adjacent to the alley as well. The vault form also references the historic coal vaults in the area. The ethereal qualities of the vault, grate, light and scent are intended to create an emotional environment that allows trail users to form unique relationships with the Indianapolis cityscape of yesterday, today and tomorrow. Sean Derry is a conceptual artist whose public projects seek to connect a site’s history with its current context and use. Derry earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in studio art from the University of Alaska, Anchorage, and his Masters of Fine Art in studio art from The Ohio State University, where he studied with internationally renowned artist Ann Hamilton. Derry completed a successful site-specific public art project in Indianapolis in 2005 as a finalist in the Great Ideas Competition managed by the Arts Council of Indianapolis. His project “Charting Pogue’s Run” received national recognition at the annual conference of the Americans for the Arts when it was selected by the artist Mary Miss and Robert Rindler, artist and president of the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, to be featured in the Public Art Year in Review as one of the most innovative and exciting public art projects to happen in the country that year. A former resident of Bloomington, he now lives in Pittsburgh. Quoted from: http://www.indyculturaltrail.org/chatham-passage.html
  • Desert House
    Desert House
    Category: Archive; Outdoor Sculpture; Temporary
    Don Gummer: Back Home Again is presented by the Central Indiana Community Foundation in honor of the 100th anniversary of The Indianapolis Foundation and in partnership with the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, Inc. This outdoor exhibition is located on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail and it features eight sculptures by Indianapolis-native, New York-based artist Don Gummer. The artist, Don Gummer, was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1946. When he was seven years old Gummer and his family moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. As he grew up in Indianapolis he attended Ben Davis High School where he demonstrated his artistic talent by winning local awards. Gummer attended Herron School of Art in Indianapolis before moving to Boston, Massachusetts to attend School of the Museum of Fine Arts. From Boston, he went on to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he completed both his Bachelor of Fine Art and his Masters of Fine Arts. Gummer prefers that each individual bring their own interpretation to Desert House and his other sculptures along the Cultural Trail.  Don Gummer: Back Home Again runs from August 31, 2016 to August 7, 2017.
  • Glick Peace Walk Luminary - Abraham Lincoln
    Glick Peace Walk Luminary - Abraham Lincoln
    Category: Historical; Outdoor Sculpture
    The Glick Peace Walk is dedicated to individuals who achieved greatness through peaceful pursuits. The Peace Walk includes 12 distinctive sculptural gardens that celebrate the lives and accomplishments of these “luminaries.” The design elements of the luminary gardens enable visitors to gain a deeper understanding of how these inspiring individuals were able to overcome challenges and dedicate their lives to the greater good of society. Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was the 16th president of the United States, from 1861-1865.  His tenure coincided with the bloody and contentious Civil War, a political crisis that began with almost half the nation seceding from the Union over the issue of human slavery and attacking the states that remained. Lincoln, an opponent of slavery and a pacifist by inclination, reluctantly went to war in order to preserve the Union. In 1863, in the middle of the war, Lincoln’s Congress, at his urging, issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which ended slavery in all federal territory, including in those states which had initially seceded but which had been retaken by Union forces. This was a turning point and the Union forces from then on saw more victories. As the war progressed, the goal became for the Union to gain control over the remaining rebelling states and free their slaves, granting them citizenship and voting rights.  The Confederate states eventually surrendered on April 9, 1865; five days later, a Confederate sympathizer assassinated Lincoln as he was attending a theater production.  Today, Lincoln is seen by most scholars and the general public as the United States’ best president. The Peace Walk luminaries were designed by Rundell Ernstberger Associates, RLR Associates and Circle Design Group. Artists involved on the project included Smock Fansler Corporation, Tarpenning LaFollette Company, GRT Glass Design, and Santarossa Mosaic and Tile.
  • Glick Peace Walk Luminary - Albert Einstein
    Glick Peace Walk Luminary - Albert Einstein
    Category: Historical; Outdoor Sculpture
    The Glick Peace Walk is dedicated to individuals who achieved greatness through peaceful pursuits. The Peace Walk includes 12 distinctive sculptural gardens that celebrate the lives and accomplishments of these “luminaries.” The design elements of the luminary gardens enable visitors to gain a deeper understanding of how these inspiring individuals were able to overcome challenges and dedicate their lives to the greater good of society. Designed by Rundell Ernstberger Associates, RLR Associates and Circle Design Group. Artists involved on the project included Smock Fansler Corporation, Tarpenning LaFollette Company, GRT Glass Design, and Santarossa Mosaic and Tile.
  • Glick Peace Walk Luminary - Andrew Carnegie
    Glick Peace Walk Luminary - Andrew Carnegie
    Category: Historical; Outdoor Sculpture
    The Glick Peace Walk is dedicated to individuals who achieved greatness through peaceful pursuits. The Peace Walk includes 12 distinctive sculptural gardens that celebrate the lives and accomplishments of these “luminaries.” The design elements of the luminary gardens enable visitors to gain a deeper understanding of how these inspiring individuals were able to overcome challenges and dedicate their lives to the greater good of society. Designed by Rundell Ernstberger Associates, RLR Associates and Circle Design Group. Artists involved on the project included Smock Fansler Corporation, Tarpenning LaFollette Company, GRT Glass Design, and Santarossa Mosaic and Tile.
  • Glick Peace Walk Luminary - Benjamin Franklin
    Glick Peace Walk Luminary - Benjamin Franklin
    Category: Historical; Outdoor Sculpture
    The Glick Peace Walk is dedicated to individuals who achieved greatness through peaceful pursuits. The Peace Walk includes 12 distinctive sculptural gardens that celebrate the lives and accomplishments of these “luminaries.” The design elements of the luminary gardens enable visitors to gain a deeper understanding of how these inspiring individuals were able to overcome challenges and dedicate their lives to the greater good of society. Designed by Rundell Ernstberger Associates, RLR Associates and Circle Design Group. Artists involved on the project included Smock Fansler Corporation, Tarpenning LaFollette Company, GRT Glass Design, and Santarossa Mosaic and Tile.
  • Glick Peace Walk Luminary - Booker T. Washington
    Glick Peace Walk Luminary - Booker T. Washington
    Category: Historical; Outdoor Sculpture
    The Glick Peace Walk is dedicated to individuals who achieved greatness through peaceful pursuits. The Peace Walk includes 12 distinctive sculptural gardens that celebrate the lives and accomplishments of these “luminaries.” The design elements of the luminary gardens enable visitors to gain a deeper understanding of how these inspiring individuals were able to overcome challenges and dedicate their lives to the greater good of society. Designed by Rundell Ernstberger Associates, RLR Associates and Circle Design Group. Artists involved on the project included Smock Fansler Corporation, Tarpenning LaFollette Company, GRT Glass Design, and Santarossa Mosaic and Tile.
  • Glick Peace Walk Luminary - Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
    Glick Peace Walk Luminary - Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt
    Category: Historical; Outdoor Sculpture
    The Glick Peace Walk is dedicated to individuals who achieved greatness through peaceful pursuits. The Peace Walk includes 12 distinctive sculptural gardens that celebrate the lives and accomplishments of these “luminaries.” The design elements of the luminary gardens enable visitors to gain a deeper understanding of how these inspiring individuals were able to overcome challenges and dedicate their lives to the greater good of society. Designed by Rundell Ernstberger Associates, RLR Associates and Circle Design Group. Artists involved on the project included Smock Fansler Corporation, Tarpenning LaFollette Company, GRT Glass Design, and Santarossa Mosaic and Tile.
  • Glick Peace Walk Luminary - Jonas Salk
    Glick Peace Walk Luminary - Jonas Salk
    Category: Historical; Outdoor Sculpture
    The Glick Peace Walk is dedicated to individuals who achieved greatness through peaceful pursuits. The Peace Walk includes 12 distinctive sculptural gardens that celebrate the lives and accomplishments of these “luminaries.” The design elements of the luminary gardens enable visitors to gain a deeper understanding of how these inspiring individuals were able to overcome challenges and dedicate their lives to the greater good of society. Designed by Rundell Ernstberger Associates, RLR Associates and Circle Design Group. Artists involved on the project included Smock Fansler Corporation, Tarpenning LaFollette Company, GRT Glass Design, and Santarossa Mosaic and Tile.
  • Glick Peace Walk Luminary - Mark Twain
    Glick Peace Walk Luminary - Mark Twain
    Category: Historical; Outdoor Sculpture
    The Glick Peace Walk is dedicated to individuals who achieved greatness through peaceful pursuits. The Peace Walk includes 12 distinctive sculptural gardens that celebrate the lives and accomplishments of these “luminaries.” The design elements of the luminary gardens enable visitors to gain a deeper understanding of how these inspiring individuals were able to overcome challenges and dedicate their lives to the greater good of society. Designed by Rundell Ernstberger Associates, RLR Associates and Circle Design Group. Artists involved on the project included Smock Fansler Corporation, Tarpenning LaFollette Company, GRT Glass Design, and Santarossa Mosaic and Tile.
  • Glick Peace Walk Luminary - Martin Luther King, Jr.
    Glick Peace Walk Luminary - Martin Luther King, Jr.
    Category: Historical; Outdoor Sculpture
    The Glick Peace Walk is dedicated to individuals who achieved greatness through peaceful pursuits. The Peace Walk includes 12 distinctive sculptural gardens that celebrate the lives and accomplishments of these “luminaries.” The design elements of the luminary gardens enable visitors to gain a deeper understanding of how these inspiring individuals were able to overcome challenges and dedicate their lives to the greater good of society. Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), was a minister and civil rights activist who advocated for voting rights for African Americans, fair housing, anti-poverty and economic justice measures, desegregation, and other social causes intended to ensure that African Americans officially received equal treatment under the law. He was also against the war in Vietnam, arguing that not only did it oppress and damage the self-determination of Asian people in their countries, it needlessly spent money that could otherwise be available for social programs at home.  His techniques included inspirational speeches and non-violent civil disobedience actions, such as the Montgomery bus boycott (1955), sit-ins in Birmingham (1963), and peaceful marches on Washington (1963, 1968). Although he was widely admired for his work, King also had many detractors, including within the Black community, and he was often blamed for race riots that broke out parallel to his nonviolent actions.  Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, as he was preparing for an event in Memphis in support of fair treatment of Black sanitary workers. Days after his assassination, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1968 that included many of the policies for which King had advocated during his lifetime. The luminary structure and garden were designed by Rundell Ernstberger Associates, RLR Associates and Circle Design Group. Artists involved on the project included Smock Fansler Corporation, Tarpenning LaFollette Company, GRT Glass Design, and Santarossa Mosaic and Tile.
  • Glick Peace Walk Luminary - Susan B. Anthony
    Glick Peace Walk Luminary - Susan B. Anthony
    Category: Historical; Outdoor Sculpture
    The Glick Peace Walk is dedicated to individuals who achieved greatness through peaceful pursuits. The Peace Walk includes 12 distinctive sculptural gardens that celebrate the lives and accomplishments of these “luminaries.” The design elements of the luminary gardens enable visitors to gain a deeper understanding of how these inspiring individuals were able to overcome challenges and dedicate their lives to the greater good of society. Designed by Rundell Ernstberger Associates, RLR Associates and Circle Design Group. Artists involved on the project included Smock Fansler Corporation, Tarpenning LaFollette Company, GRT Glass Design, and Santarossa Mosaic and Tile.
  • Glick Peace Walk Luminary - The Wright Brothers
    Glick Peace Walk Luminary - The Wright Brothers
    Category: Historical; Outdoor Sculpture
    The Glick Peace Walk is dedicated to individuals who achieved greatness through peaceful pursuits. The Peace Walk includes 12 distinctive sculptural gardens that celebrate the lives and accomplishments of these “luminaries.” The design elements of the luminary gardens enable visitors to gain a deeper understanding of how these inspiring individuals were able to overcome challenges and dedicate their lives to the greater good of society. Designed by Rundell Ernstberger Associates, RLR Associates and Circle Design Group. Artists involved on the project included Smock Fansler Corporation, Tarpenning LaFollette Company, GRT Glass Design, and Santarossa Mosaic and Tile.
  • Glick Peace Walk Luminary - Thomas Edison
    Glick Peace Walk Luminary - Thomas Edison
    Category: Historical; Outdoor Sculpture
    The Glick Peace Walk is dedicated to individuals who achieved greatness through peaceful pursuits. The Peace Walk includes 12 distinctive sculptural gardens that celebrate the lives and accomplishments of these “luminaries.” The design elements of the luminary gardens enable visitors to gain a deeper understanding of how these inspiring individuals were able to overcome challenges and dedicate their lives to the greater good of society. Designed by Rundell Ernstberger Associates, RLR Associates and Circle Design Group. Artists involved on the project included Smock Fansler Corporation, Tarpenning LaFollette Company, GRT Glass Design, and Santarossa Mosaic and Tile.
  • Intersection
    Intersection
    Category: Archive; Outdoor Sculpture; Temporary
    Don Gummer: Back Home Again is presented by the Central Indiana Community Foundation in honor of the 100th anniversary of The Indianapolis Foundation and in partnership with the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, Inc. This outdoor exhibition is located on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail and it features eight sculptures by Indianapolis-native, New York-based artist Don Gummer. The artist, Don Gummer was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1946. When he was seven years old Gummer and his family moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. As Gummer grew up in Indianapolis he attended Ben Davis High School where he demonstrated his artistic talent by winning local awards. Gummer attended Herron School of Art in Indianapolis before moving to Boston, Massachusetts to attend School of the Museum of Fine Arts. From Boston, he went on to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he completed both his Bachelor of Fine Art and his Masters of Fine Arts. Gummer prefers that each individual bring their own interpretation to Intersection and his other sculptures along the Cultural Trail. Don Gummer: Back Home Again runs from August 31, 2016 to August 7, 2017.
  • Jack's Column
    Jack's Column
    Category: Archive; Outdoor Sculpture; Temporary
    Don Gummer: Back Home Again is presented by the Central Indiana Community Foundation in honor of the 100th anniversary of The Indianapolis Foundation and in partnership with the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, Inc. This outdoor exhibition is located on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail and it features eight sculptures by Indianapolis-native, New York-based artist Don Gummer. The artist, Don Gummer was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1946. When he was seven years old Gummer and his family moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. As Gummer grew up in Indianapolis he attended Ben Davis High School where he demonstrated his artistic talent by winning local awards. Gummer attended Herron School of Art in Indianapolis before moving to Boston, Massachusetts to attend School of the Museum of Fine Arts. From Boston, he went on to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he completed both his Bachelor of Fine Art and his Masters of Fine Arts. Gummer prefers that each individual bring their own interpretation to Jack’s Column and his other sculptures along the cultural trail.   Don Gummer: Back Home Again runs from August 31, 2016 to August 7, 2017.
  • Looking Through Windows
    Looking Through Windows
    Category: Outdoor Sculpture; Temporary
    Indiana University’s Herron School of Art and Design in Indianapolis has partnered with the Indianapolis Cultural Trail to provide a professional practice opportunity for advanced undergraduate and graduate level students in fine art. Through a grant from Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) and a gift of land from the Indianapolis Urban League, students will participate in a competitive request for proposals for temporary public art projects for the site. The winning installation will be displayed for two years. The first project, “Looking Through Windows” by Michael Kuschnir, was installed April 25, 2012. From the Artist’s proposal “My artwork begins with an architectural element that I manipulate through repetition… I took an assortment of existing windows on Indiana Ave and combined them with generic window forms to create a gestural sculpture. The inspiration for this piece came from listening to people of the community talk about this site. Some people reminisced about the past while others talked about the future of this location. I collected these viewpoints as if they are windows into each of us. Now I give the opportunity for everyone to see this neighborhood in these warm embracing colors; an opportunity to look at this community through each other’s lenses.” Quoted from: http://www.indyculturaltrail.org/HerronProject.html
  • Minuteman
    Minuteman
    Category: Archive; Outdoor Sculpture; Temporary
    Don Gummer: Back Home Again is presented by the Central Indiana Community Foundation in honor of the 100th anniversary of The Indianapolis Foundation and in partnership with the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, Inc. This outdoor exhibition is located on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail and it features eight sculptures by Indianapolis-native, New York-based artist Don Gummer. The artist, Don Gummer was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1946. When he was seven years old Gummer and his family moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. As Gummer grew up in Indianapolis he attended Ben Davis High School where he demonstrated his artistic talent by winning local awards. Gummer attended Herron School of Art in Indianapolis before moving to Boston, Massachusetts to attend School of the Museum of Fine Arts. From Boston, he went on to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he completed both his Bachelor of Fine Art and his Masters of Fine Arts. Gummer prefers that each individual bring their own interpretation to Minuteman and his other sculptures along the Cultural Trail. Don Gummer: Back Home Again runs from August 31, 2016 to August 7, 2017.
  • Moving Forward
    Moving Forward
    Category: Functional Artwork; Mural; Outdoor Sculpture
    Moving Forward, by Indianapolis-based architect Donna Sink, is a series of seven eco-friendly transit shelters that showcase original, site-sensitive poetry by published authors who have ties to Indiana. Each shelter is composed of 3-Form Eco-Resin panels, which are made of 40% post-industrial re-grind content, mounted in a stainless steel frame. The shelters are installed on TX Active concrete pads, which help reduce many pollutants deemed harmful to human health and the environment through a photocatalytic process. Each shelter was conceived as a method for allowing poets to participate in the public art program of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick. A call for poetry was released and entries adjudicated by a panel of professionals selected by the Writers’ Center of Indiana. Each shelter has part of the poem embedded in the resin panels, while the entire poem is legible on one of the shelter side panels. The designer explains, “The design intent is that the sun will illuminate the colored graphic and cast the shadow of the words on the sidewalk. This temporal, immaterial rendering references the poem’s existence as idea, not object. It also relates the work to the seasonal changing of the sun’s angle in relation to the human body on the sidewalk.” Selected poems and their respective shelter locations are: “Invisible Movements,” by Karen Kovacik:  Virginia Ave. near McCarty St. “The Painters,” by Richard Pflum:  Virginia Ave. near Woodlawn Ave. “The Bowl of Possible Peas,” by John Sherman:  Virginia Ave. near Lexington Ave. “Circle, Chorus,” by Mitchell Douglas:  Washington St. west of Illinois St. “Settlement,” by Micah Ling:  Washington St. outside the Eiteljorg & Indiana State museums “Art with a Heart,” by Vienna Wagner:  Massachusetts Ave. at Walnut and Park “Our Street in Endless Circles,” by Jenny Browne:  Massachusetts Ave. east of College Ave. Donna Sink is an Indianapolis-based architect who is interested in innovative and sustainable design solutions. In addition to designing residential and commercial spaces, Sink has extensive experience in exhibition design. Sink received her Bachelors of Architecture from the University of Arizona and her Masters of Architecture from Cranbook Academy of Art. She has worked at architecture firms throughout the country and in Europe, and was formerly a partner at MW Harris Architecture and Design in Indianapolis, IN. The Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene & Marilyn Glick is an 8-mile, world-class urban bike and pedestrian path in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. The Indianapolis Cultural Trail seamlessly connects neighborhoods, cultural districts and entertainment amenities while serving as the downtown hub for central Indiana’s vast greenway system. Read more about the Moving Forward project here.
  • Offspring
    Offspring
    Category: Archive; Outdoor Sculpture; Temporary
    Don Gummer: Back Home Again is presented by the Central Indiana Community Foundation in honor of the 100th anniversary of The Indianapolis Foundation and in partnership with the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, Inc. This outdoor exhibition is located on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail and it features eight sculptures by Indianapolis-native, New York-based artist Don Gummer. The artist, Don Gummer was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1946. When he was seven years old Gummer and his family moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. As Gummer grew up in Indianapolis he attended Ben Davis High School where he demonstrated his artistic talent by winning local awards. Gummer attended Herron School of Art in Indianapolis before moving to Boston, Massachusetts to attend School of the Museum of Fine Arts. From Boston, he went on to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he completed both his Bachelor of Fine Art and his Masters of Fine Arts. Gummer prefers that each individual bring their own interpretation to Offspring and his other sculptures along the Cultural Trail. Don Gummer: Back Home Again runs from August 31, 2016 to August 7, 2017.
  • Open House
    Open House
    Category: Archive; Outdoor Sculpture; Temporary
    Don Gummer: Back Home Again is presented by the Central Indiana Community Foundation in honor of the 100th anniversary of The Indianapolis Foundation and in partnership with the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, Inc. This outdoor exhibition is located on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail and it features eight sculptures by Indianapolis-native, New York-based artist Don Gummer. The artist, Don Gummer was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1946. When he was seven years old Gummer and his family moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. As Gummer grew up in Indianapolis he attended Ben Davis High School where he demonstrated his artistic talent by winning local awards. Gummer attended Herron School of Art in Indianapolis before moving to Boston, Massachusetts to attend School of the Museum of Fine Arts. From Boston, he went on to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he completed both his Bachelor of Fine Art and his Masters of Fine Arts. Gummer prefers that each individual bring their own interpretation to Open House and his other sculptures along the Cultural Trail. Don Gummer: Back Home Again runs from August 31, 2016 to August 7, 2017.
  • Prairie Modules 1 & 2
    Prairie Modules 1 & 2
    Category: Electronic/Technology; Functional Artwork; Outdoor Sculpture
    Prairie Modules 1 & 2 consists of two architectural sculptures, tall grass, solar panels, black reflective pavers and dynamic, motion-sensitive LED lighting. This combination of references to Indiana’s agricultural and urban environments is designed to invite spatial interaction and experiential awareness. Through a partnership with Indianapolis Power & Light, Prairie Modules 1 & 2 is the first public art installation in Indianapolis to return solar power to the electrical grid. The project is located on the north side of North Street between New Jersey and Alabama streets. M12 is a collective of artists and designers who view contemporary art as a vehicle for exploring community identity and as a powerful tool for the enhancement of civic life. Operating as a non-profit, the multi-located, multi-faceted and interdisciplinary firm develops and implements site-based projects, public art commissions, exhibitions and research projects that have socially progressive themes. The name M12 refers to a groundbreaking model of electrical amplifier, which, when introduced in 1933, made possible the technological fusion of numerous existing genres of music and, eventually, the birth of rock-and-roll.  The primary contributor from M12 for this project was Indianapolis-based artist Stuart Hyatt. Read more about the artwork at http://indyculturaltrail.org/ictart/prairie-modules-1-2/    
  • Spanish Guitar
    Spanish Guitar
    Category: Archive; Outdoor Sculpture; Temporary
    Don Gummer: Back Home Again is presented by the Central Indiana Community Foundation in honor of the 100th anniversary of The Indianapolis Foundation and in partnership with the Indianapolis Cultural Trail, Inc. This outdoor exhibition is located on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail and it features eight sculptures by Indianapolis-native, New York-based artist Don Gummer. The artist, Don Gummer was born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1946. When he was seven years old Gummer and his family moved to Indianapolis, Indiana. As Gummer grew up in Indianapolis he attended Ben Davis High School where he demonstrated his artistic talent by winning local awards. Gummer attended Herron School of Art in Indianapolis before moving to Boston, Massachusetts to attend School of the Museum of Fine Arts. From Boston, he went on to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he completed both his Bachelor of Fine Art and his Masters of Fine Arts. Gummer prefers that each individual bring their own interpretation to Spanish Guitar and his other sculptures along the Cultural Trail.  Don Gummer: Back Home Again runs from August 31, 2016 to August 7, 2017.
  • Swarm Street
    Swarm Street
    Category: Architectural Detailing; Electronic/Technology; Functional Artwork; Indoor Sculpture
    “As you walk through the tunnel, as you cycle through, a swarm of fireflies – above you, below you – gathers around you & lights your way; one sparkle attracts another, like a magnet…” explains Vito Acconci, founder of Acconci Studio based in New York City. “When someone passes you, when someone comes toward you, some sparkles veer off in a different direction, and a new flock of fireflies emerges.” When Vito Acconci, the principal designer at Acconci Studio, was invited to visit Indianapolis in 2007, he asked to be taken to the Cultural Trail’s biggest design problem. Mindy Taylor Ross, the Trail’s curator and public art coordinator, took Acconci to the Virginia Avenue garage, a dark space adjacent to both the NBA basketball arena and the Marion County jail. The garage straddles Virginia Avenue, the most direct route from the city center to the historic urban neighborhoods of Fletcher Place and the Fountain Square Cultural District. The Cultural Trail’s management and design team knew that the Trail’s design should provide a reconnection between the downtown core and these important urban neighborhoods. CICF and the City of Indianapolis always knew that this space would need a superb artist at the helm and additional financial resources to transform this space from a dark, intimidating place to a dynamic, illuminated corridor that urban dwellers and families alike would feel safe visiting and comfortable walking and riding through. “Swarm Street” is composed of a thousand LED-lights embedded in the pavement and another thousand LED-lights within an open steel-framework above. As one walks through, as one cycles through, one activates sensors that turn on lights that swarm around you as you move. Each sensor informs its neighbors, so that lights start to turn on as you approach them & start turning off as you move further away. These swarms not only demarcate a user’s personal space but they signify when our space joins another, symbolically blurring the lines between public and private, individual and community. Vito Acconci is one of the most important figures in art and architecture working today. From his days as a poet in the mid-1960’s, to his groundbreaking performance works of the 1970’s, and finally to the founding of Acconci Studio in 1988 to realize architecture and public-space projects, Acconci has pushed from one discipline to the next while always thinking about language and the boundaries of the body. Seminal public projects include Mur Island, 2003, Graz, Austria, where the studio designed a floating island that houses a theatre, cafe, and playground. Listen to an interview with Vito Acconci about this project by clicking here.  Learn more about the artwork by visiting here.
  • Talking Wall
    Talking Wall
    Category: Outdoor Sculpture
    Bernard Williams’ projects investigate the complexities of American history and culture through painting, sculpture, and installation. This sculpture is an open-ended conversation about the African-American history of Indianapolis: a “talking wall” in which elements speak both to each other and to the viewer. When visiting the sculpture, viewers both literally and figuratively walk in the shadows of heroic ancestors and cultural icons. The patterns are derived from traditional African decorative carving and textiles as well as from African-American quilt making. Individual symbols reference nationally recognized historical figures such as Madame C.J. Walker, Major Taylor and Wes Montgomery. Other icons represent specific African Americans known in Indianapolis for their achievements in education, the arts, athletics, and military service. The sculpture is crowned by a representation of the North Star, a symbol of the African-American historical and contemporary quest for freedom and dignity. The artwork site itself is significant. It was once the location of IPS School 4, which was one of the original ward public schools and welcomed both black and white students until 1922 when it was designated for African-American children only. In 1953, a new IPS School 4 building—also segregated—was constructed just north of the original and named in honor of Mary Ellen Cable (1862-1944), an African-American woman who was renowned as a School 4 teacher and principal and as a civic leader. Cable founded the Indianapolis branch of the NAACP and served as the first president of both its Indianapolis and Indiana chapters. Funding for the artwork was provided by the Central Indiana Community Foundation and the Indianapolis Cultural Trail:  A Legacy of Gene & Marilyn Glick. The project was an initiative of the Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee and the Arts Council of Indianapolis, with additional support from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).
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