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Indianapolis Cultural Trail bus shelters to offer innovative, functional design and literary art
Call for poetry submissions begins this week; deadline is Nov. 22
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene & Marilyn Glick announces another public art installation. “Moving Forward,” by Indianapolis-based architect Donna Sink, is a series of three custom-designed eco-friendly bus shelters that will showcase original poetry by published writers. The shelters will be located along the Indianapolis Cultural Trail’s Southeast Corridor on the south side of Virginia Avenue near Lexington Street, McCarty Street and Woodlawn Avenue, and will be installed after the corridor construction is complete.
Each shelter will be comprised of ecoresin panels, which are made using 40 percent post-industrial re-grind content, mounted in a stainless steel frame. The shelters will be installed on TX Active photocatalytic cement pads. These pads will be self-cleaning and will help reduce many pollutants deemed harmful to human health and the environment.
A call for poetry begins this week and submissions are due Nov. 22, 2009. Published poets living in or with ties to Indiana are invited to submit work based on subjects such as community, neighborhoods, landmarks, shared spaces, transportation, history and the future. Poets must have published at least one poem in a print magazine or anthology prior to submitting work for “Moving Forward.” Selected poems may have been published previously.
The Writers’ Center of Indiana is administering a blind selection process with out-of-state jurors, and the authors of the three selected poems will each receive a $1,000 award. Selections will be announced in March 2010. Poems will be displayed in their entirety on a stainless steel panel on the shelter, and excerpts of the poem will be embedded in the ecoresin panels.
“Moving Forward” is the sixth public art installation planned for the eight-mile Indianapolis Cultural Trail that will connect each of the downtown cultural districts with a uniquely designed pedestrian and bicycle path.
For more information about the Indianapolis Cultural Trail’s public art or to download “Moving Forward” poetry guidelines, visit www.IndyCulturalTrail.org or call 317.713.3333.
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Download high-resolution images at http://gallery.me.com/gailpayne/100059.
For more information about the eco-friendly products used in “Moving Forward,” visit www.3-form.com/materials-varia_ecoresin.php
About the architect
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 and is married to artist Brian McCutcheon. They live in Indianapolis’ Broad Ripple Village Cultural District with their son Angus. Sink received her bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of Arizona and her master’s degree in Architecture from Cranbook Academy of Art. She has worked at architecture firms throughout the country and in Europe, and is currently a partner at MW Harris Architecture and Design in Indianapolis.
Public art on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail
Along the eight-mile path, Indianapolis Cultural Trail users will pass by and pass through the many cultural destinations that make Indianapolis a recognized leader in the arts community.
Currently, $2 million (more than 4 percent of the construction budget) has been allocated to public art – a major design component of the trail. The Arts Council of Indianapolis leads the Public Art Team to oversee selection of artists and outdoor site-specific public art.
Through a Curatorial Advisory Committee comprised of local curators of contemporary art, local artists, and relevant design professionals, the Public Art Team works with neighborhood stakeholders to commission projects that reflect the unique characteristics of each of the five downtown Cultural Districts. Guiding the team's effort is a mission to create a world-class, 21st century icon and an unprecedented model for multi-modal transportation systems in urban areas. The goal is to enhance existing art and interpret the established artistic flair of the districts with the new art.