Telling Indiana’s basketball story through 24 public art projects
See how to find the larger-than-life basketball murals and learn why the projects were meaningful to the artists.
See how to find the larger-than-life basketball murals and learn why the projects were meaningful to the artists.
Mindy Taylor Ross Ross made her name as the curator of public art in Indianapolis.
The lifelike sculptures by the late New Jersey-based artist J. Seward Johnson will be arranged on a concrete platform on the west side of the Palladium performing arts center.
Basketball sculptures depicting Indiana’s high school hoops history are planned for downtown Indianapolis installation in February.
Public art stakeholders said it’s not ideal to paint over a revered mural without notice.
Pacers Sports & Entertainment plans to host several public events this weekend, inviting residents and visitors to experience the new plaza.
Late Indianapolis poet Etheridge Knight found success in Black Arts Movement following incarceration in the 1960s.
The three-dimensional mural, called “Transitions,” was commissioned by the Indianapolis Airport Authority with help from the Indianapolis Arts Council and is designed to mask an ongoing $190 million runway construction project.
The painting salutes the legacy of Ron Miner, who spun hip-hop and reggae songs on the radio and in nightclubs.
Indianapolis artist Tasha Beckwith is set to paint a mural to celebrate the legacy of entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker, who built a hair-care product empire and became known as the “first self-made female millionaire” in the United States.
Jules Muck, known for her “Muck Rock” tag, painted at the Indy Walls art center in Sacred Heart and at Fling Bungee Fitness in Noblesville.
A $28.5 million Lilly Endowment Inc. grant will provide funding for plaza amenities including sculptures by Honduras-based artist Herman Mejia, a community basketball court/ice rink and public restrooms.
On the 10th anniversary of the “46 for XLVI” project, the Indy Arts Council is talking with artists, building owners and the public to determine what’s next for the murals.
The new art gallery is an expansion of the airport’s existing arts program, which was launched when the new terminal opened in 2008.
A mural honoring Indianapolis native Marshall “Major” Taylor, the first Black world champion cyclist, will begin going up in mid-May on a downtown building a block from Monument Circle, the Arts Council of Indianapolis said Monday.
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and the Arts Council of Indianapolis have teamed up with 72 local artists for a project that has put 107 pieces of art on temporary display all over town.
The public arts project, funded with a $674,520 grant from Lilly Endowment and organized by Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and the Arts Council of Indianapolis, features 100 mini-installations, performances, literary pieces and individual artworks along urban streets.
The latest in a series of art installations in Carmel’s roundabouts has reinvigorated the debate over the city’s public art—and whether residents should have a direct say in its procurement.
Plans are underway to build a national Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.—and the effort has Hoosier fingerprints all over it.
Indy Art & Seek is a collaboration between the arts council and Keep Indianapolis Beautiful. Funded with a $674,520 grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc., the program will commission artists to create six large-scale, permanent installations in green spaces around the city, along with 100 smaller, temporary installations.