For a potential future project, I'm looking for examples of outdoor public art that was inspired by a city or state's literary heritage.  Example: we've already done two large and v. popular portrait murals of internationally prominent authors associated with Indianapolis, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and Mari Evans. I'm not looking for more portrait-type work, though, because we have that covered! We also have plenty of examples of projects that solicit new poetry or literary compositions from contemporary authors to place in public (we have a lovely set of poetry bus shelters to talk about that format, plus, of course, sidewalk poetry), and projects that make books available free to the public (we have a Free Library type public art project called The Public Collection). 

I'm looking for highly innovative temporary work, permanent work, performative work, sound pieces, engagement/social practice initiatives--any format that highlights or is inspired by specific books and authors local to a place, or encourages people to get more involved in public as listeners, readers, and writers by drawing specifically on local literary history. I've looked on the Year in Review extensively and a bit on Public Art Archive; I'm particularly soliciting information on projects that may not have made it there (or, in the case of the PAA, not easily found). Budgets associated with the projects would be very helpful.

Thanks in advance!
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Julia Muney Moore
Director of Public Art

Arts Council of Indianapolis

924 N. Pennsylvania St.
Indianapolis, IN  46204

(317) 631-3301 x240

(317) 332-8382 mobile

jmoore@indyarts.org

http://www.IndyArts.org 

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