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PUBLIC ART FOR ALL Conducted by Rokh Research & Design Studio
M A R IO N COUNTY P U B L IC A RT C E N SU S
PUBLIC ART FOR ALL A project supported by the Indy Arts Council and the City of Indianapolis Bicentennial Commission. Produced in partnership with Art Strategies LLC, with funding provided by the Herbert Simon Family Foundation and the Central Indiana Community Foundation.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 5
Introduction
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Author’s Note
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How to Use This Report
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What is Public Art?
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What is Spatial Justice?
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Highlights
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Calls To Action Summary
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Methodology
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Glossary of Terms
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Maps of Public Art Points
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Public Art Inventory
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Artist Demographics
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Condition of Artwork
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Public Art Deserts
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Crime & Art
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Residential Ethnicity & Art
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Public Art Types
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Public Art Topologies Walkability & Art Public Art Interventions Public Art Investments Conclusions & Recommendations Data Sources Appendix Team Credits
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Cloud Observatory | Meredith Brickell | 2302 E. Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN
INTRODUCTION Public art matters, and its definition must be broadened. Public art is an opportunity for residents and the city to have an exchange of values, and a reflection of a myriad of community values and experiences. The Indy Arts Council, in conjunction with the City of Indianapolis Bicentennial Commission, partnered with Rokh Research & Design Studio to inventory the public art within Marion County, Indiana. Rokh analyzed the findings to generate an understanding of the relationship between public art and its spatial distribution across the County. The research team conducted a street-bystreet census of existing public art, including memorials, monuments, and markers across Marion County, collecting information that identified, mapped, and profiled visible works including, and beyond, city-owned public art. With the data points collected, the research team performed an analysis to identify spatial
patterns and evaluate the distribution of inequitable outcomes. A preliminary (not comprehensive) analysis was also conducted on the Indy Arts Council’s Public Art Directory. While there is a bountiful selection of public art within the County, the questions of accessibility, equity, and inclusivity arise. This report seeks to explore the opportunities for Marion County’s public art sector to engage more comprehensively with community members, artists, and visitors to co-create a public art landscape for all. Public art has the ability to host a full range of human experiences and invigorate the quality of life for all, regardless of ethnicity, gender, age, or ability. With this as a guiding light, the need to reassess the inclusivity of our public spaces is paramount.
Marion County is the largest County in the State, it is home to Indianapolis, the State capital, County seat, and the largest city within its borders. It is delimited to the west by Raceway Boulevard, to the north by 96th Street, to the east by 800 West/Carrol Road and to the south by County Line Road. The cities within Marion County’s boundaries are Indianapolis, Speedway, Lawrence, Beech Grove, Southport, Clermont, Warren Park, Homecroft, Meridian Hills, Rocky Ripple, Wynnedale, North Crows Nest, Williams Creek, Crows Nest, and Spring Hill.
According to the 2020 United States Census, there are 964,582 residents in Marion County. The majority of the population identifies as White at the rate of 63.5%, Black or African Americans 29.1%, Latino/a/es 10.9%, and Asians 3.8%. We draw attention to this, because in order to have an equitable distribution of works, the public art within the county should reflect the population demographics.
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You Are Here: Marion County
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AUTHOR’S NOTE When we stop seeing communities with art, we start seeing communities with problems. Public art is essential to fight against aesthetic apathy and coalesce community pride. It not only serves to beautify, but more importantly, it signals what’s important to neighbors. Art in public places should be an opportunity for all to learn about themselves, celebrate the identities of others, and take stock of the history and heritage surrounding it. Public art and its creators are essential! Both directly influence one’s ability to have an enriching experience in the public sphere. Inequities within public space are endemic, however, by isolating public art, this report investigates its relationship and potential to affecting spatial justice and economic equity. Public art is ESSENTIAL!
Danicia Malone
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Urban Planner, Compassionate Geographer & Interaction Designer, Rokh
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Orca’s Passage | Robert Wyland | 120 E. Walnut St., Indianapolis, IN
HOW TO USE THIS REPORT Our hope is that this report will be a tool of individual and collective action towards creating a public art landscape that welcomes and acknowledges all.
Learn key words and unfamiliar terms in the glossary page 19 Locate public artworks by zip code and by City-County Council district pages 22 & 23 Advocate for change with direct calls to action page 15 Review inventory conclusions & recommendations pages 67–74
The Public Art Inventory Examining the number, type, condition, and authorship of artworks
Spatial Distribution & Analysis Examining artwork location, density, and intersection with other place-based data
Conclusions & Recommendations What can residents, advocates, and decision-makers do?
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This report is organized into three main sections:
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Address not disclosed to protect site
WHAT IS PUBLIC ART? A Broadened Definition Public art is artwork in the public realm, regardless of whether is it situated on public or private property, or whether it is acquired through public or private funding. Public art is sculpture, murals, manhole covers, paving patterns, lighting, street furniture, building facades, gates, fountains, playground equipment, engravings, carvings, frescos, mobiles, collages, mosaics, bas-reliefs, tapestries, photographs, drawings, architectural elements, graffiti, street art, tactical urbanism, pop up events, festivals, and more. Public art includes contemporary-style art, civic art, art in public places, social practice art, community-engaged art, place-based interventions, digital art, sound art, and more.
Monuments & Memorials Monuments, as well as memorials, were defined as objects or spaces designed to honor people who have passed; and places, moments, and significant events from history. We included roadside memorials in this dataset.
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Public art includes permanent, temporary, and ephemeral installations.
El Meson | Artist Unknown | 6873 Lake Plaza Dr., Indianapolis, IN
Together | Nick Abstract | 1044 Shelby Street, Indianapolis, IN
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We Are Here | Skawennati | 2515 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street, Indianapolis, IN
WHAT IS SPATIAL JUSTICE? Inspired by conversations exploring equity and spatial justice in the City of Indianapolis, we designed this inventory and analysis to answer the guiding question: “How can Marion County create more equitable public spaces for all?” Public spaces are not accessible nor welcoming to all, as we see people of various ethnicities, creeds, and lifestyles being persecuted in public spaces. Our collective challenge is to reassess how we see, utilize, and design public spaces that are truly inclusive and sustainable. Our communities shape us just as we shape our communities. In order to exist within spaces that reflect our desires, express our passions and celebrate our sensibilities, we must consider the distribution of public resources in showcasing the complexity of social and cultural differences. To that extent, spatial justice in this report adopts the definition by urbanist and expert geographer Dr. Ed Soja as “the fair and equitable distribution in space of socially valued resources and opportunities to use them.” 1
A Shared Vision A collaborative network of arts advocates have a shared vision that a resident’s or visitor’s assumed race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, physical ability, income level, or culture will not predict their public space experience.
All public spaces in Marion County will be safe, accessible, welcoming, easy-to-use, and flexible for anyone regardless of their personal or cultural characteristics. Public space, and the activities that happen in it, will not deny anyone’s humanity or minimize their story. The structural and systemic racism inherent in how public space has been conceptualized, developed, and managed to date will no longer be allowed to continue. Groups that have been historically and structurally marginalized because of their perceived race, including (but not limited to) Black people, non-White immigrants, and American Indians, will be able to frequently encounter public art, monuments, memorials, and historic markers in the public spaces they move through. These spaces will host artwork that respects and reflects their history, culture, contributions, lived experience, and values. These artworks will be created by artists from their own communities. Further, the public art that they see will not voluntarily or involuntarily contribute to their emotional harm, ignore their perspective, or present a narrative that is inconsistent with, miscasts, or directly contradicts provable facts. Finally, anyone with an interest in what happens in public space shall have the right, power, and voice to provide meaningful input into what they see, hear, and experience in public. 1. Soja, Ed., The City and Spatial Justice, 2009 p17
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Love Peace Beauty Hope | Department of Public Words | Michigan & Pershing NW Corner, Indianapolis, IN
HIGHLIGHTS The authored artworks underrepresent artists of the global majority and women.
A total of 3,090 artworks were identified countywide. pages 22 & 23
The average condition of the artwork across the County is “GOOD.”
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18 artists account for 35% of the authored artworks.
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Public art deserts have been defined and identified across the County. page 42
Roadside memorials are illegal in Indiana, but they outnumber traditional monuments and memorials. page 71
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The most prevalent public art form across the County is murals, but they are also the least invested in.
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Title Unknown | Artist Unknown | S. New Jersey St., Indianapolis, IN
ESTABLISH support net-
works that assist artists in properly archiving their work, beginning with adequate signage notating the author and date at all public art sites.
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CALLS TO ACTION BROADEN the style and spa-
tial imagination of work associated with the built environment to ensure greater overall exposure to people of varying cultural backgrounds. page 46
ENGAGE with artists and com-
EXPAND the definition of public
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art to continuously make room for and acknowledge work that highlights inclusive, accessible, and representative creations of the community.
CONDUCT a regular census and
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inventory of public art within the County. This is a necessary investment in the infrastructure and quality of life of residents. page 38
EXPAND the Public Art for
Neighborhoods Program beyond TIF districts and examine identified public art deserts for opportunities to activate public art within these areas. page 43
SUPPORT existing public art
efforts at the hyperlocal level. Specifically, partner with community centers and learning sites to equitably engage creatives of all backgrounds and abilities. page 61 Marion County Public Art Census
munities of various backgrounds, lifestyles, and abilities to generate a more socially and culturally diverse and physically accessible public art landscape.
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Bishop Garfield T. Haywood Memorial Way | Artist Unknown | 470 W. Fall Creek Parkway North Dr., Indianapolis, IN
METHODOLOGY Scout Between May and August 2021, a Rokhassembled team scouted roughly 6500 linear miles across Marion County, IN, cataloguing the artworks visible from the public right-of-way. This research and analysis was not limited to city-owned works; we looked at all creative (non-store bought), non-obstructed expressions within the built environment, including monuments, memorials, little free libraries, and roadside memorials. Along with the scouting, we reviewed public art records and County sources. Some data sets were not used if they were in the process of being updated or if they were invalid during the period of our review.
Catalogue Using customized open source applications, we catalogued all of the works by a set of primary characteristics including a photograph, type, typology, creator, and coordinates.
Cross-reference We reviewed 12 key areas of civic and GIS spatial data, including: ethnicity, gender, crime, income, homeownership and rentership, education levels, schools/colleges, walkability, transit, and greenspaces. Part of this process required parsing and mapping data across multiple data sets. These data sets contained omissions, deficient information, and technical inaccuracies through which our team worked to cross-reference, condense, and analyze.
Analyze Our research team used this metadata to uncover trends relating to accessibility and preliminary understandings of equity across the public art population within Marion County. In reviewing our comprehensive data set, we detailed voids and gaps to underscore opportunities for a more inclusive public art landscape.
The objective of this inventory is to be the second phase of a four phase endeavor, building towards a public art equity audit. You are here, at Phase 2: CENSUS, which seeks to establish a baseline inventory and analysis. This data will broaden the definition of public art within the County, establish a countywide framework for identifying and cataloguing a more inclusive and widened listing of public art, and generate spatial analysis of the data to detail the role of public art in ensuring equitable public spaces. Future phases include community conversations about CENSUS findings, and actions to help increase equity and spatial justice for public art. To learn more about the other phases of the comprehensive public art equity audit, visit indyarts.org. The information in this report is broken down into 3 key areas:
The Public Art Inventory p20
Spatial Distribution & Analysis p40
Conclusions & Recommendations p65
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A Multi-Phase Endeavor
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Courage | Greg Rose | 120 Monument Circle, Indianapolis, IN
Ethnicity & Identity
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Asian A person having origins in
Black/African American A
person having origins in any of the Black ethnic groups of Africa.
Indigenous American A person
having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
Latino/a/e/ A person of Cuban,
Art & Place Architectural Aesthetic
structures with unique details and component parts that, together, form the architectural style of a building facade.
Built Environment The human-
made elements of our lived experience that form the background or setting of our experiences.
Graffiti Writing or drawings made on a wall or other surface, often but not always, within public view and typically without permission.
Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture of origin.
Hand-Lettered Sign Signs for which the text is drawn by hand, rather than mechanically printed.
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander A person having
Installation Large-scale,
origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
White A person having origins in any of the original territories of Western or Eastern Europe. Global Majority Persons who are Asian, Black, Indigenous, Latino/a/e, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander.
LGBTQIA Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual Note: This report employed census guidelines for categorizing race and ethnicity in order to compare the demographics of Marion County, IN and the United States. It is important to note that, as the Census guidelines state, these categories are not an attempt to define race biologically, anthropologically, or genetically. Our language however, centers people and attempts to honor their humanity.
mixed-media constructions, often designed for a specific place or for a temporary period of time. This definition does not conform to the traditional museum/fine arts definition of installation. Rather it is a 3-D multifaceted architectural, spatial, experiential display, including, among other forms, traditional and contemporary sculpture.
Intervention An action taken to improve a situation.
Right-Of-Way (ROW) Streets,
sidewalks, or greenspace publicly owned and for public use.
Roadside Memorial A resident-led commemorative marker typically along a public road or street. Spatial Justice The fair and
equitable distribution in space of socially valued resources and opportunities to use them.
Stained Glass Colored
glass used to form decorative or pictorial designs.
Tactical Urbanism A city,
organizational, and/or citizen-led approach to neighborhood change using short-term, low-cost, and scalable interventions to catalyze long-term change. Interventions include art-based approaches such as painted intersections and artistic wayfinding.
Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) A geographically targeted
economic development tool that captures the increase in property taxes (and sometimes other taxes) resulting from new development, and diverts that revenue to subsidize that new development.
Mural Any piece of artwork
painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other substrate.
Placekeeping Engaging the residents who already live in a space, and allowing them to preserve the stories and culture of where they live.
Public Art Desert An area
with a median family income not exceeding 80% AMI and no artwork within 1 mile (or) an area where there is no artwork within 1 mile.
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any of the original peoples of the Middle East, Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent. Including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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THE PUBLIC ART INVENTORY
Marion County Public Art Census Fountain Square Jesus | CS Stanley | 1022 Virginia Street, Indianapolis, IN
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ARTWORKS BY ZIP CODE
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Most of the data throughout this report is provided at the zip code level. Use the map below for ease of orientation and comparison.
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3,090 works within this data set
= 1 public artwork
ARTWORKS BY COUNCIL DISTRICT
3,090 works within this data set
= 1 public artwork
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Reach out to your City-County Council representative to advocate for public art in your area.
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SAIC Building | Artist Unknown | 4424 Bragdon Street, Lawrence, IN
As of August 2021:
3,090 ARTWORKS IDENTIFIED Scouting Method From May 2021 to August 2021, our research team assessed and inventoried all visible public artworks along major, local, and minor public roads and streets across Marion County, Indiana. The scouters did not traverse any private roads, streets, or properties, nor any closed roads. We did not capture items that were visually obstructed; however, artworks on private roads were captured if the work was visible from the public right-of-way (ROW). The research team did not enter public or private establishments; however, if work located inside public establishments was visible from the public ROW, those sites were catalogued. At the time of this study, many new works were underway. Due to the unidirectional scouting pattern, this data set may not include any work that was started or completed after the scouting pass was conducted.
MURALS 1,299 INSTALLATIONS 1,079 HAND-LETTERED SIGNS 177 ARCHITECTURAL 158
GRAFFITI 109 STAINED GLASS 80 ROADSIDE MEMORIALS 66 TACTICAL URBANISM 13
Visual samples of each type can be found on page 27.
Chilly Water | Muck Rock | 719 Virginia Ave., Indianapolis, IN
Indy Arts Council Public Art Directory The Indy Arts Council maintains a public art directory (PAD) within Marion County and contiguous surrounding counties (Hamilton, Hendricks, Johnson, Shelby, Hancock, and Boone). At the time of this inventory, the PAD had a listing of 847 public artworks. Of those, 616 were within Marion County. The challenges inherent to the PAD include: lack of consistent outreach to the various regions across the county, creators being unaware of the database to share their work, the limited definition of public artwork, and low staff capacity to update the PAD in real-time. The term “creator” is being broadly defined here to underscore that the makers of art hold limitless identities. This inventory was designed to unearth artworks with this in mind.
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Artwork Types & Quantity
Title Unknown | Artist Unknown 9623 Pendleton Pike, Indianapolis, IN
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Title Unknown | Artist Unknown | 2530 W. Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN
COMPOSITION BY TYPE 1,299
Mural
Any piece of artwork painted or applied directly on a wall, ceiling or other substrate.
Installation 1,079
Large-scale, mixed-media constructions, often designed for a specific place or temporary period of time. 3-D, multifaceted architectural, spatial, experiential displays, including traditional and contemporary sculpture.
Hand-Lettered Sign 177
Signs for which the text is drawn by hand, rather than mechanically printed.
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Aesthetic structures with unique details and component parts that, together, form the architectural style of a building facade.
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Writing or drawings made on a wall or other surface, often but not always, within public view and typically without permission.
Architectural
Graffiti
Roadside Memorial
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A resident-led commemorative marker typically along a public road or street.
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An approach to neighborhood change using short-term, lowcost, and scalable interventions, such as painted intersections and artistic wayfinding.
Tactical Urbanism
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Stained Glass
Colored glass used to form decorative or pictorial designs.
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Title Unknown | Artist Unknown | Saint Monica, 6131 Michigan Street, Indianapolis, IN
SIGNATURES & SATURATION Our inventory uncovered that of the 3,090 works, only 537 of them were marked with an artist name. The act of signing one’s work is crucial to having an accurate account and equitable distribution of resources. Just 18 artists account for 35% of the signed data set, and have each done 5 or more works across the County. A public art population that has been created by so few artists brings to light concerns of exclusionary expression, inequity in the distribution of funding, and lack of content diversity.
537 PUBLIC ARTWORKS include artist signature
18 ARTISTS account for 35% of the signed data set Across the 18 Artists... 8 artists account for 5 works 4 artists account for 6 works 1 artist accounts for 7 works
KEY POINT Lack of adequate on-site signage creates a historical gap in information about the contributors to our built environment.
1 artist accounts for 9 works 1 artist accounts for 10 works 1 artist accounts for 11 works 1 artist accounts for 24 works
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1 artist accounts for 43 works
Silenced | Amiah Mims | 7 E. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN
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Signage is crucial for a functional public art collection and archive. The requirements for sanctioned signage can be a cumbersome process for an artist/arts group at the completion of a new public artwork. With this in mind, we suggest placing more emphasis on the value of creators signing their work. We also suggest the creation of a signage guide that assists artists/arts groups in maneuvering the process of designing, laying out, and installing sanctioned signage on site.
Marion County Public Art Census Title Unknown | Artist Unknown | 13998 N. Raccoon Run Rd., Camby, IN
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ARTIST DEMOGRAPHICS To encourage an equitable public art landscape, creations should be physically accessible, feel relatable, and seek to embrace the differences within their host communities. Figure 1 below details the ethnic composition of the artists who created the 537 works for which a name was available. We acknowledge that these are sitebased observations and may not align with how the artists self-identify. The majority of the 537 works were completed by White artists (67.5%) and men (54.9%). Black artists account for 16.1% in comparison to a 29% County population. Latino/a/e artists account for 8% of the works compared to a 10.9% County population. Figure 2 indicates that women comprised only 29.7%; although they outnumber men by 7% countywide.
We also found that a significant portion (over 10%) of the works are completed by groups (Fig. 2). The significant rate of group work could be a method for artists to build internal capacity, share knowledge, and practice resource sharing in an effort to reduce the cost burden of supplies and labor.
KEY POINT A disparity
exists with the rate to which women and creators from the global majority are engaged countywide.
American Indian
2 or more
Asian Diaspora
Unknown
Group
Unknown
Black Diaspora
White
Man
Woman
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Latino/a/e
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Fig. 2
Note: An artwork may be completed by a pair or group of artists (M/W and/or different ethnicities) and therefore represent multiple identities, so percentage exceeds 100% out of 537 artworks. We acknowledge that gender and ethnicity are not static and thus our observations may not align with how the artists self-identify.
CALL TO ACTION
Inviting and supporting more community members towards the creation of public art will spur engagement and generate more artistic styles.
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The talent pool within Marion County is vast and spans people of distinct cultural backgrounds, abilities, beliefs, and aesthetic tastes. Black, Latino/a/e, Asian, and Indigenous residents as a global majority account for 47.2% of the County population but as creatives, collectively, they only account for 26.5% of the works found.
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Title Unknown | @Tony_Choc, @Koote23 | 1644 S. Delaware Street, Indianapolis, IN
CONDITION OF ARTWORK Visual Samples of Condition Levels
More than 40% surface area damage
2 FAIR 21–40% surface area damage
3 GOOD
4 VERY GOOD
11–20% surface area damage
Public artwork, like other elements of the built environment (such as roads, highways, water supplies, and transit) requires upkeep and maintenance. When gathering the data points for this inventory, our study documented the condition of each artwork based on several criteria, primarily surface area damage. This included evidence of weathering, chipping, and/or defacement. Each site was ranked on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the worst and 5 being the best.
5 EXCELLENT Less than 5% surface area damage
5–10% surface area damage
Countywide Condition While the average overall health is "good," nevertheless, the most frequently observed condition of individual works was “fair," and this observation should spur action. Without a dedicated plan to address public art maintenance, works will continue to deteriorate, causing potential damage to surrounding infrastructure and, more importantly, weakening community spirit.
36% are VERY GOOD
37% are FAIR
Average overall health is
GOOD
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1 POOR
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Title Unknown | Artist Unknown | 6200 - 6398 Roberts Creek Ln., Indianapolis, IN
CONDITION OF ARTWORK cont.
Fig. 3
Maximum Condition 5 Excellent 4 Very Good 3 Good 2 Fair
Reviewing the condition across the County, one area of note is the zip code of 46205 (considered one of the County's most "dangerous"). Known as United Northeast, 46205 is one of the three zip codes across the County where the average condition of the artworks is "excellent." However, robberies in this zip code are 42% more likely than in any other zip code in the County. This report did not have access to dates in order to cross reference years of public artwork with crime incident archives.
1 POOR More than 40% surface area damage
2 FAIR 21–40% surface area damage
3 GOOD 11–20% surface area damage
One may expect that a high crime area would have work in poorer condition, equating high crime with lack of care. However, our findings present a different possibility. The percentage of public works found in good condition within communities battling higher crime rates could be attributed to newer works in the area as crime prevention measures, or perhaps, to the caretaking residents offer their surroundings.
4 VERY GOOD 5–10% surface area damage
5 EXCELLENT Less than 5% surface area damage
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CALL TO ACTION
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While the overall condition of the Marion County public art collection is rated as “GOOD” (defined as having 11–20% surface area damage), there are many public artworks that are deteriorating and in need of repair. We suggest implementing a source of funding that supports a neighborhood-led approach to tracking and improving the health, physical condition, and vitality of the artworks across the County.
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Public art is a driver for both tourism and quality of life. As such, we also suggest a city-based investment to support a biennial countywide public art inventory and analysis to catalogue new works and determine ongoing maintenance needs.
Marion County Public Art Census Title Unknown | Artist Unknown | 2234-2398 Albany Street, Indianapolis, IN
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SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION & ANALYSIS
Marion County Public Art Census Title Unknown | Artist Unknown | South Arlington Ave, Indianapolis, IN
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PUBLIC ART DESERTS Public art should be available to all, regardless of means or physical ability. It's often assumed that public art is everywhere, but this is a myth and not the case universally (see Appendix Fig. 2, 3, and 4 for more data regarding artwork density and socioeconomic variables.) While this report identified a large number of artworks across the County and many along public transit lines, there were a considerable amount of areas still lacking accessibility to public art. These zones are known as "public art deserts." We identified three distinct types of public art desert: The first (Fig.4) is an area where public artwork is completely unavailable. The second, a semi-desert (Fig. 5), is a zone where public artwork is not accessible within 1 mile. And, the third (Fig. 6) is a zone that has less than 80% area median income and no artwork within a mile.
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Artwork
In public art deserts Types 2 and 3, artworks were more readily found at daycares, schools, and residential areas. We attribute this to intersectional issues of lacking public transportation, mobility, and connectivity which prevent residents from easily accessing public art. Thus, their sites of daily use, such as daycares and schools, have been activated to support the desire for creative expression and community care.
Public Art Desert TYPE 1 Census tract with no artwork
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Public Art Desert TYPE 2
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Fig. 6
Artwork
Public Art Desert TYPE 3 Zone with low income + low access to public art
Artwork
CALL TO ACTION
Engaging with these areas will aid in community resiliency. This could justify infrastructure improvements in marginalized areas, ultimately prompting new policies that broaden the content of the region’s public art collection.
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Policies and programs that result in commissioned public art are not widely known by all. Communities on the periphery of the County are eager to have representative and culturally relevant artworks near their live/work/play spaces.
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Title Unknown | Artist Unknown | 8810 Royal Meadow Dr., Indianapolis, IN
CRIME & ART Conventional wisdom proposes that public art can act to reduce crime by instilling a sense of pride and “ownership” among the residents of a community. To test this assertion, our inventory collected crime data for the 46205 and 46208 zip codes (both predominantly Black) which are considered two of the "most dangerous" in the United States. We compared the crime data to several other metrics gathered during our census. Contrary to public sentiment, the data shows that these two perceived "most dangerous" zip codes, statistically, were actually not the zip codes with the most crime. The zip codes with the most crime were 46201 (predominantly White) and 46218 (predominantly Black).
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Maximum Condition
Excellent
Fair
Very Good
Poor
Good
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Crime & Art
High crime
Dense artwork
Perceived most dangerous (predominantly Black zip codes) Areas with statistically more crime
A common assumption is that areas with higher crime will have artwork in poorer condition. On the contrary, our inventory highlighted that on average, art in zip codes with high crime ranked in "fair" rather than "poor" condition. Studies show that marginalized neighborhoods have experienced structural disadvantages that may have directly led to high crime rates.1 Public art may act as place-based interventions to alleviate such pressures.
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The condition of work in 46205 is rated as "excellent" and the condition of work in 46208 is rated as "very good." These findings suggest the need for a debunking of the stereotypes placed on dense Black urban communities. They also complicate assumptions of how residents in high crime areas treat their surroundings.
1. Love, Hanna., Want to reduce violence? Invest in place., 2021
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Studies show that communities with high crime are also divested communities with crumbling infrastructure, higher poverty rates, and strained social networks. Investing in neighborhood stabilization programs that center and fund creative placekeeping could stimulate economic circulation while incentivizing the skills and talents of neighbors. Activating areas of high crime has the potential to reduce negative activity and signal care and surveillance of place.
RESIDENTIAL ETHNICITY & ART
The maps below illustrate, at the census tract level, a public art gap on the periphery of the County when race is specifically considered. We defined a “gap” High ethnic concentration
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High public art density
High ethnic concentration + low public art = area for investment
Asian Residents
Asian residents comprise 3.8% of the Marion County population. Figure 9 shows that Asian residents have a strong presence in the northwest and south central regions, where is relatively low availability of public art.
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as the space where there is a high percentage of a particular non-White ethnicity combined with low density of public art in that area. Density is measured by the quantity of public artwork within the boundary, in comparison to the County. All of these “gap” areas, moreover, are regions that are classified overall as public art deserts (further defined on page 42).
Latino/a/e Residents
Latino/a/e residents comprise 10.9% of the Marion County population. This map shows opportunity zones for public art investment in the south central and the northwest regions, similar to Figure 9.
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Black Residents
Black residents make up 29.1% of the Marion County population. Figure 10 shows that Black residents have low accessibility to public art in the central west and the northwest regions.
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White Residents
White residents comprise 63.5% of the Marion County population. The south central area, as is common to most groups, has little public art availability to the White population as well.
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Conducting a spatial comparison of public art to ethnic concentration of County residents, we identified areas of overlapping density to determine the opportunities for different demographics to access public art.
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CALL TO ACTION
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Art can act as a disruptor to harmful power dynamics. Investing in both art and artists in ethnically marginalized communities generates economic impact, establishes visual presence, and cements cultural memory of who resides within a community.
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We recommend two distinct agendas. The first is enacting policies that seek to hire local creators who are caretakers within these areas. The second is to develop guidelines that support the incorporation of public art that acknowledges the history and heritage of a neighborhood.
Marion County Public Art Census Collins Seafood | Brushmaster | 4034 E. 30th Street, Indianapolis, IN
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PUBLIC ART TYPES Physical and cultural accessibility to a wide range of art types is important to building a spatially just public art landscape. Figure 13 shows the majority type of work found within each zip code across the County. Indianapolis, the largest and most populous city within the County, has more monuments than any other city in the United States besides Washington, D.C. During our inventory, we uncovered that roadside memorials are even more prevalent
KEY POINT Murals are the most prevalent art type countywide, followed by hand-lettered signs.
Fig. 13
Majority Type Mural Hand-lettered Sign Hand-lettered Sign & Mural Stained Glass Marion County Public Art Census
Graffiti
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in Marion County than traditional monuments and memorials. Most traditional monuments and memorials in Marion County are dedicated to men and war. Roadside memorials, as an alternative, may be dedicated to anyone and for various reasons. This indicates that these sites may be a testament to the desire of local residents to acknowledge people and places that are more meaningful to their lived experiences than traditional memorials and monuments. Although roadside memorials are not permitted in the state of Indiana, we recommend that consideration and protections be given to this type of memorialization in an effort to honor resident engagement.
Marion County Public Art Census Power to the Patients | Ess McKee | 643 Virginia Ave., Indianapolis, IN
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PUBLIC ART TOPOLOGIES The ability to experience art across a variety of public places is crucial to addressing the question of accessibility. While Percent for Art programs were first established in 19591, it's becoming a growing trend in larger cities to find public artworks at newer, privately-owned buildings or spaces that are taking advantage of development incentives.2 These incentivized Percent for Art or public art in private development programs, can lead to artwashing, which is a tactic traditionally but not exclusively used by corporations and developers to enlist cultural capital to rebrand an area, or attempt to associate one's corporate reputation with the positive benefits of art. Without careful attention, artwashing can lead to exploitation and displacement in diverse communities. This report accessed the various topologies where artworks were found across Marion County, with the primary categories being Residential, Commercial, Religious, Fencing, Schools, Hospitals,
Daycares, Community Spaces, Parks/ Greenspaces, and County Infrastructure.* This inventory did not survey ADA compliance or physical accessibility at sites. Indianapolis has had a version of a public art in private development program since 2016. As such, this inventory forecasted that public art would most frequently be found at retail/ commercial sites and private developments (see Figure 14 below). Our inventory also uncovered that large quantities of work were found in single family residential neighborhoods, community spaces, churches, and daycares. Spotting works in these unconventional zones led us to understand that residents are activating their social and cultural spaces with creative expressions outside of the traditional public art forms.
*County Infrastructure consists of underpasses, bridges, bus stops, utility boxes, traffic signal boxes, the curb, light poles, roadside memorials, and the like.
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Majority Topology of Artworks Found Commercial Greenspace Residential Infrastructure
1. Lefevre, Rosela., Your City Defined: Percent for Arts Programs, 2016 2. Arts & Planning Toolkit, 2022
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PUBLIC ART TOPOLOGIES cont. The Case for Hand-Lettered Signs Additionally, our data showcased that many of the works found at commercial/retail sites were in the form of hand-lettered signs. This is a category not currently listed within the Indy Arts Council's Public Art Directory. However, sign painting is a historic and highly skilled professional art form. Hand-lettered signs include signage with hand-lettering, and often painted images, along with hand-lettered text that functions as commercial or wayfinding signage. The growing number of hand-lettered signs bring awareness to the many ways art is a driver for economic impact, community-building and encouraging competency within the built environment.
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This inventory found 177 hand-lettered signs countywide.
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Samples of Hand-Lettered Signs
Marion County Public Art Census Five Little Ladies | Israel Solomon | 26 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN
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WALKABILITY & ART Studies suggest that people walk at least 30 minutes a day, equating to a slow-paced mile. With that in mind, we measured accessibility of public art with respect to walkability, and proximity to transit, parks, greenspaces, and schools.
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Walkability and transit connectivity are important metrics for measuring equity of public spaces. A walkable city is one where pedestrian transportation is convenient and safe, as measured by six dimensions of walkability: pedestrian-oriented design, dense networks of streets, trails and greenways, mixed-use environments, understandable organization around centers, direct and comfortable connections to frequent transit, and managed parking and right-of-way. According to United States Environmental Protection Agency data, the majority of Marion County has high walkability.1
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Walkability & Artwork Density
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Walkability Index
16–19
11–13
14–15
8–10
3–7
Figure 16 shows the walkability index countywide. Figure 17 details the correlation between the density of artwork and walkability. The two images show that the locations of public art deserts identified on page 42 strongly correlate with areas of low walkability. Figure 17 also shows that even within overall highly walkable areas, there may be still be zones experiencing less walkability to public art, as highlighted with red dots in specific areas within zip codes 46205, 46222, and 46218. Further study in these areas could identify potential opportunities to support community efforts to increase public artwork and access thereto. High walkability High public art density Hyper local areas with low walkability, within high walkability + high public art density zip codes
1. United States Environmental Protection Agency Walkability Index, 2009
Marion County Public Art Census Smoking Cardinal | Muck Rock | 636 Virginia Ave., Indianapolis, IN
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PUBLIC ART INTERVENTIONS Art & Parks Parks are ideally democratic spaces where the community can meet to exchange values and share in celebrations. Activating parks through the use of public art can create a place that is meaningful and personal to the visitor, as well as connect the site to the broader community. Our inventory located 32% of the artworks in Marion County in public parks and greenspaces. With nearly a third of the artworks hosted in public parks and greenspaces, therein lies an opportunity for continued investment and support to uplift inclusive partnerships between parks and creatives.
Artwork Near Parks
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Public transit contributes to a healthy community in various ways, one of which is effectively and efficiently moving people throughout a community. It can connect denizens with resources and amenities. While there is not a standard, research has found that people will walk between .25 to .5 miles to access public transportation. Within Marion County, our inventory found that 54% of the artworks found were within a 1-mile buffer to public transit lines. Having more than half of the inventory accessible along or near the local bus line indicates opportunities for residents and visitors to have access to an art-based experience as a part of their daily routine. Aesthetic enhancements at or near stations and facilities could be an integral component of broader community outreach and partnership building efforts.
Artwork Near IndyGo Bus Routes
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Parks / public greenspaces Public artwork 996 artworks found within 150 meters of park / public greenspace
150m buffer around bus routes Public artwork 1676 artworks found within buffer
Marion County Public Art Census Boy & Dog | Tom Otterness | Chatham Commons, Indianapolis, IN
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PUBLIC ART INTERVENTIONS cont. Art & Schools When children engage with the arts, it positively impacts their social-emotional growth and understanding of the world around them. Our inventory found that 75% of the public art catalogued was within 1 mile of the 75 registered K-12 schools across Marion County (see Figure 20). This is a striking figure that implies school-aged children have access to visually engage with public art en route to and/or from their school sites. Our inventory also found 44 public artworks directly on school grounds. From the works seen, we consider this to be an activation by school stakeholders to enliven their campuses, and by communities centering student voices.
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Artwork Near K–12 Schools
1500m buffer around a K–12 school
1500 meters is just under 1 mile
Public artwork 2326 artworks found within buffers
KEY POINT Parks,
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greenspaces, and learning sites are strong community partners for the creation of accessible public art.
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Colleges and universities are also sites of public art density. Our survey revealed that 32% of public art found was within 1 mile of one of the 29 public colleges and universities in Marion County. Assuming that college and university campuses have larger footprints, the count is not quite as robust as K-12 but nevertheless, university campuses act as intermediary community resources. This implies that they, too, are sites for public art collaboration.
Artwork Near Colleges & Universities Fig. 21
1500 m buffer around 1500 meters is a college/university just under 1 mile Public artwork 995 artworks found within buffers
CALL TO ACTION
Invest in and partner with alternative host sites for public art. Greenspaces, schools, and transit nodes can act as wonderful opportunities to build civic pride, encourage community connectivity, and improve quality of life for all.
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To improve livability and boost economies, we recommend the establishment of a public arts master plan that centers residents and is integral to city development and capital improvement plans.
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LOVE | Artist Unknown | 500 - 528 E. Market St., Indianapolis, IN
PUBLIC ART INVESTMENTS This inventory collected and analyzed a subset of data to understand funding opportunities, barriers, and past inequities that could be affecting current realities. Reviewing financial data from three arts organizations (The Indianapolis Cultural Trail, Indy Arts Council, and Indiana War Memorials), which provided financial data for a set of 129 public artworks, we outlined a limited spatial analysis to detail the distribution of various types of investment across the County. As Figure 22 displays, areas outside of the red circle (downtown) have far fewer artworks and less investment per zip code. Refer also to Appendix Figure 1 for the average artwork funding by zip code. Fig. 22
Gathering of financial data exposed gaps in transparency and record-keeping. We found opportunities to establish public statements in an effort to commit to pay equity within the art ecosystem, and to the invest in public art in communities on the periphery of the County.
Average Budget for Public Artworks
Artwork with budget information $
1,000.00 – $ 7,500.00
$
7,500.01 – $ 14,666.67
$
14,666.68 – $ 25,191.50
$
25,191.51 – $ 57,333.33
$
57,333.34 – $ 618,395.82
insufficient data
Average Financial Support INSTALLATIONS $ 114,619 MONUMENTS $277,500
34% of the public art landscape
MURALS $12,527
42% of the public art landscape
KEY POINT Murals are more
prevalent countywide; however, they receive the least financial investment based on this data set.
THE DOWNTOWN REGION has seen the greatest financial investment,
averaging $354,583 across zip codes 46202, 46203, 46204 and 46225.
46% MORE commissions
granted to men
33% MORE commissions
granted to white artists
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(in order of funding, the data set sourced more variables for installations than monuments)
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Soldiers & Sailors Monument | Bruno Schmitz, Nicolaus Geiger, George Brewster, Rudolf Schwarz | 17 Monument Cr., Indianapolis, IN
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CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS
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The Pony | Artist Unknown | 3551 Lafayette Road, Indianapolis, IN
CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS Major Finding 1 There was a far greater body of public art across the County than the Indy Arts Council Public Art Directory showcased. 3,090 works were found of various types and across various topologies. However, the PAD only listed 616 within Marion County. This indicates a few critical gaps. The first suggests that only certain types of artwork were considered valid public art, and second, that artwork countywide was not adequately recognized or catalogued.
Recommendation 1 Regularly conduct a comprehensive countywide public art inventory and update the Public Art Directory to reflect the landscape in real time. In doing so, broadening the definition of public art, monuments and memorials will make room for a diversity of creations to be observed and acknowledged.
Recommendation 2 Invest in murals, muralists, and mural mentorship programs, as mural programs may be more manageable entry points for resident engagement, site activation, placekeeping, and overall community building. We also recommend recognizing and investing in other artistic skillsets to encourage more variety within the public art landscape.
While murals were the most prevalent form of public art countywide (especially within residential and K–12 school zones), murals also received the least amount of financial investment on average and by individual commission. Less frequently created, but more lucrative, types of public art such as memorials, installations, and sculptures typically require training that may not be afforded to all — in particular to women and people of the global majority. Creating a mural is regularly seen as an activation that can be done collaboratively with the community and with the guidance of a tenured muralist.
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CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS Major Finding 3 Schools, daycares, and religious spaces have acted as sites for public art interventions, providing public art to areas that are otherwise public art deserts. Nevertheless, in areas where commissioned public art may be less likely to appear, communities have rallied to manifest them using their own resources.
Recommendation 3 Arts organizations seeking to support their community members could look to partner with K-12 schools, daycares, and religious institutions as these may be trusted sites that local residents are more inclined to visit and seek support.
Major Finding 4
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Recommendation 4
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Generate cross-county partnerships that 1) encourage the sharing of work, 2) assist artists and arts organizations with data management, and 3) offer support for any artist seeking to catalogue their work on-site and within a comprehensive database. We also recommend the establishment of a permanent and expansive process and team with the capacity to document new works in real time.
83% of the works found did not have an identifying sign or signature on site. This creates a barrier in acknowledging the changes taking place across the public landscape. This lack of information begets a lack of transparency within the data relating to equity and inclusion, spanning from representation to funding.
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Title Unknown | Artist Unknown | 1301 Barth Ave, Indianapolis, IN
CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS Major Finding 5 Our report identified 73 historical markers, 10 major monuments, 11 minor memorial statues, and 66 roadside memorials. While Indianapolis-Marion County is known to devote more acreage to monuments than any other city in the United States besides Washington, D.C., the state of Indiana does not recognize roadside memorials as a valid form of memorialization. With the quantity of roadside memorials outnumbering the County's major and minor monuments/ memorials, and approaching the number of historical markers, this begins to highlight another manner in which residents are making space to creatively express their desires within the built environment.
Recommendation 5 Redefine "memorial" to include the agency expressed by residents who seek to commemorate their fallen loved ones and adjust policies to accommodate them safely. We also recommend hosting public meetings to gain a better understanding of the role roadside memorials play within the community and how policy can be structured to support their existence.
Recommendation 6 We recommend the establishment of a routine public art survey that centers resident led agency and a pool of funding that supports localized repair efforts.
During our inventory we found that the average condition of public artwork across the county was "good." This ranking should not mislead. A ranking of "good" means that 11–20% of the piece in question is deteriorating or damaged. If left untreated, these artworks will worsen, attracting negative attention, becoming an eyesore or potentially causing harm to the surrounding area.
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CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS Recommendation 7 Major Finding 7 Due to the incongruent data sets, this inventory required a robust amount of archival research and cross referencing. We want to acknowledge that race, ethnicity, and gender are not prescriptive characteristics. Unless evident within the data, this report did not assume or attribute identity onto the artists, artworks, or their host communities.
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Recommendation 8
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Establish mentorship programs that support the capacity-building of emerging artists and creatives who have been traditionally underengaged: women and people of the global majority. Form County-based equity standards and require that artworks supported by public funding meet these standards. Partner across the County with more socially engaged local groups and institutions to elicit a wider variety of participation.
Implement in-take processes that allows the creator to self-identify the characteristics of their lived experience that are important to their creative life. County with more socially engaged local groups and institutions to elicit a wider variety of participation.
Major Finding 8 18 artists make up 35% of the authored works. Of those 18, four are Latino/a/e, 5 are Women and 1 is Black. These 18 artists each created 5 or more works across the County, some upwards of 43 individual works. This saturation by a small number of artists is harmful and antithetical to creating a public art landscape that is welcoming to all.
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CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS Major Finding 9 Artworks in the downtown zip codes: 1,241 Artworks in 46227: 57
Recommendation 9 Decentralize funding from the downtown area while seeking opportunities to disseminate resources to areas with little to no public art engagement.
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Collectively, the zip codes that make up the downtown region (46202, 46203, 46204, and 46225) have a total population of 67,729, making it the County’s most populous region. However, the most populous single zip code is further south (46227), with a population of 57,086. Yet, this area falls within the definition of a public art desert. There are many other communities seeking public art, and residents are proving that they will produce it however and whenever they can. The sheer number of artworks downtown could be termed a public art swamp — where the public art is too concentrated, incoherent, incongruent with the demographics of the local residents, and unadaptive with the constant physical changes that are happening in the city center.
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Saffron Cafe | Artist Unknown | 623 Fort Wayne Ave., Indianapolis, IN
Marion County Public Art Census Arrows of Direction | Martina A. Nehriling | North Central High School 1605 E. 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN
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Title Unknown | Artist Unknown | 1052 Virginia Ave., Indianapolis, IN
PRIMARY DATA SOURCES 2 United States Census 2020 3 Homeland Infrastructure Foundational Level Data 4 Indiana Department of Transportation 5 Indiana Historical Bureau 6 Indianapolis Cultural Trail 7 Indy Arts Council 8 Indianapolis Public Art Database 9 Big Car Dig Indy Art Project 10 Indiana War Memorials 11 Upgraded Home 12 City of Indianapolis Department of Metropolitan Development 13 The City and Spatial Justice by Edward Soja, 2009
14 Neighborhood Scout 15 Crime Prevention Security Through Environmental Development 16 Americans for the Arts 17 National Recreation & Parks Association 18 U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration 19 U.S. Department of Interior National Park Service Cultural Resources 20 National Assembly of State Arts Agencies 21 The Philadelphia Citizen 22 Family & Social Services Administration Development Disability Services 23 Understanding Barriers to Accessibility 24 Seattle SDCI — Design Review Central Area Neighborhood Design Guidelines, 2017
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1 United States Environmental Protection Agency
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APPENDIX Fig. 1
Average Artwork Funding within Zip Codes Zip Code
Average funding
46201
$
46202
$
46203
$
46204
$
46205
$
Zip Codes
Average funding
7,000
46225
$
49,324
46226
$
39,534
46227
$
170,038
46229
$
1,000
46240
$
50,000
46208
$
5,300
46241
$
50,000
46219
$
6,500
46254
$
5,000
46220
$
25,192
46256
$
46222
$
14,667
46268
$
46224
$
14,000
46278
$
95,687
20,000 10,000 10,000
10,000 12,000 10,000
Notes: Funding data was not available for all zip codes. The average funding is not aggregated by art type.
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Median Income & Artwork Density High median income High public art density Top 3 wealthiest zip codes
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Fig. 3
Average Artwork Condition 5 Excellent 4 Very Good 3 Good 2 Fair Top 3 wealthiest zip codes
Average Artwork Condition 5 Excellent 4 Very Good 3 Good 2 Fair Top 3 most impoverished zip codes
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Percentage of Women & Artwork Density by census tract, zip codes overlaid for ease of orientation
High % of women High public art density Insufficient data
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Percentage of Renters & Artwork Density by census tract, zip codes overlaid for ease of orientation
High % of renters High public art density Insufficient data
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Percentage of Homeowners & Artwork Density by census tract, zip codes overlaid for ease of orientation
High % of homeowners High public art density Insufficient data
Walkability & Average Artwork Condition by census tract, zip codes overlaid for ease of orientation
High walkability High public art condition Insufficient data
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Prayer Chimes | Artist Unknown | First Meridian Heights Presbyterian Church 4701 Central Ave., Indianapolis, IN
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