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2024 marks the 20th anniversary of Art Strategies, and I am thrilled to start the year working on a number of dynamic projects around the country, including several important projects in Indiana. Thanks to Dave Lindquist and the Indianapolis Business Journal for capturing many of my career highlights working as a WBE in the state of Indiana. Thank you also Bill Brown and Brian Payne for your collaboration and trust on monumental projects for our city. Thank you Deborah Berke for for the continued opportunities to work with your talented team. Click here to see the profile.
Art Strategies principal, Mindy Taylor Ross, worked with a couple and the architectural and interiors team at TenBerk to create a serene oasis in New York City. The project was featured in the Fall 2023 issue of Galerie magazine. CLICK HERE to read the full article. CLICK HERE to jump to our project page to see more images of the art filled apartment.
The Public Collection is a public art and literacy project developed by Rachel M. Simon to improve literacy, foster a deeper appreciation of the arts, and raise awareness for educational justice in our community. The Public Collection was developed with support from the Herbert Simon Family Foundation and is managed in partnership with the Central Indiana Community Foundation and Mindy Taylor Ross of Art Strategies LLC. Learn more at http://www.thepubliccollection.org/
Through a curated process, Indiana-based artists were commissioned to design unique book share stations or lending libraries that are installed in public spaces around Indianapolis. Each book share station holds a varied selection of books for diverse audiences and age groups. The Public Collection stations are free and available to everyone. Passersby can borrow and return books at their leisure. Books are supplied and stocked by the Indianapolis Public Library. Rachel M. Simon is an artist, community leader, and investor. A graduate of Herron School of Art and Design, she is a dedicated advocate for the arts, education, and social justice.
“Torque Moment, Torque Momentum” by Kendall Buster at the Cummins Distribution Headquarters in Indianapolis, IN
Kendall Buster used engine parts as the inspiration for this ephemeral art installation in the lobby of Cummins' Distribution Headquarters in Indianapolis. Her airy design encourages visitors to take in the beauty of this unique new site for Cummins.
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“Whitescapes” Art Assignment by Odili Donald Odita, with spotlight on his piece “Wisdom of Trees at the cummins Distribution Headquarters
What is white? What is any color? Philadelphia-based abstract painter Odili Donald Odita talks with The Art Assignment about his work and offers us an assignment about color.
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“Big, Bright Steel” by Jennifer Riley and Emily Kennerk at the Cummins Distribution Headquarters in Indianapolis, IN
Artists Jennifer Riley and Emily Kennerk take the steel castoffs used to make parts for Columbus, Indiana-based Cummins engines, paint them in vibrant hues, and weave them into mystical shapes for "Big, Bright Steel." This sidewalk installation at the Cummins Distribution Headquarters in Indianapolis charms and intrigues passersby each day.
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One of a series of interviews produced by WFYI with artist Don Gummer on the occasion of the open of his exhibition in public spaces in Indianapolis, Indiana, his hometown. The exhibition was entitled Back Home Again and took place from August 2016 to August 2017 to celebrate the centennial of the Indianapolis Foundation.
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