Announcing the 2023 J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize Conversations
Landmark Columbus Foundation announces the 2023 Exhibit Columbus J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize Conversations, a series of public conversations that will connect this cycle’s Miller Prize recipients, Community Curator, and an international expert familiar with their work in a lively dialogue at or near the site of their installation in the 2023 Exhibition Public by Design.
Top left: Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO, Designed by the public; Top right: PAU, InterOculus
Bottom left: PORT, THE PLOT PROJECT; Bottom right: Studio Zewde, Echoes of the Hill
Columbus, Indiana — Today, Landmark Columbus Foundation announces the schedule for the 2023 Exhibit Columbus J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize Conversations—a series of public conversations that will connect this cycle’s Miller Prize recipients, Community Curator, and an international expert familiar with their work in a lively dialogue at or near the site of their installation in the 2023 Exhibition Public by Design. These special conversations will serve as a platform where creative vision, community engagement, and design expertise converge to explore the profound impact each installation creates here in Columbus and its significance for a wider audience.
This series of conversations will occur at four locations in downtown Columbus, Indiana, between September and November 2023 and will be free and open to the public. The series is made possible through the generous support of Duke Energy through a competitive grant process from the Duke Energy Foundation.
“We are very excited to announce this series of events, which continues to expand on themes of Public by Design to make meaningful connections with people and the public spaces they share,” said Richard McCoy, Executive Director of Landmark Columbus Foundation, the organization responsible for producing Exhibit Columbus. “The whole team and community highly anticipate this series and the opportunity to pair experts in the field with each Miller Prize Recipient. Each will connect around the values of inclusivity, care, and generosity."
The Miller Prize Conversations will give the public an opportunity to learn more about the design process, vision, and approach to community engagement of the four firms that created site-responsive installations for the 2023 Exhibition: Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO, Practice for Architecture and Urbanism | PAU, PORT, and Studio Zewde. Each conversation will also feature a Community Curator, one of four local leaders who is collaborating with the participants to ensure that their installations reflect the values and aspirations of the Columbus community and host partner.
An international expert, renowned scholar, or practitioner has been selected as someone who is familiar with the work of the Miller Prize recipients and can offer insights and perspectives on their contributions to the field of architecture and design.
The Miller Prize conversations serve as a platform for many communities to become connected around the values of inclusivity, care, and generosity. This cycle of Exhibit Columbus celebrates creative collaboration methods that communities and designers can use to grow a sense of belonging and connection in public spaces.
“The Duke Energy Foundation loved Landmark Columbus Foundation’s goals to foster creativity. The arts have the power to inspire individuals, unite people, and transform spaces, and we are excited to play a small part in making this event successful,“ said Kylie Foster, Government and Community Relations Manager for Duke Energy.
Schedule and Details of the Miller Prize Series
September 19
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
First Christian Church
Tatiana Bilbao (Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO)
Jennifer Dunlop Fletcher (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art)
Jason Hatton (Bartholomew County Public Library)
September 28
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
near InterOculus (final TBD)
Vishaan Chakrabarti (Practice for Architecture and Urbanism)
Lee Bey (Chicago Sun-Times)
Dave Hayward (City of Columbus)
October 26
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Mill Race Center
Christopher Marcinkoski and Andrew Moddrell (PORT)
Thaisa Way (Harvard Graduate School of Design)
Dan Mustard (Mill Race Center)
November 10
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The Commons
Sara Zewde (Studio Zewde)
Michael Van Valkenburgh
Will Miller
and Mark Jones (Columbus Parks and Recreation)
About the Miller Prize
The J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize honors two great patrons of community, architecture, art, and design. J. Irwin Miller was a community leader in Columbus with a national reputation in business and activism. Irwin and his wife Xenia helped bring twentieth-century architectural masterpieces to Columbus through public-private coalitions, today known as the “Columbus Way.”
The Miller Prize brings architectural excellence fostered by the Millers into dialogue with the best of twenty-first-century art and design, making it relevant to new audiences. By collaborating with architects, artists, and designers, the Millers’ life-long effort was to help make Columbus the best possible community of its size. Since 2016, Exhibit Columbus has recognized 19 studios with this distinction.
Media Contact
Jamie Goldsborough
jamie@landmarkcolumbus.org
About Exhibit Columbus
Exhibit Columbus is a program of Landmark Columbus Foundation and an exploration of community, architecture, art, and design that activates the modern legacy of Columbus, Indiana. It creates a cycle of programming that uses this context to convene conversations around innovative ideas and commissions site-responsive installations in a free, public exhibition. exhibitcolumbus.org
