Exhibit Columbus Announces Theme for 2022–23
Public by Design creates meaningful connections between people and the public spaces they share
Columbus, Indiana — Exhibit Columbus has announced the curatorial theme for the 2022-23 cycle of events, Public by Design, which will be the focus of the 2022 Sympo- sium (21-22 October 2022) and the Exhibition, which as always, is free and open to the public, and will take place in downtown Columbus next fall.
This is the fourth cycle of Exhibit Columbus, which was first launched in 2016 as a program of the nonprofit organization Landmark Columbus Foundation, and an internationally-recognized exploration of community, architecture, art, and design. The program celebrates and advances the modern legacy of Columbus through a two-year cycle of events. For this cycle, Exhibit Columbus is working with six Curatorial Partners:
Paola Aguirre Urban Designer, BORDERLESS
Chris Merritt Landscape Architect, Merritt Chase
Lauren M. Pacheco Civic and Cultural Artist, Steel Studio Foundation
Bryony Roberts Designer, Writer, Educator, Bryony Roberts Studio
Raymund Ryan Curator at Large, The Heinz Architectural Center at Carnegie Museum of Art
Holly Warren Assistant Director for the Arts, Economic and Sustainable Development Department, City of Bloomington
Each has an extraordinary background and represents a tremendous depth of experience in many areas, and has worked with diverse sets of communities to bring meaningful work to life.
The Curatorial Partners created this theme to explore how collaborations between communities and designers can revitalize and reimagine historic downtowns as equitable, beautiful, healthy, and joyful places. Public by Design serves as a platform for other communities around the country to become energized by the values of inclusivity, care, and generosity. This cycle celebrates creative methods of collaboration that communities and designers can use to grow a sense of belonging and connection in public spaces.
These ideas extend through every aspect of this cycle of Exhibit Columbus, from shaping the curatorial team and process, selecting participants, and creating the format and goals of every event. Starting with the 2022 Symposium, the voices, memories, and dreams of the many communities of Columbus will be amplified and celebrated in the design process. There is a belief that this collaborative effort and the process of co-creation will resonate far beyond the city limits of Columbus.
The 2023 Exhibition will feature temporary installations throughout downtown whose impacts will be lasting and profound. They will grow from the ideas explored in the Symposium, collaborations with community partners, and the creative imaginations of the participants. The installations can serve as prototypes for permanent change in the urban core of this city and examples for other communities to consider.
Public by Design represents an opportunity for each of us to play new and transformative roles in shaping a public life that is more connected to public places and public institutions.
Our organization is proud of this curatorial direction because it captures so perfectly what the curators and our community want to explore,” said Richard McCoy, Executive Director of Landmark Columbus Foundation, the organization that produces Exhibit Columbus. “We are moving in a new direction and we are doing it together. It feels like a very special moment in Columbus.”
This theme will be explored in the upcoming Symposium, which takes place October 21-22 in downtown Columbus. Moving away from the traditional format of a symposium, Public by Design, will place the many communities of Columbus at the center of the conversations and do this in a public format by creating specific opportunities for engagement between the designers and the citizens of Columbus. As ever, Exhibit Columbus is designed to be responsive to the needs and desires of the community it serves while connecting with a national audience.
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
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