Exhibit Columbus Symposium returns to downtown Columbus to explore and connect with world-class leaders in art, architecture, cities, and design
The 2022 Exhibit Columbus Symposium, Public by Design, encourages engagement through public sessions, site expeditions, and keynote events
Columbus, Indiana — Exhibit Columbus announces the details for its fourth symposium which will explore the theme, Public by Design, in a format designed to inspire engagement from the community of Columbus, around the state, and far beyond. The 2022 Symposium will feature sessions with the J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize Recipients, University Design Research Fellows, High School Design Team, Graphic Designer, Curatorial Team, and feature three keynote events. This two-day event will be the one of the most significant gatherings of contemporary artists, architects, thinkers, and arts administrators in the country and will take place in downtown Columbus, Indiana. It is free and open to the public with a suggested donation.
“We’re excited to have the Exhibit Columbus Symposium return in-person with all of these amazing participants,” said Mayor James D. Lienhoop. “It’s going to be a rare moment to interact with some of the most inspiring people in the country, and we get to do it all in Southern Indiana, when this area is full of beautiful fall colors."
On Friday morning October 21, the Symposium will kick off at The Commons with a keynote presentation from Trinity Simons Wagner, the executive director of the Mayor’s Institute on City Design, who will talk about the importance of mayors’ being the chief urban designers of their cities and the recently launched Just City Mayoral Fellowship.
The day will continue with two types of sessions that will run at the same time: EXPLORE sessions will allow attendees to visit the public institution and site with which each Miller Prize Recipient is paired during this cycle of Exhibit Columbus. CONNECT sessions will take place at the Commons and allow attendees to hear from each Miller Prize Recipient and learn about the history, community, and design challenge for each site. This day will culminate in a keynote conversation with all of the Miller Prize Participants moderated by Julie McClure, Editor of The Republic Newspaper, who has more than twenty years of experience writing for Indiana newspapers.
2022-23 J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize Recipients
Practice for Architecture Urbanism | PAU, New York
Tatiana Bilbao ESTUDIO, Mexico City
Studio Zewde, Harlem
PORT, Philadelphia and Chicago
Saturday October 22 will begin at Columbus City Hall with a keynote conversation with Rachel Kaplan-David, the Director of the Chicago Architectural Biennial, and Jenny Gil Schmitz, the Executive Director of Desert X—two of the country’s leading cultural programs that create site responsive art and architecture installations. The conversation will be moderated by Rasul Mowatt, Department Head of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management at North Carolina State University. Sessions will continue throughout the day with the University Design Research Fellows in conversation with James Lima Planning + Development, a leading urban strategy consultancy.
2022-23 University Design Research Fellows
Joseph Altshuler, School of Architecture at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL and Zack Morrison, Chicago, IL
Esteban Garcia Bravo and Maria Clara Morales, Department of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Jessica Colangelo and Charles Sharpless, University of Arkansas Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design, Fayetteville, AR
Deborah Garcia, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Architecture, Cambridge, MA
Molly Hunker and Greg Corso, Syracuse University School of Architecture, Syracuse, NY
Katie MacDonald and Kyle Schumann, University of Virginia School of Architecture, Charlottesville, VA
Halina Steiner, Tameka Baba, Forbes Lipschitz, Austin E. Knowlton School at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, and Shelby Doyle, Iowa State University College of Design, Ames, IA
Saturday will conclude with a session about graphic design and wayfinding systems with Chris Grimley, a principal at the firm OverUnder in conversation with Rick Valicenti, an independent producer, designer, and collaborator. The day will conclude with introductions to the High School Design Team and Elementary STEM Students. Each of the sessions will be moderated by one of the six Curatorial Partners who are:
2022-23 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, City of Bloomington
“We are very excited to have organized this symposium and to create opportunities for everyone working on this cycle of Exhibit Columbus to come together and work in Public by Design,” said Richard McCoy, executive director of Landmark Columbus Foundation, the organization that produces Exhibit Columbus. “We couldn’t be more proud to make this world-class content free and available to all. It’s going to be a great moment to be in Columbus!”
The Symposium was created to overlap with the Indiana Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) annual conference, which will be happening on Friday, October 21 at the J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program. The Symposium keynote presentations will be eligible for AIA Continuing Education Units.
The 2022 Exhibit Columbus Symposium: Public by Design is presented with support from a National Endowment for The Arts “Our Town Grant” through a partnership with the City of Columbus and a Indiana Humanities and National Endowment for the Arts “Collaboration Grant” with the City of Bloomington, and through major support from the organization’s Design Legacy Supporters, many individuals, foundations, and corporations. The media sponsors for Exhibit Columbus are Archinect x Bustler and the Architect's Newspaper.
The symposium is being produced at a time when other major events related to art and architecture are taking place. Some highlights include:
October 20 from 6:30–8:00 PM: The J. Irwin Miller Architecture Program will host a lecture by Juliane Wolf of Studio Gang.
October 20 all day: the Indiana Chapter of the American Institute of Architecture, who will be hosting their Annual Conference with special guest Julie Snow of Snow Kreilich Architects.
October 21–23 all day: The Columbus Area Arts Council will host an artist-led Workshop with glass-blowing artist Lisa Pelo on the 6th Street Arts Alley.
October 22 from 7:30–9:00 PM: The Columbus Indiana Philharmonic will host a concert with Maestro Timothy Verville.
To download details about participants, go to this link.
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