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Landmark Columbus Foundation develops impactful projects and events through its four program areas: Civic Design Institute, Progressive Preservation, Exhibit Columbus, and Monumental Gestures. This page features our latest press releases and news. Stay connected to our work by signing up for our newsletter.

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Governor Braun Launches Partnership to Accelerate Quality of Place Investments

Columbus, Indiana — Indiana Governor Mike Braun today announced a new initiative, the Indiana Quality of Place Learning Partnership, to advance and shape the future of quality of place strategies statewide. The program, led by the Landmark Columbus Foundation in partnership with the state, is a two-year effort designed to understand and measure what makes public investment in quality of place endure.

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Prove It: Indiana Communities Gather in Columbus to Learn Together What Makes Quality of Place Last

Columbus, Indiana — Indiana is investing in quality of place at a scale the state has never seen. In October, a state-led partnership will gather communities and representatives from every Regional Economic Acceleration and Development (READI) region in Columbus to work on a shared question: how will we know what investments have worked and what’s next?

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Indiana Is Investing over $1.5 Billion in Quality of Place. Five Cities Are Coming Together to Learn What Makes It Last.

Columbus, Indiana — Richard McCoy, founding executive director of Landmark Columbus Foundation (LCF), served on the Resource Team for a special session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD) in Philadelphia this month, joining a national exchange on how cities make design decisions that endure. The session comes as LCF prepares to host Prove It: A National Summit on Design Excellence as Civic Practice in Columbus this October.

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Richard McCoy Joins National Design Leaders for Mayors’ Institute on City Design in Philadelphia

Columbus, Indiana — Richard McCoy, founding executive director of Landmark Columbus Foundation (LCF), served on the Resource Team for a special session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD) in Philadelphia this month, joining a national exchange on how cities make design decisions that endure. The session comes as LCF prepares to host Prove It: A National Summit on Design Excellence as Civic Practice in Columbus this October.

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Exhibit Columbus Presents Ten-Year Retrospective of the J. Irwin & Xenia S. Miller Prize at New Harmony Gallery

New Harmony, Indiana — Exhibit Columbus, a feature program of Landmark Columbus Foundation, presents 10 Years of the J. Irwin & Xenia S. Miller Prize, a retrospective exhibition examining a decade of site-responsive installations commissioned through Exhibit Columbus between 2016 and 2025. On view at the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, the exhibition brings together twenty-three Miller Prize projects across five exhibition cycles, offering a reflective look at how design exploration in public space can shape civic life over time.

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Yes And, celebrated as the most successful to date for its ability to create shared civic experiences and lasting value

Columbus, Indiana — As the 2025 Exhibit Columbus Exhibition, Yes And, closed on Sunday, November 30, Landmark Columbus Foundation celebrates a program defined by bold ideas, joyful gatherings, and a deepened commitment to shaping Columbus’ public spaces. From the record crowds who attended the 2025 Exhibit Columbus Opening Weekend to a full fall of events, tours, and experiences, Yes And affirmed the power of design to bring people together and modelled how residents can imagine new futures for a city.

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