The sculpture was designed by Dick Lutin in conjunction with the Southeast Neighborhood Development…read moreCorporation (SEND). The base was designed and the site was prepared by Eric Etchison and Smock Fansler. It is a simple design that would be much better if it was not vandalized. The sculpture is intended to pay homage to the area's past. It has displays on two of its 3 panels with content about Fountain Square's history and culture. One of the panels has been busted out and has not been repaired. All the panels have a blue neon light that comes on at night and is supposed to represent moving water. The sculpture costed about $85,000 and was funded by the Indianapolis Cultural Development Commission, the Southeast Umbrella Organization and the Fountain Square Merchants Association. This is a decent piece, but definitely not worthy of a special trip to see. If you happen to be in the area then so be it. There is free street parking right across the street from this sculpture. As with most murals that I have reviewed, though, this is probably not a very long stop. I was there less than 3 minutes. You may want to consider planning out additional stops at many of the wonderful murals in the area to maximize your time and trip.

As you head southeast on Virginia Avenue over the I-65/I-70 interstates, you may notice a three…read moresided construct on the south side of the road. "Wishful Thinking" is the name of the installation and it is a cultural welcome to the Fountain Square district. Created by artist Dick Lutin in 2005 in cooperation with SEND (Southeast Neighborhood Development Corporation), the steel and stone piece is meant to be an abstract of a spraying fountain. Each of the tree panels is covered with images of Fountain Squares' history. At night, the built-in lighting shines through the panel fronts in shades of blue. Review #1887

This is a neat concept, but not much to it. It is a huge door located in the corner of Memorial…read morePark. It is in a wide open area overlooking the lake. It is a white door frame with four glass panes in the door that are reflective. It is the work of Cydney Campbell, who was a Herron School of Art student at the time. The door is mounted to the ground by a heavy duty bracket on a steel base, but I do not know how structurally sound it is so I would not recommend walking through the door. It is for show and not for go. The piece is was commissioned by the Ft. Benjamin Harrison Reuse Authority, through a partnership with Herron School of Art and Design's Basille Center for Art, Design and Public Life. It is ok, but definitely not a destination stop. I would make this part of a larger itinerary or stop here on my way to somewhere else. There is a small parking lot that belongs to the neighboring apartment complex where I parked to get out and get a closer look. Not a long stop, I was there about 5 minutes, but still worth a look.

I have been trying to check out different public art in the city of Indianapolis, threshold is one…read morethat I googled and look a little trip over to Lawrence to Check out this piece. It is located in Memorial Park bear fort ben. This is a quick and easy drive and recommend that people try and go explore fort Ben. Memorial park is just past all of those new condos. I parked and started walked into the little park, and the first door was there, it's very tall and has pretty see through glass. There is also 2 other doors located across the park and I wanted to go check them out but there was a heard of angry geese that blocked my way so I could only see them from afar. This is a piece done by a Herron art student, and the park is def some place I would come back and relax and read :)

This mural is massive. It not only covers Big Hoffas BBQ's main building, front, back, and sides,…read morebut it bleeds over to the building next door. It uses every inch of the building and incorporates flag masts on the buildings roof. It was painted in 2019 by Jackie McCracken and Robert Schaefer. The mural wall is not flat or smooth. It has ridged, kind of like a tin roof, and overlooks Big Hoffas' parking lot. The mural theme continues on into the restaurant. I am not sure of the tie in with Barbecue and pirates, but Big Hoffas is all in and seems to make it work. The mural is very colorful and has a lot going on. In the center you will find a couple of pirate ships sailing off the coast. The front door of the restaurant is used in the larger of the ships. The left side of the mural (as you are facing it), is very interesting. It is actually kind of 3D and has cutouts of a pirate scene with a swashbuckler bursting out of a window of a building and and 4 more pirates down below sitting by a campfire. There are also a set of white angel wings in between those pirates that are like those that are starting to pop up all over the place and where people can takes pictures in front of and make look like they are wearing them. They seem kind of out of place to me, but no big deal. The rest of the mural is mostly a coastal image. I love the artistry and use of color and can only imagine how long it took to paint it. You can not help but be "wow'ed" by this mural. You probably wont spend too much time checking this mural out. It is a lot to look at a digest. I was there about 10 minutes. So, I recommend coupling it with a visit to Big Hoff's to eat some of their delicious "Q". Since it overlooks their parking lot, parking here is easy. I would also recommend checking out that entire mural that includes the patio area and a whole other building next door.

Wow! What a statement piece mural has been added to Westfield. On the east walls (and wrapping…read morearound three other walls) of the Big Hoffa's BBQ and the Main Street Shoppes is one of the largest murals I've seen. The entire length of wall has been turned into a Pirate's Cove with multiple sailing ships, pirates, and even a few skeletons. The north ends of the buildings continue the mural to add images of an island paradise and a cloud covered sea. The mural was created by Rob Schaefer and Jackie McCracken in 2019. There is so much detail to see, I will pick just a few to highlight here. Ship's masts - Not only is there a giant mural, but some construction was done to turn the largest ship's masts into actual wooden structures with crow's nests that stick up above the wall of the mural. As you approach from the east, it makes you think it is a real sailing ship! Pirate theme - For anyone who has dined inside Big Hoffa's, there already existed a pirate theme, so kudos to the artists for taking that and making the entire building a not so subtle advertisement. Insta-worthy - If you can get here when there isn't a crowd, there is a section of the wall with a pair of angel wings where you can take a selfie while surrounded by pirates. This is one of those pieces you have to see for yourself to appreciate how much skill and effort went into creating the mural. The surfaces aren't smooth, but unless you look carefully, you can't tell that there are raised ridges that run vertically which add even more challenge. Although I am rarely a fan of other murals being painted over, (the space used to have a giant village painted in a somewhat primitive style), I can't deny that the visual appeal of this new mural is much greater to me. The next time you are in Westfield, make a point to stop by these shops! Review #3360

With a huge number of interstates and thereby, underpasses for local traffic, some initiative to…read morepaint the support columns and beams with themes blossomed into a number of colorful murals. Where I-65 & I-70 cross over College Avenue (around 12th Street), there is quite a span that requires 26 columns to uphold the traffic overhead. 26 is a great number if you are thinking about alphabets, so artist Andrew Severns undertook painting the columns with a different color palate for each support section. He then added an English language letter from our alphabet to the center of each column on white background. To make the columns more interesting, Severns looked into the origins of language and alphabets, so he has added additional symbols above and below the English letters. Review #1745

I believe that this was once a nice mural. However, it has deteriorated very fast. It is severely…read morefaded and the business that it is on, Union Street Flower & Gifts, looks vacant. As others have mentioned I really like the 3D aspect, but it needs to been renovated soon before it hits the point of no return. The mural is the work of Jon Blice and Christopher Edwards, artistically known as Blice Edwards. They painted the piece in 2011. The mural is pretty busy and depicts a blooming flower with a lot of imagery that symbolizes the city's history such as "34" which represents 1834, the year Westfield was founded, the North Star which represents the underground railroad which went through the city, a shamrock, representing Westfield High School's mascot and "31" and "32", which represent the convergence of these two highways known as the "Grand Junction." There is a lot going on here and without context or very intimate knowledge of the city it is just a lot of stuff. The fading and deterioration just compounds the issue. I love the work of Blice Edwards as a whole, but I am really not too fond of this one. If you would like to get a closer look of this mural, there is street parking available in a reasonable walking distance and there are a few lots that you can park in as well. I recommend parking across the street to give you the best view because the mural is so large. As with most murals that I have visited and reviewed, this is not a long stop. I was there less than 5 minutes. So, you may want to consider planning out additional stops at many of the other attractions in the area, or making this stop part of a larger itinerary to maximize your time and trip such as the huge Pirate Cove mural down the street.

If you are driving from US31 towards downtown Westfield, you can hardly miss the brilliantly…read morecolored 3D mural at the corner of SR32 (Main St) and Union. The mural seems to pop out at you from the north wall of the Union Street Flower & Gifts. So, it seems appropriate that the murals contains brightly colored flower petals and other shapes to reflect the purpose of the business inside. The mural was completed in 2011 by the artist team of (Jon) Blice (& Christopher) Edwards. They operate out of their offices just south of 54th Street in Broad Ripple and have done numerous murals around the Indy Metro area. Review #1209

5 stars. What's not…read moreto love about beautifying our city? I approve! Murals make the commute to work a little like walking through an art museum. We'll take it!

I pass this mural all the time. I order from ClusterTruck on occasion when I am in a mood to…read moresplurge. They do have some good food, but after all the fees are added on, it a bit pricey. This mural is the work of Pamela Bliss, a talented local artist that has tons of murals all over the city. I really like her works. She brought to life a design made by Phanomen Design. The mural is on the side of the ClusterTruck building that overlooks their parking lot, which is usually full of cars waiting to pick up peoples orders. There are a few places to park near the mural. You could park in the lot, but I would not recommend it because it is so busy. There is metered street parking nearby and a few spots outside of the parking lot to park, jump out real quick and take a closer look. That is what I did. The mural is 3D and depicts the ClusterTruck logo being shot in the air like the bat signal upon a background of cinderblocks that look as if they have fallen down or not been completed. behind the cinderblocks, in the spots that they are missing, cityscape are peaking through. In the cityscape's sky, you will see some abstract winged trucks of different colors, dropping what looks like abstract food with a parachute. I like this mural. It and its 3D effect works for me. It is very detailed and an excellent marketing display for ClusterTruck. As with most murals I have visited and reviewed, this is not a very long stop. I was there less than 3 minutes. You may want to consider planning out additional stops or making it part of a larger itinerary, to maximize your time and trip. There are many marvelous downtown attraction that you can put together to form a nice itinerary.

This mural is part of Jiffy Lube's mural program in conjunction with Indianapolis Art Council. They…read morecommissioned Shamira Wilson Young to paint it in 2018. The mural is a metaphor for the energy of movement inspired by the social fabric, textile technique and the multi-cultural diversity of the community surrounding the area. Much of Young's work uses stripes as a graphic device which largely comes from textiles. It took her 15 days and 14 gallons of paint to complete. The abstract design depicts a line that is woven vertically that fades from orange to yellow against an intersecting line that is woven horizontally and transitions from pink to dark red. It is meant to represent the back and forth motion of the process of weaving and also reflect the motion of movement and transportation. I am normally not a fan of abstract art and this is a basic design. However, I like this mural. It works for me. I don't know, the colors just grabbed and hypnotized me. It also helped that I had context while viewing this mural, which is huge for me. Parking here is pretty simple. You can either park in the strip mall parking lot that the Jiffy Lube sits in front of or pull right into the Jiffy Lube parking lot. Either way, as with most murals that I have visited and reviewed, this is not a long stop. I was there less than 5 minutes. So, you may want to consider planning out additional stops at many of the other attractions in the area, or making this stop part of a larger itinerary to maximize your time and trip.

Interwoven is a colorful art installation on the side of the Jiffy Lube near 56th and Georgetown…read more The art shows two loops of color that are overlapping. The vertical loop has an orange line that transitions to a light yellow the higher it goes, then returns to orange as it lowers to near the sidewalk. The horizonal loop starts as a deep scarlet thread and lightens to a pale red (almost pink) by the time it reaches its lowest crossing. The background is white and visually pops between the crossings. The work was created by artist Shamira Wilson Young (Indy) who worked with the Arts Council of Indianapolis and Jiffy Lube of Indiana. Jiffy Lubes throughout the state are adding original public art and will continue the program in 2019. This piece was added in 2018. Review #2276

A center named after one of the most influential people in our country's history, the MLK Center…read moreaims to replicate the vision of Dr Martin Luther King Jr in today's world. On the city's east side, the community center has so much to offer the Tarkington, Meridian area. I received a tour today and it was so inspiring to see the work that's being accomplished here. A center of education-they offer after school programs for school aged children for nearby school #43. They also offer childcare services. They have an amazing opportunity for teens to learn about technology in their Best Buy sponsored work lab. They offer teens who are interested in music and opportunity to learn about producing their own music! Such an awesome gem right here in the city! I wish they could spread their impact beyond the Tarkington-Meridian area, because so many more children could benefit from the work this center is doing!

This is a basic, but very nice mural, especially considering it was not painted by a professional…read moremuralist. It was actually painted by Butler student volunteers as part of the 2018 Bulldogs in the Streets. They worked in conjunction with Keep Indianapolis Beautiful. The mural was painted on the side on the MLK Center in Indianapolis and wraps around the side. It is definitely an upgrade from the mural that was there before. It has become the Center's trademark and is used in a lot of the Center's advertisements and marketing. The mural consists of the Words "MLK Center" in huge white block lettering and there is a black & white image of MLK waving. That is all against a bright red background, which draws your eye. The colors used by the students really complement each other and it is rally hard to miss. There is no wonder why the mural has been adopted as the face of the Center. The mural has a small bench centered right in the front of it and overlooks an area that they have made into a peace garden. If you want to park to get out and take a closer look, you can either park at the Center, once the construction is done, or you can do what I ended up doing and park across the street at the Park's parking lot. You should have no problem parking here. As with most murals that I have visited and reviewed, this is probably not a very long stop. I was there less than 5 minutes. So, you may want to consider planning out additional stops at many of the other wonderful murals in the area, or making this stop part of a larger itinerary to maximize your time and trip.