ARTSWIN exhibits and calls for artists
Millie’s Downtown Dino Trail
Project Description: Millie’s Downtown Dino Trail, a collaboration project between The Louis J. Koch Family Children’s Museum of Evansville, The Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, and The Downtown Evansville Indiana Economic Improvement District, is built around “Millie the Dinosaur,” an oversized Tyrannosaurus rex sculpture originally installed at cMOE, and recently relocated to Mickey’s Kingdom. A 10-site trail of dinosaur-referenced images and amenities (murals, benches, bike racks, swings, etc.) will link the two locations, promoting walkability and wellness, and encouraging families to explore Downtown, Evansville. Each location selected for art installation highlights merchants, eateries, and venues accessible to all ages.
This project was made possible by a generous grant from the Rotary Club of Evansville.
Click the download button below for the full Request for Proposals document.
Immersive virtual exhibit
We’re proud to introduce our first immersive virtual gallery available to view on Artsteps — click here to view the virtual exhibit. We want to know what you think about this new experience, because we are interested in exploring the platform and the types of digital shows we can host. If you have any ideas, please contact ARTSWIN Community Director Zach Evans by email.
The first virtual exhibit we’re hosting on Artsteps is the Spooky Show. The exhibit 57 Halloween-inspired pieces from 57 regional artists.
If you’re using your phone, Artsteps has a free Android and iPhone app that makes the experience easier to use and navigate. Use your mouse to click and drag to look around. You can interact with all 57 pieces in this show by clicking on it. You can also point and click to where you want to “walk” to in the gallery. View the video above for instructions on how to navigate the new virtual gallery.
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OTHER CALLS FOR ARTISTS
Temporary Art Installation at Riverside Adventure Park
Project Description: In 2017 Indy Parks completed a master plan for the 800-acre Riverside Regional Park, which will guide the development of the park over the next 20 years.
While the plan will have a long lifespan, there will be projects identified that can allow improvements to begin as soon as possible. Indy Parks is ready to begin a project which is focused on furthering the transformation of the former Riverside Golf Course into an adventure park. This is a 200-acre section of the Riverside Regional Park.
See map for boundaries. This project will be an opportunity to transform this area from a single use into a park that serves a larger community with a wide variety of activities and uses. The purpose of the temporary art installations is to demonstrate the potential of art on the site to the community during the conceptual design phase of the parks redesign process.
This RFP is an open call to experienced artists and artist teams from the United States. Get the full RFP at http://adventureriverside.com/.
future artswin exhibits
The Arts Council is working hard to restructure our gallery plans in the wake of COVID-19. Please stayed tuned for future calls for artists and news on upcoming exhibits. In the mean time, check out these recent exhibits.
RECENT artswin exhibits
Art in the City 2020
Recent Paintings From Jonathan Hittner
Jean Therapy: Protecting Our Waters — Textile art by Dawn Murtaugh
Creativity Challenges exhibits