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Exhibit Columbus
Exhibit Columbus is a program of Landmark Columbus Foundation and an exploration of community, architecture, art, and design relating to Columbus, Indiana, United States.[1] It features the internationally sought after J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize.[2][3] After hosting its inaugural symposium, "Foundations and Futures," in the fall of 2016 and inaugural exhibition in the fall of 2017, symposia have occurred in 2018, 2020, 2022 and exhibitions in 2019, 2021, and 2023. Exhibit Columbus has four key components: The Miller Prize, High School Design Team, University Design Research Fellowships, and Communications Design.[4] The J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller PrizeThe Miller Prize was created to honor J. Irwin Miller and his wife Xenia S. Miller, two patrons of architecture and design.[5] In 2016 ten designers were paired at one of the five sites in a competition to see which team would be selected by a jury for the opportunity to build an installation in conversation with the past while exploring the future of design and fabrication.[6] In 2018 five studios were selected as Miller Prize winners from a short list. These studios were selected for their commitment to using art and architecture to improve people's lives and make cities better places to live.[7] After the 2019 Design Presentations in January 2019, Wallpaper* declared that the exhibition "promises to celebrate women in architecture,"[8] and The Republic Newspaper indicated that the installations would lean heavily on landscape architecture.[9] 2023 ExhibitionThe 2023 Exhibition's theme refers to "creating meaningful connections between people and public spaces that they share". The opening weekend for "Public by Design" is August 25 and 26. The fourth cycle of Exhibit Columbus highlights thirteen outdoor installations.[10] 2023 Miller Prize RecipientsThe 2023 Exhibition features four J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize recipients. University Design Research FellowsJoseph Altshuler and Zack Morrison from the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Esteban Garica Bravo and Maria Clara Morales from Purdue University
Jessica Colangelo and Charles Sharpless from the University of Arkansas
Deborah Garcia from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Architecture
Molly Hunker and Greg Corso from Syracuse University School of Architecture
Katie MacDonald and Kyle Schumann from the University of Virginia
Halina Steiner, Tameka Baba, Shelby Doyle, and Forbes Lipschitz from The Ohio State University Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture and Iowa State University School of Design
High School Design TeamTrinity Carter, Haniel Cruz, Anushka Damle, Mariana DeLuca, Alexander DePaul, Isabel Garduno, Owen Hebert, Brooke Leslie, Sam Loheide, Nettie Meeks, Max Nash, Judah Nickoll, Bryce Olson, Ashley Perez, Gloria Phillips, Grishma Pitkar, Joycee Redman, Beatriz Santana, Trent Tyree, Vaughan Williams
Communication DesignChris Grimley
2022 SymposiumThe 2022 Exhibit Columbus Symposium took place on October 21 and 22 where conversations were held between professionals and community leaders. The 2022 Symposium focused on public events hosted by J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller prize recipients, University Design Research Fellows, High School Design Team, Communication Designer, Curatorial Team, and three keynote presentations. 2021 ExhibitionThe 2021 Exhibition's theme "New Middles" refers to 2020 SymposiumThe 2020 Exhibit Columbus Symposium took place virtually amid the COVID-19 pandemic from September 15 through October 29. For the 2021 Exhibit Columbus theme, "New Middles", the Symposium explored the question "what is the future of The Middle City?" by engaging with designers, landscape architects, artists, and thinkers. The Symposium thought about the theme "New Middles" through the lens of "four topic areas: Futures and Technologies, Resiliency and Climate Adaptation, Arts and Community, and Indigenous Futures and Radical Thinking". 2019 ExhibitionThe 2019 Exhibition participants were announced in the summer of 2018, and participated as speakers in the 2018 National Symposium: Design, Community, and Progressive Preservation. The exhibition opened on August 24 and ran through December 1, 2019. The exhibition featured 18 site-responsive installations by architects, designers, academics, artists, and graphic designers. For inspiration, Exhibit Columbus looked to the 1986 exhibition, Good Design and the Community: Columbus, Indiana, created when Columbus business leader and philanthropist J. Irwin Miller became the first person inducted into the National Building Museum Hall of Fame in Washington. The 2019 exhibition explored the idea of “good design in the community,” and what it means today. 2019 Miller Prize RecipientsThe 2019 exhibition featured five J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize recipients:[11] Washington Street Civic Projects
University Design Research FellowsThese fellowships were created to showcase current research by leading professors of architecture and design and highlight innovative research that explores ways that architecture and design can improve people's lives and make cities stronger.
2018 symposiumThe 2018 symposium took place September 26 to September 29,[12] and was created in partnership with Docomomo US, American Institute of Architects Indiana and Kentucky, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields.[13] The theme for the symposium was Design, Community, and Progressive Preservation, a title which recognizes the need to look for forward looking preservation plans in the future of cities.[14] The Architect's Newspaper proclaimed that the symposium was "unburdened by the lack of old-school historic preservation and architectural history thought chains, and discussion instead focused on innovation, creativity, and participation over historical facts delivered by academics."[15] Over four days about 1200 attendees [16] experienced sessions in many of the historic buildings throughout Columbus. The symposium culminated with introductory remarks from the 2019 Miller Prize Winners. 2017 exhibitionThe 2017 exhibition opened on 26 August and features 18 site-responsive installations in downtown Columbus. Funding from the project has come from a number of individuals, corporations, and foundations in the region, including the Ball State University, Cummins, Indiana University, Efroymson Family Fund, and the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts.[17] The eighteen installations on view during the inaugural exhibition were:[18] Miller Prize InstallationsFive projects of architecture or art that are in conversation with one of the Miller Prize Sites;[19] 2016 Miller Prize Finalists
2016-17 Miller Prize sites
2016 Miller Prize Juried Presentations On 10 December the 10 Miller Prize finalists presented their concepts to a jury that will decide the winners.[21] The presentations took place at Columbus City Hall.[22] The jury for the competition consisted of:
Washington Street InstallationsFive installations by designers selected by leading design galleries;
University InstallationsFive installations created by architecture schools:
High School Installation
Iterations of installationsMany of the temporary installations from the exhibition have gone on to be exhibited in other exhibitions or at new sites.
2016 symposium The 2016 symposium took place September 29 to October 1 and was entitled "Foundations and Futures." It featured a sold out keynote session[35] with Deborah Berke, Will Miller, Robert A. M. Stern, and Michael Van Valkenburgh and sessions with experts on the history of Modern architecture, Columbus, Indiana, fabrication, and the community.[36][37] The symposium was billed as the first step to launch the first exhibition which is slated to take place in August 2017.[38] All ten of the 2016 Miller Prize Finalists were featured in panel discussions. The 2016 symposium was recognized by NUVO as a "2016 Best Of Editors Pick."[39] Project developmentEarly planning work for Exhibit Columbus began in late 2014, and the project was officially launched on 5 May 2016 in Columbus as a program of Heritage Fund—The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County. It receives funding from a number of local and regional individuals, foundations, and corporations. 100 VariationsAn exhibition was developed in the fall of 2014 as a pilot project that featured designer Jonathan Nesci[40] who created 100 unique tables for an installation in front of First Christian Church. This exhibition, "100 Variations," was produced by Indianapolis-based curator, Christopher West with support from the Haddad Foundation, the Columbus Area Visitors Center, and the Columbus Museum of Art and Design.[41] Each of the tables was made by Noblitt Fabricating[42] in Columbus, Indiana under the leadership of Curt Aton.[43] Graphic identityThe Chicago-based graphic design firm, Thirst, was hired in 2016 to create the Exhibit Columbus identity with the goal of creating a system that was aligned with Paul Rand's designs in Columbus, along with Alexander Girard's work at the Miller House and Garden.[44] This identity was immediately recognized with an award from the Society of Typographic Artists, and has gone on to considerable critical acclaim.[45] The identity was primarily created by Rick Valicenti, a 2006 AIGA medalist and a 2009 National Design Award winner. See also
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