Exhibit Columbus Explained

Exhibit Columbus
Genre:Festival, Biennale
Frequency:Biannually
Location:Columbus, Indiana
Years Active:6
First:2016
Founder Name:Landmark Columbus Foundation
Website:http://www.exhibitcolumbus.org

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 Prize

The 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 Exhibition

The 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 Recipients

The 2023 Exhibition features four J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize recipients.

University Design Research Fellows

Joseph 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 Team

Trinity 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 Design

Chris Grimley

2022 Symposium

The 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 Exhibition

The 2021 Exhibition's theme "New Middles" refers to

2020 Symposium

The 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 Exhibition

The 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 Recipients

The 2019 exhibition featured five J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize recipients:[11]

Washington Street Civic Projects

University Design Research Fellows

These 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 symposium

The 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 exhibition

The 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 Installations

Five 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 Installations

Five installations by designers selected by leading design galleries;

University Installations

Five installations created by architecture schools:

High School Installation

Iterations of installations

Many 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 development

Early 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 Variations

An 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 identity

The 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

Notes and References

  1. Book: From Main Street to Megalopolis, What is the Future of the Middle City? . 2021 . Columbus, IN.
  2. News: Blair. Brian. Architecture initiative honors aficionados, both old and emerging. 14 May 2016. The Republic.
  3. News: Blair. Brian. Exhibit Columbus has eye on the prize. 2 July 2016. The Republic. 1 July 2016.
  4. News: Exhibit Columbus Announces National Symposium Details. 2 March 2018. News - Indiana Public Media.
  5. News: Herzig . Ilana . Exhibit Columbus Announces 2022-2023 Miller Prize Awards Architectural Record . 22 July 2023 . www.architecturalrecord.com . 4 October 2022 . en.
  6. News: Exhibit Columbus to feature new J. Irwin and Xenia Miller Prize 101.5 WKKG. 14 May 2016. 101.5 WKKG. 5 May 2016. en-US. 6 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160506121438/http://wkkg.com/exhibit-columbus-to-feature-new-j-irwin-and-xenia-miller-prize/. dead.
  7. News: Blasius . Elizabeth . Miller Prize winners announced ahead of the Exhibit Columbus 2018 National Symposium - Archpaper.com . 13 September 2018 . archpaper.com . 19 July 2019.
  8. News: Hagberg Fisher . Eva . Indiana's Exhibit Columbus festival promises to celebrate women in architecture . 26 January 2019 . Wallpaper* . 25 January 2019.
  9. News: Blair . Brian . The good earth: New Exhibit Columbus Miller Prize installations lean heavily to landscape architecture . 26 January 2019 . The Republic . 20 January 2019.
  10. News: Hickman . Matt . Public by Design announced as the 2022–2023 theme of Exhibit Columbus . 22 July 2023 . The Architect's Newspaper . 23 September 2022.
  11. News: Sitz . Mirriam . Exhibit Columbus Announces 2018–2019 Miller Prize Recipients . 1 September 2018 . 19 July 2018 . en.
  12. News: McGowan . Dan . Exhibit Columbus National Symposium Ignites . 10 October 2018 . 26 September 2018 . en.
  13. News: Exhibit Columbus announces 2018 National Symposium - Local News Digital. 8 April 2018. localnewsdigital.com.
  14. News: Prudon . Theodore . The Docomomo Symposium brings progressive preservation to Indiana - Archpaper.com . 13 September 2018 . archpaper.com . 13 September 2018.
  15. News: Blasius . Elizabeth . Exhibit Columbus National Symposium embraces progressive preservation - Archpaper.com . 10 October 2018 . archpaper.com . 9 October 2018.
  16. News: Blair . Brian . Symposium draws 1200 details emerge for 2019 exhibition . 10 October 2018 . 1 October 2018.
  17. Web site: Graham Foundation > Grantees > Heritage Fund-The Community Foundation of Bartholomew County-Landmark Columbus. www.grahamfoundation.org. 16 December 2017.
  18. Web site: A Cheese Lady at the Fair, Designers in Columbus, and Attucks on Film. WFYI Public Media. 13 August 2016.
  19. News: Shaw. Matt. Columbus, Indiana announces biennial design exhibition to begin in fall 2017. 14 May 2016. Archpaper.com Serving up news and inside reports to a niche community interested in the built urban environment.. 5 May 2016. en-US.
  20. News: Blair. Brian. Panel discussion explores architecture's role. 25 September 2016. The Republic. 22 September 2016.
  21. News: Messner. Matthew. Ten finalists present installation proposals for Exhibit Columbus - Archpaper.com. 21 December 2016. The Architect's Newspaper. 20 December 2016.
  22. News: Blair. Brian. Finalists for Miller Prize to present designs. 13 December 2016. The Republic. 8 December 2016.
  23. Web site: Columbus Circles. www.architectmagazine.com. 1 September 2017.
  24. News: Pause. 1 September 2017. www.architectmagazine.com.
  25. News: Theoretical Foyer. 1 September 2017.
  26. News: Playhouse. 1 September 2017. www.architectmagazine.com.
  27. News: Window to Columbus. 1 September 2017. www.architectmagazine.com.
  28. News: Exhibit Columbus to unveil Thursday. 14 May 2016. 1010 WCSI. 25 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160625093506/http://1010wcsi.com/exhibit-columbus-to-unveil-thursday/. dead.
  29. News: Blair. Brian. Exhibit Columbus symposium coming to city. The Republic.
  30. News: Staff Reports. Architecture initiative complements city's legacy. 18 May 2016. The Republic. https://web.archive.org/web/20160526170535/http://www.therepublic.com/2016/05/18/architecture_initiative_complements_citys_legacy/. 26 May 2016. dead.
  31. News: Reilly . M.B. . Cincinnati to Venice . 20 July 2018 . University of Cincinnati.
  32. Web site: The Fun House installation by Snarkitecture at the National Building Museum . National Building Museum . 19 March 2018 . 8 July 2018.
  33. News: Blair . Brian . Exhibit Columbus' Playhouse has second life in Washington, D.C. . 8 July 2018 . The Republic.
  34. News: McClure . Julie . 'Theoretical Foyer' presented as gift to Columbus . 8 July 2018 . The Republic.
  35. News: Blair. Brian. Behind the design: Architecture symposium draws almost 500. 3 October 2016. The Republic. 2 October 2016.
  36. News: Eldredge. Barbara. Columbus, Indiana, Launches Design Biennial to Highlight Modern Architecture Heritage. 14 May 2016. Curbed. 9 May 2016. 12 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160512170746/http://www.curbed.com/2016/5/9/11635214/columbus-indiana-modern-architecture-biennial-landmarks. dead.
  37. News: McGowan. Dan. New Initiative Focuses on Columbus Arts Heritage. 14 May 2016. www.insideindianabusiness.com. 6 May 2016.
  38. News: Ksander. Yael. Exhibit Columbus Coaxes City Beyond Historic Preservation Arts and Music - Indiana Public Media. 24 September 2016. WFIU. 24 September 2016.
  39. News: Editors. NUVO. Best of Indy editors' picks: Filmmakers, finales and fine arts. 25 November 2016. NUVO.
  40. News: Khemsurov. Monica. Jonathan Nesci in Conversation With Matt Olson of RO/LU - Sight Unseen. 21 October 2016. Sight Unseen. 14 October 2014.
  41. News: Chocolate, Baroque & Design - October 2, 2014. 30 July 2016. WFYI Public Media. 2 October 2014.
  42. Web site: McCoy. Richard. Jonathan Nesci Making his Mark in Columbus. Pattern. 20 October 2016. 7 October 2014. 20 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161020105209/http://www.patternindy.com/2014/10/07/jonathan-nesci-making-his-mark-in-columbus/. dead.
  43. McCoy. Richard. Curt Aton. Pattern. Fall 2015. 8. 62. 20 October 2016.
  44. Web site: Exhibit Columbus - Work - Thirst. Thirst. 25 November 2016.
  45. Web site: Exhibit Columbus - STA100. STA100. 25 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161126002147/http://100.sta-chicago.org/portfolio-item/exhibit-columbus/. 26 November 2016. dead.

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