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I am so tired of diversity equity and inclusion…
Is the art good?
Who cares what the artist looks like?!?
Our culture is over-obsessing with identity, which is frightening because if all that matters is who you are on the outside then who you are on the inside means nothing.
I absolutely think our city could use more murals. I’m also absolutely shocked that somebody spent money to count the number of murals we actually have… instead of using that money to just paint more murals.
The idea that every group should be perfectly represented in proportion to their share of the population (at this particular moment in time) in every realm is insanely stupid and actually undermines the idea that different groups have unique talents.
While I do appreciate quality art, the majority of public art is pretty terrible and and I don’t see blowing more money on it is a pressing social need.
Let’s try quality over quantity… and maybe create a maintenance fund so we don’t have to watch it all deteriorate after a couple of years.
This is a great study and worthwhile endeavor. Thanks to ROKH for the work and Art Strategies, the Arts Council and Bicentennial Commission for supporting this idea. One layer of information that I am curious to know is (to the extent it can be known) what percentage of these works are public art commissions funded by public money, what percentage are private commissions, and what percentage are unpaid installations by artists.
I think there is a misconception about ‘public art’ that assumes much of it is funded by public money. I suspect that the number of actual public art commissions is a low percentage of this inventory. Such a misunderstanding fuels the limited knowledge displayed by commenters Donnie and 21 above. Public spending on art, (for that matter on health, infrastructure and many other public services), should be equitably representative of the citizens in our community. Private commissions in the public realm have more discretion by the individual or company paying for the work.
Ultimately, knowledge is power and this study brings knowledge to the conversations and commissions for public art in Indianapolis and it’s exurbs. Whether you like a work of art that is in the public realm is less important than the fact that it is there. Public art makes our city a richer place to live.