The City of Fishers is looking for artists with experience to adorn a parking garage that will greet visitors coming from the interstate to the downtown Nickel Plate District.  The Edge is a building nearing completion on the east side of downtown that will mostly house space for Community Hospital, but is also expected to contain some restaurant and retail space.

The building will have a parking garage visible as you leave Interstate 69 and head west toward downtown Fishers and the Nickel Plate District.  The plan is to commission experienced artists to provide a showcase on the garage wall as visitors make their way downtown.

“The recent growth in the Nickel Plate District makes it an ideal location for public art,” Mayor Scott Fadness in a city news release. “The artwork will be showcased in a highly visible area and help further define the space for residents, travelers and businesses experiencing our community.”

Here’s how the plans are detailed in the same news release:

The artwork will be displayed as a series of 7 panels which will each be approximately 23 feet tall and 7 feet wide. Artists are invited to submit up to three sets of design concepts for the project. A maximum of $30,000 has been allocated for the art, intended to cover costs associated with the development of the creative work and the cost of travel so the artist can attend the unveiling. The reproduction of the artwork to the banners and the actual installation will be managed by the City of Fishers and Yeager Properties via a separate budget process.

The winners be selected by a special committee.

“The selection community, as outlined in the Community Art Master Plan, will select the finalist,” according to Fishers Deputy Mayor Leah McGrath.  “That committee is comprised of members from the city council, Fishers Arts Council, Nickel Plate Arts, local artists and other city staff.”

The finalists should be known by August, with completion of the artwork expected this fall.

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