Cultural Trail Attracts National Attention

The Cultural Trail continues to attract national attention through numerous media and conferences. 

If you've flown Southwest Airlines this month you'll find an article on Indianapolis in its inflight magazine, "Spirit."  "Meet Indianapolis" features our city's people, business, sports and culture. Thanks to the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association and Indianapolis Downtown, Inc. for helping SWA coordinate the article.

Kevin Osburn presented the Indianapolis Cultural Trail at the Walk 21 conference in New York City earlier this month.  Watch this video about the conference and read about his presentation on the Cultural Trail blog: http://indyculturaltrail.org/blog/ 

Construction Updates

Here's what's happening on the two miles currently under construction through the end of October.  
Click here to see photos of our progress.
(Photo: Southwest corner of New Jersey and Walnut streets. New top soil will fill the curbed wholes and light fixtures are partially in place.)

Northeast Corridor (North and Alabama streets to 10th St. and Monon Trail)
Installing irrigation for landscaping on North, New Jersey and Walnut streets
Installing pavers and top soil on Walnut St.
Working on the light vault in the alley for "Chatham Passage" by Sean Derry (public art piece)
Digging trench drains in the alley
Pouring curb and concrete sub base on College Ave (from alley to Mass Ave and at St. Clair St.)
Working on the area on Mass Ave by the alley
Working on the light vault in the alley for "Chatham Passage" by Sean Derry (public art piece)
Working on the sub base on College Ave (from alley to Mass Ave and at St. Clair St.)

North Corridor (North and Alabama streets to Indiana Ave. and Blackford St.)
Installing storm-sewer pipe on North St. between Alabama St. and Delaware St.
Laying pavers on Walnut St. between Senate Ave. and Capitol Ave. 
Beginning work on west side of canal from the bridge (near USS Indianapolis) to St. Clair St.
Pouring concrete curb on St. Clair St. from Fayette St. to California St., then lay pavers
St. Clair St. will remain closed from California St. to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. St. (MLK) through the end of October
IPL will be relocating power utilities on St. Clair St. from the canal to MLK
Laying pavers on Indiana Ave. 

Click here for photos of the completed Cultural Trail on Alabama St.
For more information, please contact Gail Payne, 317.713.3333 or Gail@IndyCulturalTrail.org.

Upcoming Public Meetings

Anyone is welcome to attend any of the following meetings to learn more about the Indianapolis Cultural Trail:

TODAY!  Brown bag lunch meeting, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., English Foundation Building, 615 N. Alabama St., Efroymson Board Room

Tues. Oct. 27, OASIS West, 1:00 p.m., 6640 Parkdale Place, Ste. T. Contact Rita Covely to register, 291-5033.

Nov. 17, next Brown bag lunch meeting. Same time and place as listed above. 
 

Call for poets: Deadline Nov. 22

Three poems will be featured on bus shelters designed for the southeast corridor of the Cultural Trail along Virginia Ave., collectively entitled "Moving Forward" by local architect Donna Sink.  Published poets living in or with ties to Indiana are invited to submit work based on subjects such as community, neighborhoods, landmarks, shared spaces, transportation, history and the future. Poets must have published at least one poem in a print magazine or anthology prior to submitting work for “Moving Forward.” Selected poems may have been published previously.

The Writers’ Center of Indiana is administering a selection process with out-of-state jurors. Authors of the three selected poems will each receive a $1,000 award. Submissions are due by Sunday, Nov. 22 (a correction to an earlier published deadline date of Friday, Nov. 20.) Selections will be announced in March 2010. Poems will be displayed in their entirety on a stainless steel panel on the shelter. Excerpts of the poem will be embedded in the ecoresin panels.  

Download the call for poets or call the Indiana Writers' Center, 317.255.0710, for more information.