Moving Forward (Donna Sink)
“Moving Forward,” by Indianapolis-based architect Donna Sink, is a series of three custom-designed eco-friendly bus shelters that will showcase original poetry by published writers. The shelters will be located along the Indianapolis Cultural Trail on the south side of Virginia Avenue near Lexington Street, McCarty Street and Woodlawn Avenue along IndyGo bus routes 12, 14 and 22.
Each shelter will be comprised of ecoresin panels, which are made using 40 percent post-industrial re-grind content, mounted in a stainless steel frame. The shelters will be installed on TX Active photocatalytic cement pads. These pads will be self-cleaning and will help reduce many pollutants deemed harmful to human health and the environment.
How the poems will be chosen:
The "Call For Poets" was due Nov. 22, 2009 to the Writers' Center of Indiana (WCI). Approximately 120 applications were received.
By December 31, a screener will select 25-30 finalists to be sent to three judges, who will evaluate them based on quality of writing, thematic connection to the Indianapolis Cultural Trail and the "Moving Forward" project, and appropriateness for public display with sensitivity to diverse audiences. The names were removed from all entries and the screener, and the three judges, chosen by WCI, live outside Indiana.
The judges will submit 8-10 poems to the Indianapolis Cultural Trail's Management and Design team and Donna Sink, the architect of the shelter, who will select the three winning poems.
By mid-March, WCI will notify the winners and all applicants. Each winner will receive $1,000 and his/her poem will be permanently featured on one of the three "Moving Forward" bus shelters. Poems will be displayed in their entirety on a stainless steel panel on the shelter and excerpts of the poem will be embedded in the ecoresin panels.
About Donna Sink
Donna Sink is an Indianapolis-based architect who is interested in innovative and sustainable design solutions. In addition to designing residential and commercial spaces, Sink has extensive experience in exhibition design and is married to the artist Brian McCutcheon. They live in Indianapolis’ Broad Ripple Village Cultural District with their son, Angus. Sink received her Bachelors of Architecture from the University of Arizona and her Masters of Architecture from Cranbook Academy of Art. She has worked at architecture firms throughout the country and in Europe, and is currently a partner at MW Harris Architecture and Design in Indianapolis, IN.
