Public Art along the Cultural Trail

Marbles - Emily Kennerk

��a new landmark and a monument to the fun and eclectic nature of the growing Mass Ave cultural district.�
-Mindy Taylor Ross, Coordinator of the Cultural Trail�s public art programming and Director of Public Art for the Arts Council of Indianapolis

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Exploring what the artist believes to be the three most critical elements in creating successful public art � those of site, scale and surface � Kennerk�s proposal creates a monumental marble game comprised of 4-foot and 7.9-foot marbles and one 11.6-foot �shooter� marble. The installation is proposed for the east corridor, with a primary focus on the intersection of Mass Ave, Alabama and Vermont streets. Marbles is the first public art proposal commissioned by the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. Exact placement and color palate of the marbles has not been determined.

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 renderings provided by Travis Saul

About Kennerk
Emily W. Kennerk is the first artist to be contracted to create a formal public art proposal for the Cultural Trail. An Indianapolis native who currently splits her time between her Broad Ripple studio and a studio in Chicago, she earned undergraduate degrees in painting and sculpture from the Herron School of Art & Design in Indianapolis and a Masters of Fine Art from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield, Mich. Kennerk was a recipient of a 2006 Efroymson Contemporary Art Fellowship, has served as an assistant professor for both DePauw University and the Herron School of Art & Design, and is currently an assistant professor of sculpture at Trinity Christian College in Chicago.

Kennerk is opening a major exhibit at the Indianapolis Museum of Art on July 13. Emily Kennerk: Suburban Nation will feature four sculptures made from mass-produced materials such as vinyl siding, decking and other home building products.