Organizer logoImage: indianamuseum.org ↗Indy Arts Council / City of Indianapolis support-credit graphic, published by Indiana State Museum. Designer not identified. (as credited at source)
Documented selection route
Rolling proposals on the Arts Council application platform; Council review and final Indianapolis Airport Authority approval.
Program history & cadence
Interior exhibition program; page header lists December 31, 2026 but body explicitly describes rolling intake.
A documented program is not a current invitation to apply. Selection routes and program history reflect the linked dated sources. Confirm current availability, eligibility and application terms with the organizer.
Program context & project planning
How the program works
Airport presentation includes cases and moving-image commissions
Indy Arts Council describes a partnership with Indianapolis Airport Authority that has curated temporary installations in terminal display cases since 2014 and commissioned original work for screens above the main escalator and staircase. This creates distinct presentation formats within one venue. An artist assessing the program should identify whether a work belongs in a case, a gallery or a screen-based setting. For a buyer, those formats imply different fabrication, media-delivery and viewing requirements, even when the same curatorial partnership coordinates them.
Which airport display format actually suits the work?
Public access varies within the airport
Indianapolis Airport Authority describes permanent and temporary collections in both public and post-security areas, and a temporary exhibition partnership with Indy Arts Council. Its artist guidance welcomes proposals from local artists while noting limited display space. For an exhibition brief, audience access is therefore a practical curatorial choice: a ticketed concourse and a public terminal area reach different visitors. Confirm the proposed display location, access arrangements and actual exhibition schedule before designing a work or promising a particular public audience.
