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. 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.

Construction Updates & Upcoming Public Meetings

Our bi-weekly construction updates provide detailed information on the two miles of Trail currently under construction.  Download the updates every other week from our Web site, www.IndyCulturalTrail.org/About.html.  Photo: New light fixtures installed along Walnut St. between New Jersey St. and East St.

Updates for this week:

Northeast Corridor
(North and Alabama streets to 10th St. and the Monon Trail) 

North Corridor
(North and Alabama streets to Indiana Ave. and Blackford St.)

Attend an upcoming public meeting to learn the latest about the project:

Brown-bag lunch, Tues., Nov. 17, 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., English Foundation Building, 615 N. Alabama St.

Southeast Corridor meeting, Wed., Dec. 2, 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Fountain Square Theatre Building, 1105 Prospect St. 

Contact Gail Payne to schedule a Cultural Trail update at your next neighborhood meeting: 317.713.3333 or Gail@IndyCulturalTrail.org

"Prairie Modules 1 & 2" Coming Together

"Prairie Modules 1 & 2" by the artist collaborative M12 had a few more beams added last week.  Located on North St. near Alabama St., the module structures, meant to give trail users a covered-bridge like experience, will be fully installed by January.  In the spring, lighting, solar panels and prairie grasses on top and surrounding the modules will complete the project.  Click here to see a rendering of what's to come. 

Cultural Trail Receives Award for Landscape Architecure

At its annual meeting October 23, the East Corridor (Alabama St.) of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail received an Honor Award from the Indiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (INASLA). The INASLA Professional Design Program was created to recognize professional excellence and outstanding examples of landscape architecture by Indiana landscape architects. These awards honor works that represent the forefront of the profession of Landscape Architecture and embody high levels of creativity and imagination. The award was presented to the City of Indianapolis, Central Indiana Community Foundation and landscape architects Rundell Ernstberger Associates.