2025 Exhibit Columbus

 Cycle 5 – Yes And

Exhibit Columbus is an exploration of community, architecture, art, and design that activates the modern legacy of Columbus, Indiana.

Exhibit Columbus is a program of Landmark Columbus Foundation and embodies its mission by being a locally responsive and globally engaged proponent for the design heritage of Columbus. Through symposia, exhibitions, public events and guided tours, online and print publications, and educational activities, Exhibit Columbus interprets Columbus’ design heritage and engages a diverse public of community members, students, professionals, and enthusiasts.

 

View the official video for Exhibit Columbus 2023 Exhibition Public by Design

link to Exhibit Columbus video on YouTube

Find out more on the Exhibit Columbus website

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Read the feature article at The Architect’s Newspaper

See more photos, learn more at DEZEEN magazine

Learn about Exhibit Columbus in Spanish at ARQUINE

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“…the fourth Exhibit Columbus (featured) rising stars who displayed worked underneath lauded buildings by bonafide architecture giants.” – The Architect’s Newspaper, Dec 2023

On the blog...

2025 Exhibit Columbus Preview

Yes And Why Columbus in August? Because Exhibit Columbus is Bringing the City to Life!  If you have ever wanted to see a city transform into a playground of creativity and design, Columbus, Indiana, in August is the place to be. Exhibit Columbus is back, and this...

American Modern Book Launch

American Modern is the first in-depth publication about Columbus, Indiana, that demonstrates the unique blend of civic, industrial, and social forces that produced the preeminent laboratory of architectural modernism in the country.

Exhibit Columbus Cycle 5

Exhibit Columbus has launched Cycle 5! To advance and shape this cycle of Exhibit Columbus, seven Curatorial Partners form the core of the curatorial team. The Partners have extraordinary backgrounds and represent a tremendous depth of experience in architecture, art, design, history, and writing. Each has worked with diverse sets of communities to bring meaningful work to life.

Exhibit Columbus Previews its 2023 “Public by Design” Community Artworks

Columbus, Indiana is known as one of the best cities in the world for public art and architecture. Every year, thousands of visitors arrive to explore its streets dotted with notable public art and its architecturally significant buildings. Every-other year, the...

The Exhibit Columbus Installations

Exhibit Columbus, New Middles, showcases thirteen temporary outdoor public art installations around downtown Columbus Indiana. Designed by a global group of architects, designers, artists and high school students, each piece is constructed by fabricators local to Columbus, elsewhere in Indiana and sometimes beyond. Open through November 28, 2021

Public Art Showcase, Exhibit Columbus

From August 21 through November 28, 2021, Exhibit Columbus will celebrate the unique design legacy of Columbus, Indiana with the theme, New Middles: From Main Street to Megalopolis, What is the Future of The Middle City? Thirteen public art installations will take...

Exhibit Columbus transforms downtown

Columbus, Indiana is well-known for everywhere art and unexpected architecture. World class art and architecture surround the city, including works designed by world-renowned designers including Eliel and Eero Saarinen, Robert Venturi, I.M. Pei and Dale Chihuly. Art...

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Exhibit Columbus installation, 2021 - photo by Hadley Fruits for Landmark Columbus

Art . . . Everywhere

A small city – with a remarkable public art collection, all free to view!

Exhibit Columbus installation, 2021 - photo by Hadley Fruits for Landmark Columbus

Book a Tour

Choose one of several tour options available Tuesdays – Saturdays.

Exhibit Columbus installation, 2021 - photo by Hadley Fruits for Landmark Columbus

A "Modernist Mecca"

Just how cool is Columbus? Check out the Instagrammer’s photos.

Photos from previous years 

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