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.
Poetry Contest
The Writers’ Center of Indiana managed a selection process that began
with a call for poets who either live in Indiana or have ties to Indiana
and who have been previously published. Submitted poems had to have a
thematic connection to the Indianapolis Cultural Trail and the “Moving
Forward” public art project. Read more about the selection process.
The following poets and their poems were selected and each will receive $1,000 honorarium and placement on a bus shelter:
“Invisible Movements” by Karen Kovacik of Indianapolis
“The Painters” by Richard Pflum of Indianapolis
“The Bowl of Possible Peas” by John Sherman of Indianapolis
About Donna SinkDonna 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.
