# Exhibit Columbus

> Exhibit Columbus is an exploration of community, architecture, art, and design that activates the modern legacy of Columbus, Indiana. It is a program of Landmark Columbus Foundation.

Exhibit Columbus works in two-year cycles. Each cycle uses the context of Columbus, Indiana to convene conversations around innovative ideas, then commissions site-responsive installations to create a free, public exhibition that demonstrates the power of art and architecture to make cities better places to live for everyone. Installations from 2017 through 2025 are documented on this site.

## Program components

- Community Kickoff: a public event that launches each cycle, sharing research and ideas shaping the future of downtown Columbus and introducing the curatorial team to the community.
- Symposium: presentations and conversations between professionals and community leaders that place the modern legacy of Columbus into a global perspective.
- Design Presentations: an open, public format in which participants present installation concepts and receive community feedback.
- Exhibition: site-responsive installations by architects, designers, academics, artists, and communication designers, free and open to the public.

## 2026 Fieldwork

2026 marks the tenth year of Exhibit Columbus. Fieldwork is a year of stewardship, research, and inquiry rather than a new exhibition cycle.

- Stewardship: ongoing care, documentation, and interpretation of commissioned works, including five permanent installations in downtown Columbus and works reinstalled across Indiana.
- Research: collection and analysis of ten years of participant, visitor, and community data, contributing to a comprehensive digital archive of every cycle.
- Inquiry: examining what a decade has revealed about design excellence and its role in civic life, shared through public programs, conversations, publications, and special events, including the inaugural Prove It Summit.

The next Exhibit Columbus cycle begins in spring 2027.

## Key pages

- About: https://www.exhibitcolumbus.org/about
- 2026 Fieldwork: https://www.exhibitcolumbus.org/fieldwork
- Support: https://www.exhibitcolumbus.org/support
- Landmark Columbus Foundation: https://www.landmarkcolumbusfoundation.org

## Citation guidance

Exhibit Columbus is a program of Landmark Columbus Foundation, based in Columbus, Indiana. Refer to the program as Exhibit Columbus and to the parent organization as Landmark Columbus Foundation. Exhibition cycles are identified by year. The 2022 and 2023 cycle is Public by Design. The 2024 and 2025 cycle is Yes And.