Blue River Community Foundation (BRCF) is seeking proposals from artists to create a mural that is intended to raise awareness about local bird species, with a focus on those identified as having ‘High Vulnerability’ and ‘Moderate Vulnerability’ due to climate change. The mural will be located at the corner of John St. and Walker St.; Shelbyville IN 46176 *Knauf Insulation Property. Submissions are due on February 14, 2025 (11:59pm). Learn More.
CREATIVE PLACEMAKING
Every community has a story to tell! BRCF’s Pride in Place program, a creative placemaking effort, aims to inspire our community members to celebrate and share the successes of our county among themselves as well as with visitors and potential future residents through public art and placemaking installations.
Creative placemaking is a wonderful way to provide positive physical changes to a community. Reimagining our current public spaces has the potential to provide positive social change by providing community identity, community attachment, and community collaboration. The efforts can also encourage positive economic changes within a community.
BRCF has recently formed a Creative Committee to help guide our team to choose pieces of artwork that incorporates Shelby County history, values, and helps to tell the story of our community. Projects will include a new alley activation, additional traffic cabinet art installations, murals, and sculptures similar to those we have supported over the years and are illustrated in this arts & culture section.
Interested in supporting more projects like this? Any new donations will go a long way in making Shelby County even more beautiful and vibrant, and right now, every donation will be matched 1:1. Let's continue to enhance our community together.
Thank you to the following donors who are supporting placemaking projects in Shelby County during this match campaign.
To see all of the locations of the following, scroll to the bottom of the page and you will find an interactive map.
Community Spaces
CLICK to view spaces in our community that have been partially funded through BRCF funds.
Murals
CLICK to view murals in our community that have been partially funded through BRCF funds.
Sculptures and Public Art
CLICK to view sculptures and public art in our community that have been partially funded through BRCF funds.
Utility Box Art
Changing the ordinary to the extraordinary is the concept by the utility box transformation art pieces. CLICK to view more about each of these works of art dispersed around the community.
