Carousel for Companionship
at NexusPark
Call for Volunteers
Help bring a new artwork to life in NexusPark! Join local artist Jenni Kiesler in creating a large-scale mural as part of the reimagined Carousel for Companionship installation by Could Be Design.
NexusPark
2380 25th St, Columbus, IN 47201
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What to Wear
Dress in clothes you don’t mind getting paint on and wear closed-toe shoes. The mural is indoors at NexusPark, so no need to worry about the weather.
About the Project
A beloved community artwork is taking on new life at NexusPark with a fresh, collaborative twist. The Columbus Parks and Recreation Department and Columbus Area Arts Council, in partnership with the Chicago-based design studio Could Be Design, is unveiling Carousel for Companionship, a reimagined version of Carousel for Columbus originally constructed in downtown Columbus for Exhibit Columbus’ 2023 cycle, Public By Design.
About the Artist and Design Team
Jenni Kiesler is a Columbus-based artist known for hand lettering, window art, and vibrant murals.
Could Be Design is a Chicago-based architecture and design studio led by Joseph Altshuler and Zack Morrison.
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Presented by Columbus Area Arts Council and Columbus Parks and Recreation
A Carousel for Columbus Mural
đź“Ť415 4th Street, Downtown Columbus
The original project, A Carousel for Columbus was a 2023 Exhibit Columbus, Public By Design installation created in collaboration with Columbus Museum of Art & Design.​
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CAAC gathered a team of volunteers to bring to life the mural for the public art installation, A Carousel for Columbus by Could Be Design. Led by artist Andrea Jablonski, our volunteers poured their passion into this project, working diligently over two days.
