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
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.
Presented by Columbus Area Arts Council and Columbus Parks and Recreation
A Carousel for Columbus Mural
📍415 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.
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.
