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About Me

Founder and executive director of Big Car, a nonprofit creativity and livability organization based in Indianapolis, I work as a designer, public artist, photographer, writer and consultant. I started my career as a newspaper reporter, finishing as an arts writer for The Indianapolis Star in 2007. Along the way, I completed an MFA at Warren Wilson College and began showing artwork in galleries and museums. I'm part of the Indianapolis cluster of CEOs for Cities, a national project focused on helping American urban centers.

Location:
United States, Indianapolis, IN
Current organization:
Big Car
Current role:
Executive Director
Gender:
Male
Areas of expertise:
Art - Creativity, Community & Public Art, Poetry and Writing, Nonprofit Administration , Urban Design
I am:
Artist, Designer, Journalist, Parent, Social entrepreneur
My website links:
Big Car
Universities:
Warren Wilson College, IPFW
TED conferences attended:
TEDActive 2012
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I'm passionate about

As a public artist, my mission is to share the joy of creativity with as many people as I can — helping them feel truly connected with the arts.

An idea worth spreading

I believe everybody of all backgrounds should have access to engaging and fun creative and cultural experiences. Everybody should get to build, grow, write, talk, make and play. I believe that sharing the joy of creativity and the skills that come with creative experiences will help people succeed and help make our world a better place.

Talk to me about

creativity. play. games. art. design. education. innovation. cities. contemporary art. public art. parks. writing. technology. going without technology. the great outdoors. adaptive reuse. baseball.

People don't know that I'm good at

playing vintage base ball. writing about sports. making guacamole.

My TED Story

Enjoyed TED Active and had a wonderful experience organizing TEDxIndianapolis with a host of great people!

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