SCE And The IMA

How do you bring a creative vision to life when it's larger than life? That's not a new question for The Indianapolis Museum of Art. Or for Silver Creek Engineering, who has provided the IMA with several unique solutions to that question, which continues to be presented in an endless variety of challenging forms. Most recently, we assisted three artists in displaying their work in IMA's 100 Acres: The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art and Nature Park , which opened on June 20, 2010. 100 Acres has been described as "a gallery of site-specific artwork set within nature that encourages visitors to interact with the art".

We have provided engineering design services for temporary and permanent displays inside the Museum as well, including Robert Irwin's Light and Space III, which was commissioned for the IMA's 125th Anniversary, and remains as a permanent installation in the Pulliam Great Hall. Click on the titles below to learn more about some of our work with the IMA and its artists.

In 1883, a group of 18 local residents formed the Art Association of Indianapolis. Its first exhibit in a downtown hotel featured 453 works by 127 artists. It was well received and as appreciation and support for the fledgling group grew, so did its resources and ambition. In 1966 the Lilly estate, Oldfields, was donated to be used for a new museum. In 1969 the group changed its name to The Indianapolis Museum of Art. It is now the fifth largest general art museum in the United States with active exhibition and education programs that carry on the founders' original intentions.