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Jim Walker

@walkerjj

co-founder of @bigcar — artist, designer of spaces, places & projects, photographer, writer & explorer + most of all, father & husband in a great family

 Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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Joined July 2008
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Jim Walker (@walkerjj), executive director at Big Car Collaborative (@bigcar) recently wrote a guest post all about music in public spaces for our blog: pps.org/article/the-ambiance… Jim also worked with us on the the Hawthorne Community Center's park in Indianapolis!
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"Music in #publicspaces should be carefully considered as a complementary element to the overall comfort and ambience." —@bigcar's @walkerjj Read our new article "The Ambiance of Life: Music in Public Spaces": pps.org/article/the-ambiance… #placemaking
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. @walkerjj and Susan Neville share the story of groundbreaking Indiana author Marguerite Young in our latest episode of Words and Music on @WQRTFM made possible by @INHumanities mixcloud.com/WQRT_Indianapol…
Words and Music — Marguerite Young by WQRT Indianapolis

Words and Music — Marguerite Young by WQRT Indianapolis

Words and Music is a series of audio programs highlighting the lives and work of Indiana Writers. The series — produced by Big Car Collaborative and first heard on our FM radio station, 99.1 WQRT and...

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Big Car co-founders Shauta Marsh and Jim Walker talk with ⁦@CharitableAdvis⁩ about the responsibilities of nonprofits in taking on the difficult challenges and social issues in their communities. directory.libsyn.com/episode…
How Big Car Collaborative is Using Arts as a Vehicle for Economic...

How Big Car Collaborative is Using Arts as a Vehicle for Economic...

Big Car Collaborative co-founders Shauta Marsh and Jim Walker talk about the responsibilities of nonprofits in taking on the difficult challenges and social issues in their communities. Get the...

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What Can Artists Do as We Face Dystopia? Strive for Utopia — by ⁦@walkerjj⁩ mdwfair.com/mdwatlas/strivef…
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Mark your 🗓 for the Social Alchemy Symposium in New Harmony April 10-13. The event will include conversations with 20+ authors, artists & designers covering utopian thinking of yesterday, today & tomorrow. bit.ly/37gnXzm @bigcar @usiedu @TheAtheneum @IndianaMuseum
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WQRT@WQRTFM17 Feb 2022
We really enjoyed talking with @johngreen and @sarahuristgreen about their books @anthroreviewed and @artassignment and getting to catch up on. Listen to our latest #createhear episode with this creative couple hosted by @walkerjj here: music.amazon.com/podcasts/81… – at Indianapolis, IN
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Thursday at 5 pm on zoom: Curtis Crisler and Kevin McKelvey present poems from their co-written book, Indiana Nocturnes, and converse with Jim Walker about writing and their process. @InWritersCtr event. indianawriters.org/product/i…
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From Alice to Eternity: fun events + plus grants & affordable houses for artists 💎🏡 Read all about the latest news from Big Car Collaborative - mailchi.mp/bigcar/june21-519…
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Highlights of what’s new & happening with all the work on our block - Indianapolis Business Journal ibj.com/articles/delayed-but… via @IBJnews
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Visiting Artists Drive the Intensives in @uindy Social Practice Art Program hyperallergic.com/664753/vis… via @hyperallergic

Visiting Artists Drive the Intensives in UIndy’s Social Practice Art Program

Graduate students collaborate with Visiting Artists Rebecca Pappas, Jim Walker, and others on weekend practicums for concentrated work in social practice and placemaking.

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In this guest post by @walkerjj—co-founder of @bigcar and a co-presenter of our upcoming #WalkBikePlaces conference—he talks about tactical urbanism, creating an affordable and inclusive artist community, and more. bit.ly/2RTLAG8
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We are proud to be included in the American Rescue Plan, signed yesterday by @POTUS! @NEAarts will receive a $135 million appropriation that will directly benefit those in need in the arts sector. Learn more: go.usa.gov/xsvgz
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We're excited to announce the first round of recommended awards for fiscal year 2021 totaling $27,562,040. Projects span 14 artistic disciplines in communities throughout the US, as well as NEA Literature Fellowships and arts research projects. More: go.usa.gov/xASCB
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Excited to announce we’ve received support from the @NEAArtsChair for exhibits with Elisa Harkins and Wendy Red Star! 🙏 @INHumanities & @EiteljorgMuseum 🙏arts.gov/about/news/2021/nat… – at Indianapolis, IN
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We’re honored and thrilled @warholfdn is supporting our work with artists at @TubeArtspace & @WQRTFM in 2021 and 2022 — Warhol Foundation Distributes $3.9 Million to 51 Organizations Grappling With Pandemic Losses hyperallergic.com/614505/and… – at Indianapolis, IN
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While the “15-minute city” model promotes neighborhood-level urban planning, Sweden is pursuing a hyper-local twist: a scheme to redesign every street in the nation. bloomberg.com/news/features/…
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Big Car 2020: We kept the wheels on the road (but still need your help) - mailchi.mp/bigcar/2020
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Email update: New emergency grants for artists, residency houses available, call for Localized show, haikus at Newfields mailchi.mp/bigcar/october202…
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Coming to HBO...
Nonesuch Records (@NonesuchRecords) profile pictureNonesuch Records@NonesuchRecords16 Jun 2020
The filmed version of David Byrne (@DBtodomundo)'s @AmericanUtopia on Broadway, directed by @SpikeLeeJoint, will debut on @HBO later this year: nonesuch.com/journal/hbo-pre… #AmericanUtopiaHBO #AmericanUtopia
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