Cloud Observatory by Meredith Knapp Brickell

Cloud Observatory by Meredith Knapp Brickell was recently installed at 518 N. Beville Ave. in the St. Clair Place neighborhood of Indianapolis, across the street from the Thomas D. Gregg Elementary School.

Merrill’s Ghost Sign in San Francisco

I spotted this white-on-white ghost sign for Merrill’s in San Francisco, on Market St. just off 7th. Judging the letterforms, I’d guess this was a sporting goods store or something along those lines, But I haven’t been able to find out anything about it.

A Perfect Day in College Hill by Scott Donaldson

A Perfect Day in College Hill is a large-scale mural in the College Hill neighborhood of Cincinnati, designed by Scott Donaldson and painted by him and a group of teen ArtWorks apprentices.

Times Square Times: 35 Times by Toby Buonagurio

Times Square Times: 35 Times by Toby Buonagurio is located in the transfer corridor between the 1/2/3 station and the 42nd St. Shuttle in the Times Square MTA subway station in Manhattan.

SPARK: Monument Circle

Over the past couple of months, the other, much more handsome, half of VL has been working with art nonprofit Big Car on SPARK: Monument Circle, a demonstration placemaking project that features daily cultural experiences now through mid-October.

Monon Love Train by Peat Wollaeger

I’ve only lived in Indianapolis for a few months, so I still have tons of local public art to check out in person. I’m calling the 600-foot long spraypaint stencil mural Monon Love Train by Peat Wollaeger an early favorite, though. Why? Because trains.

Manchester Cityscapes by Norman Long

Under Great Northern 1 by Norman Long

Norman Long is an oil painter based in Lancashire, UK, whose work includes portraits, figurative paintings, still life, and plein air cityscapes of London and Manchester. Owing to my own musical preferences, let’s take a look at the last group.

Know Outlets in Indianapolis

Know Outlets is an outreach and advocacy campaign by Coalition for Homelessness Intervention & Prevention, which includes these parking meters that have been repurposed to accept donations.

Chicago Landscapes by Michael Goro

Ohio & Franklin by Michael Goro

Michael Goro was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he earned a degree in architecture. This may explain why, years later, the now Chicago-based artist is drawn to documenting urban infrastructure.

Man on the Street Series by J. Seward Johnson Jr.

Carmel, Indiana is a posh New Urbanist community located just north of Indianapolis. If you know me, you know that’s not necessarily the kind of place where I might find myself, although I recently did on a rainy Saturday afternoon, where I stumbled on a few public sculptures from the Man on the Street series by J. Seward Johnson Jr..