At Big Car Collaborative, we believe everybody should get to participate in making and enjoying art and vibrant public places. As artists ourselves, we know the thrill that comes from creativity, from spending time with people celebrating art and culture. We don’t want to bottle this up for ourselves. We’re determined to share.

Everyone, of all ages and backgrounds, should enjoy opportunities to get creative together with events and programs that are fun, affordable, and welcoming to all. We love it when this happens spontaneously — with people stumbling upon engaging, hands-on art activities and events in public spaces. Maybe they didn’t consciously set out in search of a creative experience. But when they find us doing something fun along a waterway, in a park, or at Monument Circle, people smile. And they stop and create, play, socialize, relax, and share.

With the support of many partners, generous funders — and individuals like you — we’re working to enhance public life. This is made of non-commercial and spontaneous social activities that happen at public spaces and places. This is what Spark Monument Circle and Service Center were all about. This is the essence of our work taking shape in the Garfield Park neighborhood. And this is what we’re doing every day as Indiana’s only nonprofit organization — and one of a handful around the world — dedicated, full-time, to helping improve life for people through placemaking and socially engaged art.

As 2015 draws to an end, please join us in celebrating our big year and please consider a making a tax-deductible donation to help us bring art to even more people in 2016. Thank you!

Also, please check out our 2015 year-in-review video.

Big Car's 2015 Year in Review from Big Car on Vimeo.