Exhibit Columbus 2025 Opening Weekend Yes And Celebrates Community, Creativity, and Collaboration

COLUMBUS, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On August 15 and 16, Landmark Columbus Foundation (LCF) will unveil the Exhibit Columbus 2025 Exhibition, Yes And, ushering in what promises to be the most exciting fall season yet for art and architecture fans. The exhibition features thirteen outdoor, site‑responsive installations built through partnerships with organizations inspired by Columbus’ modern design legacy. The two‑day opening weekend is free and open to the public, offering the rare chance to experience each installation alongside the architects, artists, designers, and curators who created them. The exhibition will remain open until November 30.

A weekend of marquee events

Friday kicks off with the Rooftop Happy Hour on Fourth Street (8 p.m.–11 p.m.), a festive rooftop gathering with guest DJ Rasul Mowatt, sweet treats, and drinks available at local bars. Saturday begins with the Exhibition Walking Tour (9 a.m.–11:30 a.m.), guided by the designers themselves, and visits all 13 installations. Installation activations run all day across downtown, each organized with community partners. At 1:30 p.m., the Curatorial Conversation at First Christian Church invites attendees to learn how the exhibition came together. The day culminates with the Avenue of Architects Celebration (5:30 p.m.–10 p.m.), when Fifth Street is transformed with food trucks, specialty drinks, live performances, and a concert by the Peyton Womack Band.

The fall Columbus calendar is packed with cultural programming: Next Generation Day, Rock the Block, and Columbus Pride all on September 6; Miller Prize Conversations; Fiesta Latina; Progressive Preservation lectures; YES Design–AND Research: The 2025 University Design Research Fellowship Colloquium; and other events. The Columbus Area Arts Council will be hosting the Alexander Girard, Reverberations—Forever exhibition curated by Rick Valicenti. The Columbus Area Visitors Center is currently showcasing Cheap Opulence by Sara Yourist and Ana Meza. The Bartholomew County Historical Society is displaying a tribute to 10 years of Exhibit Columbus.

Building on past successes

The 2023 Exhibition, Public by Design, drew visitors worldwide and demonstrated how collaborative design could revitalize downtowns. This year’s Yes And expands that vision: the theme, drawn from improvisational theatre, invites everyone to explore Columbus’ legacy by affirming what exists and adding what could be. It asks participants to build from existing conditions toward shared visions of positive change.

About Exhibit Columbus

Exhibit Columbus is a program of Landmark Columbus Foundation and an exploration of community, architecture, art, and design that activates the modern legacy of Columbus, Indiana. It creates a cycle of programming that uses this context to convene conversations around innovative ideas and commissions site-responsive installations in a free, public exhibition. exhibitcolumbus.org