Application Deadline Is Sunday, Nov. 3
Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Indy Arts Council released today the call for artists to apply to create the 2025 Welcome Race Fans artworks, which are a culmination of the Hoosier hospitality that welcomes visitors to Indianapolis throughout the Month of May.
Interested Central Indiana artists must submit their application for consideration by 11:59 p.m. ET Sunday, Nov. 3.
“The Welcome Race Fans art is one of the first things visitors to the city of Indianapolis see during the Month of May,” IMS President J. Douglas Boles said. “From the neighbors who call Indy home to the thousands who flock to IMS from across the globe, the Welcome Race Fans pieces add to the excitement and anticipation of May.”
Five artists will be selected from the applicant pool to create the 2025 welcoming artwork. Each of the selected artists will create a piece of original artwork, to be placed throughout the city, using their own unique processes and styles to showcase the intersection of art and motorsports. For the first time since the program’s inception, both two- and three-dimensional pieces – like sculptures, carvings and papercraft – of art will be considered.
Since 2016, Welcome Race Fans artwork has exemplified what May means to Indianapolis, both on and off track. Each year, Central Indiana artists are challenged to bring to life what “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” means to the Racing Capital of the World. While some artists utilize vibrant colors with bold strokes and others manipulate computer coding, all Welcome Race Fans artists rely on their own personal connections to tell the beautifully unique story of Indianapolis and its culture.
To register for an account and begin the online application process, please click here.
