Public Art

The Town of Zionsville has been proud to partner with the Zionsville Cultural District (ZCD) in adding public art. The ZCD is both the heart of the village district and the name of the organization that coordinates marketing initiatives for the community as a whole. The purpose of identifying a cultural district is to:

Promote Zionsville’s diverse art, culture, history, and community assets to residents, visitors and potential employers in order to enhance interest in Zionsville, increase tourism and stimulate economic development.

The ZCD works to coordinate artistic, history-based and cultural experiences within the community in order to improve the quality of life for its residents, strengthen local businesses and enrich experiences for visitors. ZCD has an active, working board of directors whose mission is to "To make art, culture and history accessible and obvious through support, promotion and coordination.

Zionsville Cultural District Public Art Projects

"Dahlia City" Traffic Control Box

Located at 106th Street and Zionsville Road

Local artist Cynthia Young painted the Dahlia-themed traffic control box. Young chose a dahlia theme to tie into the town’s historic connection to the flower and the box’s proximity to Dahlia Drive. In the 1920s, Zionsville was known as The Dahlia City due to two Zionsville nurseries that had dahlia gardens: the Tudor Gardens, located at what is now Fifth and Ash Streets and the Parkway Gardens, located where Eagle Elementary currently stands.

Walking Man

Located at the Zionsville Town Hall Outdoor Plaza, 1100 West Oak Street

The 10-foot-tall Walking Man steel sculpture was gifted to the Town in 2016 by the Community Foundation of Boone County. Local artist Cynthia Young created a design that ties into the sculpture’s proximity to the Big-4 Rail Trail. On the sculpture’s torso, an illustrated map directs trail users and Town Hall visitors to Zionsville’s 500+ acres of parks and trails. On the arms and legs, painted colorful wildflowers native to Indiana highlight the importance of landscaping with native plants. On the shoulder, Young added a life-size 3-dimensional Cardinal, the Indiana state bird.