Public Art Photo Opportunity--Tuesday 12/15

***MEDIA ALERT***
Public art installation at I-70 and Holt Road will be the first of its kind in Indiana, and reflects a growing trend nationally

Eli Lilly and Company, Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. (KIB) and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) have sought approval from the Federal Highway Department to install public art at the Holt Road interchange and Interstate 70. The public art installation, which will begin this Tuesday, Dec. 15, will happen in phases over the next couple of months, and marks the completion of a massive landscape makeover at the I-70/Holt Road Exit. As you may recall, nearly 1,500 Lilly employee volunteers planted more than 16,000 plants and 150 trees in May as part of Lilly’s Global Day of Service, one of the world’s largest-ever corporate volunteerism events to take place on a single day.

The art, which is named going home, will eventually include 34 multicolored pieces and was designed by Kathryn Armstrong, a graduate student at Herron School of Art and Design, through the Basile Center for Art, Design and Public Life.

Photo opportunity: The first 10 multicolored art forms will be installed Tuesday, Dec. 15, beginning at approximately 9 a.m. on the southeast quadrant of the Holt Road interchange. Spokespersons, including Ms. Armstrong, will be on-site to answer questions from the media.

***Please note that any media outlets wishing to observe the installation must adhere to new federal safety law - see news release below from INDOT***

Lastly, photos of the art are available from Herron at: www.flickr.com/photos/herronschoolofartanddesign/sets/72157622920020778/

Carole Puls
Corporate Communications
Eli Lilly and Company
(317) 277-1421 desk
(317) 612-4859 cell
pulsca@lilly.com

INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Driving Indiana’s Economic Growth


Media Advisory

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 20, 2008

New Law Improves Safety For Reporters/Photographers
High-visibility safety gear required for reporters and photographers in right-of-way

GREENFIELD, Ind. —The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) reminds media outlets about new Federal Highway Administration rules regarding safety gear. After November 24th, anyone not wearing appropriate safety gear in INDOT construction and work zones will be asked to leave.

The new federal law (regulation 23 CFR part 634) requires all workers along a roadway—
including emergency workers, highway workers and media representatives—to wear high-visibility safety gear. The fluorescent yellow-green fabric with retro-reflective stripes allows motorists to see workers at a greater distance thereby improving safety in the right of way.

Field reporters and photographers are required to wear Class 3 safety gear—the same class of gear required for most emergency responders—approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Class 3 gear is the most protection.

Safety vests that meet FHWA and ANSI requirements can be found at most industrial supply houses as well as Lowe’s and Home Depot (look for the “Class 3” tag). An additional resource for purchasing safety gear is the International Safety Equipment Association buyers guide: http://safetyequipment.intramedia.net/view/taxonomy/term_new/11/152.

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Greenfield District Media Contact: Ashley Hungate, 317-467-3479 or ahungate@indot.in.gov