Piece by Piece

When five members of Kimley-Horn’s employee Pride collective went to a mosaic making workshop, many of them were expecting to create a cute trinket to take home. Instead, they worked alongside the community on something that would bring lasting inspiration — a mosaic for the Damien Center, a care center for people with HIV/AIDS in Indianapolis — inspired by the AIDS memorial quilt. The workshop they attended was the first of nine led by renowned artists Ali Mirsky and Christopher Duffy, co-founders of Empact Art, an organization that aims to foster community through art. A rendering of the new Damien Center location showcases what the finished mosaic will look like. (Photo provided/ Damien Center) The workshops will allow community members to help create what Empact calls a “living mosaic” that will become a 1700 square foot installation in the elevator core of the new Damien Center location. The center, which is set to open in 2025, will be located at the corner of East Washington Street and Oriental Avenue.Mirsky said the magic of the mosaic is rooted in the energy the community is bringing to the piece. “I really hope the feeling (the mosaic) provokes is that everyone who walks...