This fall's Miller M. Arch lecture series, in partnership with the Landmark Columbus Foundation, offers lectures by the 2025 Exhibit Columbus Miller Prize recipients. Each conversation will begin with a reading from an Indiana poet. Guests are invited to a reception preceding each talk.
The October 15 talk features Nina Cooke John of Studio Cooke John and Julia van den Houte, Senior Architecture Curator and Residency Program Director at Art OMI. The presentation will begin with a reading by poet Rosalie Moffett, who teaches at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville, Indiana, after which Cooke John and van den Houte will discuss their work and practice, and how it relates to their Miller Prize-winning installation for Exhibit Columbus 2025, "Yes And."
Their installation "Lift" is grounded in the architectural legacy of Saarinen’s First Christian Church, opening the sunken courtyard to new ways of connecting. It challenges perceptions of the church as old-fashioned, formal, or impersonal, and instead invites everyone to experience the love and welcome of a diverse faith community.
On view August 15-November 30, Exhibit Columbus 2025 features thirteen new outdoor, site‑responsive installations built through partnerships with local organizations and inspired by Columbus’ modern design legacy.
Honoring two patrons of community, architecture, art, and design, the J. Irwin and Xenia S. Miller Prize has since 2016 recognized 19 studios participating in the Exhibit Columbus biennial. Now in its 10th year, the Miller Prize brings architectural excellence fostered by the Millers into dialogue with the best of twenty-first-century art and design, making it relevant to new audiences.