Tasha Beckwith (Indianapolis, IN) will create a mural highlighting the Pacers-related Hall of Famers and players whose numbers have been retired. Her illustrative style and highly accurate portrait work will bring these individuals to life. 

William Denton Ray (Indianapolis, IN) has been tapped to tell the story of Gainbridge Fieldhouse, and the moments that take it beyond a home for basketball and into the realm of a true civic asset.  His quirky and funky, almost abstract style will convey the variety and energy of everything that happens in the facility.

Jingo M. de la Rosa (Indianapolis, IN; born and raised in the Philippines), an illustrator and graphic designer, will create a series of portraits of Pacers-related Hall of Famers and players whose numbers have been retired. He will create connections between their personalities and the game everyone knows and loves them for playing.

Artur Silva (South Bend, IN; born and raised in Belo Horizonte, Brazil; formerly of Indianapolis, IN) will gather the non-basketball memories and moments of Gainbridge Fieldhouse that show it to be a community contributor: the concerts, stage shows, sporting events, and spectacles that bring people together and entertain them.  Artur’s bold digital collages combine drawn, photographed, and found images into dynamic and exciting compositions.

Nekoda Witsken (Indianapolis, IN) will highlight the spirit and thrills of high school basketball that happen at peak excitement in the Hoosier state.  Her brilliant colors, energetic forms, and dynamic sense of movement are well suited to this most meaningful of themes.

Derrick Carter (Indianapolis) will tell the story of Gainbridge Fieldhouse, specifically, that the Fieldhouse is “bigger than basketball” and has always served as a place for the entire community to gather. Derrick is a mixed-media artist specializing in the unusual technique of painting with colored sand. 

India Cruse-Griffin (Richmond, Ind.), a collage artist, will tell the story of the Dust Bowl tournaments and the Crispus Attucks powerhouse team of the 1950s, helping to illuminate Indianapolis’ Black basketball legacy. India’s bold colors, shapes, and patterns interact with her figural style to illuminate stories of love, pride, and family. 

James Wille Faust (Indianapolis) will paint a depiction of Indy’s rise as the amateur sports capital of the world. Wille’s work is well known for its brilliant color, illusionistic effects, and compact, iconic storytelling. 

Matthew Filer (Indianapolis), a graphic designer, will create portraits of Pacers-related Hall of Famers and players whose numbers have been retired. Matthew’s unique style combines text and accurately drawn portraiture to highlight the character of his subjects. 

Mike Graves (Indianapolis) will use his signature mixed-media and collage techniques to tell the story of the Indiana Pacers’ 2000 season, a turning point in modern Pacers history.  Mike, a member of the locally-based BRIDGE Collective, combines text, image, and popular culture references in works that pack a lot into their seemingly simple designs. 

Becky Hochhalter (Terre Haute), a muralist and narrative painter, will illustrate the moments that saved the Pacers: how, when the chips were down, the community pulled through to keep the franchise going. Becky creates large-scale dynamic public works of art in a wide range of styles, but always with an emphasis on storytelling and community connections. Her work frequently includes hidden elements, giving the artwork an interactive quality and a personal touch. 

Nathaniel Kyng Rhodes (Indianapolis) will go back in time to tell the story of the Indiana Pacers’ ABA championship years. Kyng’s painted work combines saturated colors and personal imagery into graphic compositions that are as much symbolic as narrative. 

Beth Clary Schwier (Indianapolis), an oil painter, will tackle an important high school basketball narrative:  the so-called “Milan Miracle” that exemplifies everything about basketball that is uniquely Hoosier. 

Chris Silva (South Bend) will use his signature bold, graphic style to convey the story of Indianapolis’ past, present, and future. His early work within Chicago’s graffiti and skateboarding scenes influence his use of scale, shape, and color to infuse his compositions with raw power. 

Israel Solomon (Avon, Ind.), a figurative painter, will interpret the story of the Indiana Fever’s 2012 championship run. His large-scale, ambitious work uses sharp geometry and brilliant colors to infuse his subjects with energy and power. 

Pamela Bliss (Indianapolis, IN) will create paintings reminding viewers of “iconic moments” in Pacers and Fever history: the familiar plays, shots, and emotional highs that will spark joy. As a twist, she will create the scenes in the styles of well-known painters. Pamela is best known for her realistic figure work in murals, as aptly illustrated by her five-story Reggie Miller mural in downtown Indianapolis.