[THEME MUSIC]
 Hey.
Good morning, everybody.
Hey, it's been a while since
I done another tree house
episode, so it is time.
Listen, it's gorgeous.
Where I'm at, it's like a
balmy 74 with no humidity.
So I need, while this is
rendering, to get out.
Listen, I'm going to head out
to the IMA, the Indianapolis
Museum of Art, which
is really close to me.
They are doing some
really cool stuff
with some artist's sculptures
slash some like miniature golf.
Long story short,
let's head out today.
It's been a while.
Come along with me,
it should be fun.
It's going to be hot though,
but it will be-- actually,
it's going to be gorgeous.
Follow me.
We're out here at the IMA, well,
the Indianapolis Museum of Art,
which is really close to me.
Which I love coming
out, because my friend
Stephanie Perry here
invited us to come out.
Because I was super intrigued
by what's happening behind us.
So let's just start with that.
What is going on, Stephanie?
 Yeah, so this is
mini golf at the IMA.
This is our artist designed
mini golf course debuting
on Memorial Day weekend.
 Wow, OK.
So as you can see,
in the background
we're going to go around and
talk to some of the artists.
So yeah, what sparked this?
What kind of-- I mean,
the perfect space for it.
 Yeah, so this is actually
the second year we did this.
But it's a brand new
course this year.
So 18 new holes.
They are all based on nature.
Last year's theme
was bicentennial.
 OK.
 So we are super
excited to have it.
It's a great way to interact
with art in a new way.
You know, there's a
piece of art that you're
looking at that's
beautiful, and then
you get to play golf with it.
 All right, well we're
here with Jeremy Shubrook.
And by the way, thanks
for taking some time
and telling us about this.
 You're welcome.
 Tell me, I think you're
pretty new to the IMA?
 That's correct.
I've just been here
about 3 and 1/2 months.
I'm the new director of
performance festivals
and public programs.
 Awesome.
So tell me, do you
have any background?
Like what got you interested in?
 So actually, my background
in the last 10 years
is actually in technical
theater and production
in a performing arts center.
But I've also worked in
an art museum before.
So this is very
interesting to me,
because it has a lot of the
similarities of like set
design.
 Oh, yeah.
Just the noises
out here right now.
 Exactly.
 It feels like set design.
 It felt like building a show.
Yeah.
 Yeah, yeah.
So tell me about that.
Because really, I'm trying to
put my mind around the fact
that these are like pieces
of art that have been--
 Correct.
 There was a process,
right, to even get--
 For sure.
 --involved in this.
So how did that work?
 So the way that
it works, is we
put an open call for submissions
almost a year ago, actually.
 Oh, really?
 For this year's course.
This is the second year
we're doing the course.
And there were 50
to 60 submissions.
 No kidding?
 There was a team on site that
helped decide which submissions
were selected.
And they were selected
based on playability.
So you know, they had to give
us a conceptual design of how
the course would be played,
what the par might be.
So playability, materials,
and adherence to the theme.
And this year the theme
is the natural world.
 So I'm here with Jason
and Veronica, right?
 Yes.
 So tell us a
little bit about--
I know you're standing
by the work of art.
And I'm sorry for
interrupting you guys,
but this is really
awesome and colorful.
So well first of all,
what's your background?
How did you get
interested in this?
 I'm an architect, and then
Veronica works at the museum.
 Yes, and I'm a
trained designer so.
 Oh, OK, cool.
Tell us about this piece.
I mean, it really is an
artwork in progress here.
What's going on?
 It's quite large.
 Yeah.
 Well, it's called WaterPLAY.
It's based on Indiana waterways.
And what we did is
the color scheme
is based on a piece in
our permanent collection
here at the Indianapolis
Museum of Art.
And so we start
at the beginning.
And everything is in
all of these blues.
And all of these were
cut with the CNC router
that we actually
have in our basement.
 Ooh, that's nice.
I'm jealous, OK.
 OK, these are the
fiberglass cattails.
And these were also with
the CNC router by Jason.
We have some rocks that
were cast in concrete.
 Oh wow, really?
 We did some mold making for
that, which was pretty cool.
Our Conceptual beaver
lodge, which is--
 I was wondering what it is.
OK, it's abstract, I like it.
 It's made of ipe, so.
 All right, I'm here
with Luke Crawley.
Super nice to meet you, man.
 You too, you too.
 OK, so somebody just
told us, fellow art--
are you an art teacher?
What do you do?
 I'm actually a science
and math teacher.
 Are you really?
 At University High
School in Carmel.
 Oh yeah, OK.
Nice.
So OK, I'm going imagine that
something with you background
brought to this.
This is like by far one of
the most colorful and really
interesting.
Just tell me about this
whole entire whole.
 Yeah, so another half my
life I do some public art
projects with other
artist, Quincy Owens.
And I kind of do a bunch of
sound art stuff and some music
things.
And so the whole
inspiration for this
was to have the golf
ball activate the hole
and make some sounds from
some natural instruments.
 OK.
 So we have some kind of
simulated early log slit drums
or tongue drums.
 Oh yeah, OK.
I see.
With the cut out.
 Yeah.
And so there'll be some
mallets around where people can
play the pitches at the tops.
And then the golf ball
can hit the bottoms.
 OK.
 I've got some gourds hollowed
out with some beads in them
that they'll be able to strike.
And then the aluminum chimes
the golf ball will also be
able to make some sounds from.
 That's really cool.
Well, how long will it take
for them to all get set up?
 Yeah, so we'll
be done this week.
It takes just a few days.
And then we'll put finishing
touches on the course.
We'll get our
clubhouse set up, which
is where you'll get
your dogs and your beer.
And then we'll debut it
on Memorial Day weekend.
So coming up right here.
 Awesome.
 And it runs through Labor Day.
So you have all
summer to come play.
 All right, really cool.
Well thanks.
 Yeah, you're welcome.
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