George Rickey, Two Rectangles Horizontal Jointed Gyratory 1994; stainless steel

Innovation: George Rickey Kinetic Sculpture could not have occurred without the support and assistance of many people and organizations. A large-scale collaboration, this project owes special thanks to:

• The Community Foundation of St. Joseph County, under the leadership of President Rose Meissner; Communications Director Laura Moran Walton; Associate Communications Director Robijo Burzynski, and the rest of the Foundation staff
• The South Bend Museum of Art, under the leadership of Executive Director Susan Visser; Marketing Manager Amy Kleinert; the Museum’s Curator of Education Jessi Lentych Loyd; Curator Jason Lahr, and the rest of the Museum staff
• The Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame, under the leadership of Director Charles Loving; Jackie Welsh, the Museum’s curator of education, public programs, and the rest of the Museum staff
• The City of South Bend, especially Mayor Stephen Luecke and Gary Gilot, the City’s director of public works, for their invaluable support and assistance. Read more about the City of South Bend's latest efforts at innovation.
• The George Rickey Foundation and the Estate of George Rickey, especially Philip Rickey, for his generosity, expertise, and knowledgeable stewardship of his father’s work
• 1st Source Bank for its financial support and its encouragement of the exploration of the connections among art, science, math, and life
• Executive Director Marco Mariani and Assistant Director Jitin Kain at Downtown South Bend for their assistance, as well as all of the coordinators of Art Beat
• Arts Council of Indianapolis, especially Mindy Taylor Ross, director of public art, for sharing content for communications materials—including the biography of George Rickey and the link to the George Rickey video included on this site—and invaluable experience
• Gordon Berry, PhD, of I-STEM (the Indiana Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics network) and Amanda Serenvy of the Riverbend Community Math Center for their vision and enthusiasm in training local math and science educators to use Innovation as a teaching tool, connecting the dots between art and math and science
• Roland W. Goheen Memorial Trust
• Center for History, for their online exhibit of photography from George Rickey’s South Bend
• Chris Minnick Photography for the stunning photo of Annular Eclipse V on the front page of the site. Chris can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (317) 578-8040.
• VAGA, New York, NY, for permission to license these images of George Rickey’s work. All art © Estate of George Rickey/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY. Reproduction of these images, including downloading, is prohibited without written authorization from VAGA, 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2820, New York, NY 10118. Tel: 212-736-6666; Fax: 212-736-6767; email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; www.vagarights.com.
• Heartfelt thanks to Burkhart Advertising, Inc., for their ongoing commitment to keeping the Community Foundation’s ArtsEverywhere Initiative in front of the public’s eye through their attractive and engaging ArtsEverywhere.com billboard campaign.