Staff
Shauta Marsh
Co-founder, CAMi Director & Chief Curator
Shauta is co-leader of Big Car. A social practice artist, curator, writer, author and researcher, Shauta’s work centers around restorative spaces, utopia/dystopia and urban/rural relationships. She writes and produces the Social Alchemy radio programs on 99.1 WQRT LP-Indianapolis, creates public art projects and events via Big Car’s placemaking program, Spark and leads the APLR program. Curating on the themes of community memory and mythology, she specializes in rapid response exhibitions. Since 2009 She has curated over 70 exhibits with artists including Yvette Mayorga, Saya Woolfalk, LaToya Ruby Frazier, etc.
Jim Walker
Co-founder & Executive Director
Jim Walker is co-leader of Big Car. Jim is a social practice artist, placemaker, community builder, designer, teacher, and writer who believes everyone deserves open access to the joys of art, creativity, and great public places. Jim — who worked previously as a journalist (writer, photographer, editor, and designer) — is a student of cities and enjoys walking, biking, travel, and baseball. He lives with his family in the Garfield Park neighborhood.
Andy Fry
Co-founder & Creative Director
Andy is an artist, designer and musician. He specializes in collaborative design, frequently synthesizing diverse opinions from numerous stakeholders into singular, coherent outcomes. In addition to his work as creative director at Big Car, he has maintained his own design practice for over 15 years. He has a BFA in painting and a BA in philosophy from Indiana University, Bloomington.
Eduardo S. Luna
Staff Artist
Born in Mexico, raised in the Midwest, Eduardo is passionate about bringing the two cultures together. He is a founding member of NOPAL Cultural Center, a Latino-American arts organization. He also manages events and appearances of his friend El Camaron Electronico, a luchador whose mission is to bring culture to the community.
Julie Xiao
Public Art & Programs Manager
Julie Xiao is an Indianapolis based artist who creates narrative works that speak about contemporary subject matters depicted in a fantastical manner. She has been experimenting with scale and different aesthetic techniques to depict mythological worlds that focus on exploring multicultural identity and mythologies. Much of her aesthetic techniques are inspired by traditional Chinese paintings, Japanese prints, as well as contemporary media such as films and comics. Xiao is a storyteller as much as she is an artist, she blends her digital media skills with her traditional art experiences to create well balanced compositions that convey various narratives. She strives to create engaging works that tell a story and encourages the viewers to connect and explore more about the artwork.
Oreo Jones
Staff Artist
Oreo Jones (Sean Smith) is that pair of Air Jordans too scuffed up to wear in public, but you do it anyway because they still feel right. Hailing from Warsaw, Indiana, Jones has made Indianapolis his creative mecca. A multi-talented artist who delves into sound, music, and visual experimentation, Jones shares and expand the minds of people in surrounding neighborhoods, while helping the city grow.
Landon Caldwell
Space & Sound Manager
Landon Caldwell is a composer and multi-disciplinary artist in Indianapolis whose work examines environment, family, & class through the language of intuition and other hidden layers of reality. Through sound, words, color and other materials, his work creates environments that redirect attention to the present and open new realities through the minutiae of the everyday.Since 2016 he has co-operated Medium Sound, producing a number of the label’s releases. From 2017 to 2020 he was a co-owner/operator of A-Space, a community-focused audio workspace. He has toured in the United States, Canada, and Europe and is regularly engaged with artists and musicians across the Midwest and beyond.His collaborative work expands into multi-disciplinary fields, working with film, visual arts, sculpture, poetry, dance, and more.
Hannah Hadley Arendt
Grants & Marketing Coordinator
Hannah Hadley Arendt is a writing and public relations professional who graduated from the University of Indianapolis with a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and a minor in Art History in 2024. At UIndy, Hannah worked on the editorial staff of the university’s student-run newspaper, The Reflector. In addition to serving as Big Car’s Grants & Marketing Coordinator, Hannah is a full-time corgi mom. She enjoys learning about Art History and writing poetry. Her hopes are to help strengthen Big Car’s impact on its surrounding community, one word at a time.
Aaron Cook
Lead Builder
Aaron Cook is a multifaceted writer, musician, builder, and caretaker deeply committed to cultivating spaces that foster artistic expression. Guided by shared truths and a dedication to intentional community, he approaches each opportunity with a fresh perspective, seamlessly blending creativity and mindfulness. After a decade managing facilities and grounds at Ox-Bow School of Art and touring as a drummer, Aaron has returned to his hometown in southern Indianapolis. Here, he continues his meditation practice, nurtures his passions for nature, music, and woodworking, and excels as a creative problem solver within community-based settings.