[2] The structure, including the walkways connecting it to the adjacent buildings, is owned and operated by the Arts Council of Indianapolis.

A total of 32,000 square feet (3,000 m2) of glass is used in the structure to give it an airy, open feel.

In 2006, the Conrad Indianapolis was built on the site of the small park that had been on the northeast corner and the stairway there was replaced with a direct connection to the hotel.

In 2011 construction was started on a connector to the 16-story PNC Center and Hyatt Regency hotel complex on the southwest corner.

The owners of the complex in 1995 had declined to help pay for the connector; in 2010 an agreement was reached to split the $1.2 million cost, completing the original concept of the Artsgarden.