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Too bad there's so much tunnel vision for public art in Calgary
I’m not sure if this qualifies as a violation of Alberta’s new distracted driving law, but the other day I was driving on 16th Avenue N.E. and took my eyes of the road to admire some public art....
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West LRT station architecture: nice… but art?
Should the copper-roof train stations and other design flourishes on the LRT’s west leg stand as public art? The GEC Architecture design is far snazzier than some of the older stations like Chinook or...
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Can't cover these cats: Centre Street Lions want to come and play
I’m not sure whether or not this is a cliché: You can’t keep a grand cat covered up for long. As a Herald writer, I’m afforded a good opportunity to keep tabs on the original 1916 Centre Street Bridge...
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Council criticized for trimming public art budget
Calgary’s new public art policy will cut $188,000 out of the roughly $5-million annual art budget, though councillors came close to stripping even more from the controversial beautification program....
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Inflatable cat that shoots artwork from its eyes stopping in Calgary
A massive inflatable cat head that projects artwork through its laser-beam eyes is making its Canadian debut in Calgary, where it will parade its over-the-top brand of pop culture memes to the sound of...
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Councillor calls for freeze on public art program during economic slump
A councillor is using the oil price slump as rationale to demand the city freeze its public art program and spend the money on projects rather than beautification. Coun. Peter Demong’s proposal to...
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'Terribly short-sighted'— Nenshi rips bid to slash public art budget
Mayor Naheed Nenshi has urged artists and business leaders to lobby councillors to kill a proposal that would slash the few million dollars of council’s infrastructure budget set aside for public art....
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White: One per cent for public art is a pittance
Let the debate begin yet again? Is public art a luxury? Does it add any real value to the everyday lives of everyday Calgarians? Before the current same old council debate on public art goes any...
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No public art freeze: Council rejects Demong's budget-trimming gesture
City council decided Monday an economic slump is no reason to slash the program that puts creative installations next to major infrastructure projects. Coun. Peter Demong had proposed cancelling for...
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Bloom artwork announced for St. Patrick's Island
A sculpture nearly seven stories high will be placed on St. Patrick’s Island this summer, the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation announced on Tuesday. The piece, titled Bloom and created by...
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Video: Stunning Parkdale art doubles as storm water filter
Bow Glacier, which feeds the Bow River, was the inspiration for artist Brian Tolle’s stunning piece Outflow in the newly opened Parkdale Plaza. The structure uses the the strongest high tech concrete...
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City unveils $450,000 steel art piece at Quarry Park recreation centre
It may be 13,600 kg. of zigzagging steel, but it’s expected to be a warm gathering spot for southeast Calgary residents for decades to come. The city unveiled The Fold on Wednesday, a $450,000,...
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White: Does Calgary have too many parks?
Too many parks, plazas and promenades in our city centre? Calgary is at a crossroads. Do we want more OR do we want better public spaces? It seems everyone I talk to these days wants another park or a...
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Editorial: New York art misses the mark
At a time when the words “cultural appropriation” are resounding from coast to coast to coast in Canada, it’s incredible that the City of Calgary hired New York-based artists to create a sculpture...
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Your letters for Tuesday, Aug. 8
Wildlife paying price for human mistakes Re: Bear 148 trapped in Canmore, moved to near B.C. border, Aug. 1 This bear is just doing what she does best in a year of abundant buffalo berries and, as a...
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Brown and Garrett: Examining public art tirade from an artist's view
Caitlind Brown and Wayne Garrett We’ve really loved reading through the storm of comments about the new public art — The Bowfort Towers by Supermass Studio and artists Del Geist and Patricia Leighton....
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Your letters for Wednesday, Aug. 9
Art policy absolves council from making decisions Re: Blackfoot artist urges change in art policy, Aug. 8 The city Public Art Policy that brought us the Blue Ring has produced a new offspring: artwork...
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Lakritz: Public art policy should put focus on local talent
Bowfort Towers? Sounds like a spinoff of Downton Abbey. Or like one of Jane Austen’s interminable country houses: “The vicar had spent the past 30 years in the murk and gloom of Bowfort Towers …” But...
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Nelson: No lessons learned from all that blue hoopla
Let’s meander down memory lane awhile to see if Mark Twain was right — history may not repeat but it sure does rhyme. OK, as with many great quotations, no one’s sure Twain actually came up with the...
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Your letters for Thursday, Aug. 17
There should be a cost to proponents for expensive development appeals Re: Delay of controversial bridge costs over $100,000 a day, Aug. 15. It seems to me that it is too easy to appeal and delay...
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