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Work of Art: Our Window by AJA Louden with 2018 City of Calgary Street Art Program for Youth Participants

avenuecalgaryNovember 2, 2020November 2, 2020

The mash-up of colours, styles, written language and new and traditional media are indicative of the genesis of intertwined stories and shared hope that came together in creating this public...

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Work of Art: Weaving Fence and Horn by John McEwen

Alana WillertonOctober 21, 2020October 21, 2020

A feat of elegant engineering and precise craftsmanship, the sculpture conjures the magnificence of the bighorn sheep, Alberta’s official mammal....

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Work of Art: Akin by Fluke

Alana WillertonSeptember 2, 2020September 2, 2020

Akin is a refreshing work of urban art with an intelligent dose of spatial complexity and social engagement, wrapped up with remarkable craftsmanship....

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Work of Art: Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, Si, Do by Joe Fafard

Alana WillertonJune 15, 2020June 15, 2020

The piece features eight colourful steel horses cavorting across downtown’s Harley Hotchkiss Park, a familiar Calgary landmark along the CTrain line....

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Work of Art: The Breadwall by David Gilhooly

Alana WillertonMay 21, 2020May 21, 2020

Gilhooly visited bakeries all over Calgary before making 400 individual loaves out of clay, designed to look as real as possible....

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Work of Art: Hawk Hill Calgary Sentinels by Beverly Pepper

Alana WillertonApril 22, 2020April 22, 2020

On her first visit to the site at Ralph Klein Park, the Brooklyn-born artist was impressed by hawks circling overhead. In response, she created a remarkable monument....

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Work of Art: Absentia – Newfoundland and Labrador #6 by Jennifer Wanner

Alana WillertonMarch 4, 2020March 4, 2020

Jennifer Wanner opens up a portal into a magical space of disappearing plant life with the giant vinyl Absentia — Newfoundland and Labrador #6....

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Work of Art: Manga Ormolu Ver. 5.0-Q by Brendan Lee Satish Tang

Alana WillertonFebruary 6, 2020

This piece is one of an extended series of Chinese functional ceramic manga robot grafts that artist Brendan Lee Satish Tang has created over the last 15 years and named...

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Work of Art: Promenade by Julian Opie

Mariah WilsonJanuary 22, 2020January 22, 2020

Created by British pop artist Julian Opie, this LED tower features six characters (each based on a real person) who make up a cadre of city pedestrians walking around the...

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Best of 2019: 12 Works of Art in Calgary

Mariah WilsonDecember 23, 2019December 23, 2019

On the back page of Avenue, we feature a work of art in Calgary that is interesting, sometimes surprising and always available for the public to see. Here's a look...