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Installation and intervention , Permanent, Interior, Teaching and research, Contest, Random, Commemoration, Paint, Paper, Wood, Stucco

Lest we Forget

Teresa Posyniak, Lest we Forget, 1994Teresa Posyniak, Lest we Forget, 1994Teresa Posyniak, Lest we Forget, 1994
The names of 135 Canadian women murdered since 1989 are written, interspersed with the phrase "lest we forget" throughout the list. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Posyniak, Teresa
Installation year: 
1994
Installation and intervention , Permanent, Exterior, Park, square and garden, Contest, Linear, Commemoration, Stone

Obelisk

Catholic School Board Students, Obelisk, 1975Catholic School Board Students, Obelisk, 1975
Obelisk of mosaics [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Catholic School Board Students
Installation year: 
1975
Installation and intervention , Permanent, Interior, Teaching and research, Contest, Linear, Tribute, Stainless Steel

A Portrait of My Grandfather

Micah Lexier, A Portrait of My Grandfather, 1994Micah Lexier, A Portrait of My Grandfather, 1994
The massive sculpture, which hangs from the atrium ceiling of the University of Calgary's Scurfield Hall, is made from 29,064 laser-cut letters "x" in stainless steel. The total number of metallic "x" [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Lexier, Micah
Installation year: 
1994
Sculpture , Permanent, Exterior, Park, square and garden, Purchase, Linear, Tribute, Paint, Wood

Untitled (Totem)

Myung Ji Kim, Untitled (Totem)
Totem with Korean writing. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Ji Kim, Myung
Installation and intervention , Permanent, Exterior, Park, square and garden, Contest, Random, Metal, Paper, Plexiglas

Book Tower

Byron Johnston, Book Tower, 2003
Column made of books [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Johnston, Byron
Installation year: 
2003
Sculpture , Permanent, Exterior, Business, Gift , Excerpt, Linear, Tribute, Stone

A Mari Usque Ad Mare

Joe Chomistek, A Mari Usque Ad Mare, 1984
Rock carving depicting a map of Canada and the nation's Coat of Arms. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Chomistek, Joe
Installation year: 
1984
Mixed media , Permanent, Interior, Culture, Purchase, Linear, Textile, Photograph

Buffalo Hierophany

Jane Ash Poitras, Buffalo Hierophany, 1992
Photo montage that shows historic photos of slaughtered buffalo and handwritten text about the sacredness of that Plains animal even today. The images are assembled into an energetic, modern, graphic [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Poitras, Jane Ash
Installation year: 
1992
Sculpture , Permanent, Exterior, Leisure, sport and entertainment, Gift , Linear, Commemoration

The Lethbridge Wind Gauge

James Henry, The Lethbridge Wind Gauge, 1985James Henry, The Lethbridge Wind Gauge, 1985
Giant wind gauge [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Henry, James
Installation year: 
1985
Sculpture , Permanent, Exterior, Park, square and garden, Contest, Linear, Sandstone

Millennium Beetle

Galts Goldsmith, Millennium Beetle, 2000
A sign in Hebrew appears on a sculpture shaped as a beetle. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Goldsmith, Galts
Installation year: 
2000
Glassworking, Permanent, Exterior, Transportation, Contest, Linear, Glass

I Witness

Holly Newman, I Witness, 2006Holly Newman, I Witness, 2006Holly Newman, I Witness, 2006Holly Newman, I Witness, 2006. © Holly Newman
Sixteen short phrases relate observations about daily events that might occur when using the public transit system. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Newman, Holly
Installation year: 
2006
Sculpture , Permanent, Exterior, Park, square and garden, Contest, Linear, Praise, Concrete

Archway – Olympic Plaza

Gibbs Gage Architects, Archway – Olympic Plaza, 1988Gibbs Gage Architects, Archway – Olympic Plaza, 1988Gibbs Gage Architects, Archway – Olympic Plaza, 1988Gibbs Gage Architects, Archway – Olympic Plaza, 1988
Olympic Plaza is the site of the 1988 Winter Olympic Games medals presentation and comes complete with a wading pool, which becomes a skating rink in the winter months. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Gibbs Gage Architects
Installation year: 
1988
Installation and intervention , Permanent, Exterior, Business, Contest, Linear, Screen

DREAM.big

Donald Moar, DREAM.big, 2006
DREAM.big consists of six decorative screens spelling out the word ‘DREAM’ in giant letters. Modular in construction, these screens do not obscure the building’s face. The word ‘DREAM’ appears, [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Moar, Donald
Installation year: 
2006
Glassworking, Permanent, Exterior, Transportation, Contest, Linear, Glass

DayDream

Derek Besant, DayDream, 1996
DayDream is a text & fragmented image suite etched into the glass sides of a Plus 15 pedestrian walkway, over 4 lanes of traffic in Calgary.  One side represented the thoughts of a woman, whi [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Besant, Derek
Installation year: 
1996
Glassworking, Permanent, Interior, Transportation, Contest, Linear, Glass

Wander

Derek Besant, Wander, 2005Derek Besant, Wander, 2005
Transit station 72-panel glass ceiling with text [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Besant, Derek
Installation year: 
2005