Public Artwork

Spitfire Heroes

Spitfire Heroes
Spitfire Heroes
Location:
Windsor Arena, 572 McDougall, Windsor, ON, N9A 1L4, Canada
Artwork creator(s): 
Foley, Paul; Golden, Cheryl; Kaiser, Melissa; Milne, Andrea; Moffatt, Lynda; Morrell, Kelley ; Weston, Jo Anne
Text author(s): 
Foley, Paul; Golden, Cheryl; Kaiser, Melissa; Milne, Andrea; Moffatt, Lynda; Morrell, Kelley ; Weston, Jo Anne
Collaborator(s): 
Mayne, Donna; Pearson, Ryan
Description: 

3-D murals on the South and East walls of Windsor Arena depict Wyandotte Towne Centre’s theme of “Welcoming the World,” as they honour community sports legends and team spirit.

Text of the artwork: 

Al Arbour, Gord Haidy, Glen Hall, Marcel Pronovost, Glen Skov, Johnny and Larry Wilson, Bill Bowler, Bobby Brown, Todd Gill, Ernie Godden, Adam Graves, Ed Jovanovski, J.P and Gerry Leroux, Claude Loiselle, Wayne Maxner, Roland Melanson, Scott Miller, Steve Ott, Dave Prpich, Joel Quenneville, Darryl and Darren Shannon, Brad and D.J Smith, Blair Barnes, Irwin Gross, and Jimmy Skinner. […]R […] […]SKINNER HALL […] […]GRAVES LOISELLE […] […]QUENNEVILLE […] […] SHANNON BROWN[…] […]GODDEN JOVANOVSK […] […] MILLER PRONOVOST[…] […] BARNES WILSON HAIDY[…] […] ARBOUR MAXNER[…] […] SKOV BOWLER[…] […] EROUX[…] […] MELANSON[…] […] GROSS[…] […] SMITH[…] […] GILL[…]

Text theme: 
Names of the players and coaches of the Spitfires team
Artwork theme: 
Teamwork
History: 

This artwork is part of the fourth phase of the Wyandotte Towne Centre mural project, funded in part by the Government of Canada, with the support of the BIA Wyandotte Towne Centre and the city of Windsor. This project is carried out under the Job Creation Partnerships.

Document(s): 

Mural Map of Canada. Ontario. Windsor. Wyandotte Town Centre Mural Project. Community Spirit. Spitfire Heroes

Mural_Routes (2008).  Mural Map of Canada. Ontario. Windsor. Wyandotte Town Centre Mural Project. Community Spirit. Spitfire Heroes. <http://muralroutes.com/towns/wyandotte/town.htm> : Mural Routes