Artworks located in Calgary

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

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

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

Wander

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

Stroll

Derek Besant, Stroll, 2005
Text fragments in stainless steel are wrapped around poles at eye level. Each describes an ordinary moment, such as waiting for a train. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Besant, Derek
Installation year: 
2005

Celebrations

Barbara Amos, Celebrations, 2004
Brilliantly-colored figural pieces are interspersed with abstract components depicting the activities that take place in the recreation facility. Calligraphic marks and stripes are integrated into the [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Amos, Barbara
Installation year: 
2004