Category Archives: Public Art
Sculpture by The Sea – Bondi Beach, Australia
I keep a list of things to do and places to experience before I leave this earth. I’ve had the list for a long time, from a fairly young age and I more often add to the list then delete an item. I never write it down for fear of giving the universe a numeric path to the end of my days (wierd, but you never know, do you?). Sometimes I see a travel show and say to Michael “Oh,….the list just grew…”. He grins or rolls his eyes, depending on whether or not the new item on the list …
Posted in Public Art
Tagged outdoor sculpture, sculpture exhibition, sydney australia
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Bill Reid Collection Gifted to SFU Through Visionary Partnership
As a member of SFU alumni (BA 1993), I have watched in glee over the years as Simon Fraser University has built its downtown presence to a formidable level with the downtown campus and the Wosk Centre for Dialogue. SFU is a true community member and has stretched itself to include Vancouver city centre as inclusive to “the hill”. I recently had the pleasure of meeting Mike Robinson who shared the story of innovative partnering within the academic and artistic communities, of which SFU was a major player. Basically SFU agreed to accept the gift of the Bill Reid Collection …
Posted in Art Education & Appreciation, Artists, Public Art
Tagged Audain Foundation, Bill Reid, Bill Reid Art Gallery, SFU
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Marketing Your Artwork in a Coffee Shop
From time to time, I am invited to exhibit my sculpture at venues that are not commercial art galleries. While I respectfully decline the offers, I do see a benefit for emerging artists taking advantage of these situations. There are far more artists looking for representation than there are art galleries to handle them, so I think it is wonderful to see other types of businesses offering a venue for artists to exhibit their work. Restaurants, coffee shops, spas and hotels are among these. However, while I am all for more opportunities for artists to get exposure for their work, …
Posted in Public Art, Reviews & Opinions
Tagged alternative sale technique, art sale, art work, coffee shop, marketing, selling art
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Art Appreciation – John Paul II or Mussolini?
This story has been in the news lately and I thought it worth a mention as it leads me to think of a viewer’s objective or subjective enjoyment of public art. The story goes like this: a large bronze public art piece of Pope John Paul II was erected in front of Rome’s main train terminal, and even though the powers that be agreed to the design in the conception and execution stages, now that it is in place a large number of the general public don’t like it. They claim it looks too much like Italian dictator Mussolini, and …
Vancouver Biennale 2009 – 2011
The second Vancouver Biennale is winding down. Begun in the 1998 by Buschlen Mowatt Galleries, as an initiative with the Vancouver Parks Board, the event has become a celebrated addition to the Vancouver arts scene. It is an exhibition of discrete artworks placed in various locations around Vancouver so that the general public can enjoy them in an outdoor museum setting. Further interaction is achieved through a lectures series, school presentations and publicity events. The artists are those celebrated in the international sphere, such as Botero and Oppenheimer. The event is free to the public and is funded through the …
Posted in Local Events, Public Art, Sculpture
Tagged vancouver art, vancouver biennale, Vancouver public art
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