A Departure, Ilan Sandler, 2009
A Departure is based on three types of driver train wheels that have crossed the Alberta CPR High-Level Bridge since 1909. The sculpture components frame views of the bridge, the Oldman River Valley, the Galt Museum, and the University of Lethbridge. When facing the...
This is the second in a series for Pavlenko. Additional whirly gig type sculptures may be installed throughout the downtown core to take advantage of the Southern Alberta wind. Commissioned by the Downtown Business Revitalization Zone and installed by the City of...
This object standing, in direct anthropocentric reflection, is the materialization of a 50 year history of the Allied Arts Council role in Lethbridge. The sphere’s assertive presence reiterates the determination of the numerous creative organizations that banded...
In a series of 3 murals, homage is paid to indigenous people of Southern Alberta through portraits of Chief Red Crow (Kainai), Chief Sitting Behind An Eagle Tail Feather (Piikani); and Chief Crowfoot (Siksika) who represent First Nations in the Blackfoot Confederacy....
In this mural, Jock Palmer is posing in front of one of his planes and below him is a letter destined to be the first airmail flight from Lethbridge to Ottawa. Jock Palmer was born in Cambridge, England in 1898 and immigrated to Lethbridge in 1905. He joined the...
Standing forefront in this image is four unidentified men posing near a coal mine shaft. A key to Lethbridge’s initial boom, coal mines generated work for many young men and brought people to the city. Black Diamond features “Galt Coal” which was a leader in the coal...
Commissioned by the Downtown Revitalization Steering Committee as part of the initiative to beautify and revitalize Galt Gardens. The work was to be located in a public, high-traffic, family-orientated location. It encourages interaction and community engagement,...
This kinetic sculpture started as a concept for a durable, ornamental windsock. “Willie” is fabricated from light gauge aluminum sheeting that is riveted together, features a rotor in the front to add to the motion effects and finally the windsock was personified with...
Destiny Manifesting (Buffalo Stampede) is another mural done by Alex Pavlenko in Lethbridge’s core. This mural depicts chaos on the loose. Pavlenko plays with the 2-dimensional breaking into 3-dimensional. This piece was commissioned by the Downtown Business...
Corne Martens is known for his figurative bronze sculptures. He is local to Southern Alberta and Standing by Horse is a full-scale representation of a man sitting by his horse. Standing by Horse was one of the first public art pieces in City Collection. This work...
James Marshall’s Historical Series is a collection of 14 clay relief sculptures. These reliefs pay homage to important stories of Lethbridge. Local to Medicine Hat, Marshall’s use of clay acknowledges the large industry of clay and brick work that came from his city....
One and One is based on the story of a man who moved into his barn each winter to sleep with his work horses. John McEwen’s work features 16 small, steel horses and twin barn forms. This work was installed to go alongside John McEwen’s 1988 exhibition at the Southern...