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The Ball Is In Your Court, Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins, January 2019

Wrangling Willie and the Wind Eater

Wrangling Willie and the Wind Eater

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...

Alex Pavlenko
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Strung

Strung

This artwork was conceived during an artist’s residency at the McIntyre Ranch in southern Alberta in 2004. Strung is on long term loan to the Allied Arts Council. The overwhelming immensity of the place caused Ferguson to look closely at the small details in and...

Gord Ferguson
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Johnnie Chinook

Johnnie Chinook

A whimsical mural depicting a trumpeter competing against the wind. Commissioned by the Downtown Business Revitalization Zone to beautify the core. This mural is 25’ high x 62’ wide (Approximate Location: North west, 315 5th Street, Lethbridge AB, T1J 0H3)

Alex Pavlenko
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Destiny Manifesting

Destiny Manifesting

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...

Alex Pavlenko
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Standing by Horse

Standing by Horse

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...

Corne Martens
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Historical Series

Historical Series

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....

James Marshall
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One and One

One and One

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...

John McEwan
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