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

Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame

Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame

The design for the Lethbridge Sports Hall of Fame honours the inductees (past, present and future) and is intended to inspire the visiting youth and community members to appreciate and participate in sport and aspire to become inductees themselves. From the sports and...

Collin Zipp
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Near + Far

Near + Far

Driving across the prairie south into Lethbridge during a rainstorm. The windshield captures the sunset as a panoramic identity. Beads of water sit on the glass which invites the viewer to consider the distances we measure in this landscape. Refraction. Reflection....

Derek Besant
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Offrande Migratoire / Migratory Gift

Offrande Migratoire / Migratory Gift

At the very core of this monumental work of art is the symbol of stones brought back from traveling so as to remember the people, the encounters and the territory. The Québec granite block, whose movement is marked by a trail on the ground, seems to have been laid...

Marc Dulude
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Listen

Listen

Listen is a sound mirror. The concave area behind the bench is a parabola that reflects sound to a single point 76 cm. or 30 inches from the top of the bench. As a passive hearing aid, Listen does not create sound, but will amplify the sounds entering the parabola for...

Terry Billings
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Connected Ribbon

Connected Ribbon

The artists said, “Our concept for this project is to bring together three important elements: A unique and contemporary shape. The shape will allow skateboarders to interact with the artwork. The sculpture will provide the opportunity to artistically and prominently...

Paul Reimer and Nathan Siemens
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Bit Portal

Bit Portal

The design project was intended to enhance the aesthetic of the wall while providing pedestrian traffic the opportunity to observe activity in the outdoor studio. This work is based on the imperfect nature of digital media and its susceptibility to pixelation....

Marta Timmer
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Common Unity

Common Unity

City of Lethbridge issued a call for this work in a three-stage art competition. As the winning submission, George Heagle received a commission to design, fabricate and install a reception desk for a new community art center that was being constructed in downtown...

George Heagle
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Threshold Gates

Threshold Gates

Threshold Gates is the sculptural entry into the Royal View Memorial Cemetery. The design of the gate offers a transition zone for visitors to the cemetery, a moment to move from ordinary life on the street to a special place of peace and reflection. Even while the...

Tony Bloom
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Mirrored Earth

Mirrored Earth

Mirrored Earth is an artwork activated by the movement of passersby – the community becoming part of the artwork. It is an abstracted representation of the nearby landscape of coulees. Scattered mirrors react and move to the movement of passersby, evoking the glimmer...

Jacqueline Metz and Nancy Chew
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