On June 20, 2024, the 2023 Public Art Annual Report was presented to the City of Lethbridge Safety and Social Standing Policy Committee. The written report was also accompanied by video documentation.
2023 Public Art Annual Report
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Public Art News
Find out all the latest news about Public Art in Lethbridge. Come to an artist talk and learn more about the process of creation. Participate in workshops for new artists. Look for submission and public engagement opportunities happening in the city. Be the first one to discover a new artwork in the community.
The Ball Is In Your Court, Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins, January 2019
Job Position: Public Art Coordinator
The Allied Arts Council of Lethbridge seeks a P/T Public Art Coordinator to work the city Public Art Committee. Deadline: September 30, 2024
Public Art at the Library!
Lethbridge Public Library and Lethbridge Public Art are thrilled to present an artist talk that delves into the stories behind the public art pieces of Lethbridge. Join us as Faye Heavy Shield discusses her evocative work, Awaaniiyaawa / They Are Speaking, and William Singer III (Api’soomaahka) unveils the layers of Niitoyis itsinika’si / Lodge Stories and History.
RFP: Proposals – Lethbridge Airport “Destination YQL” Public Art Project
The City of Lethbridge is inviting artists to submit Request for Proposals for a free-standing public art project at the airport.
Call for Artists: Logan Boulet Arena “Ripple Effect”
The City of Lethbridge Public Art Program is seeking an artist to design a multi-site artwork to be used as a vinyl wrap on windows above the entrance of the Logan Boulet Arena on 9th Ave N and 13th Street South, and on the Zamboni used for ice maintenance at that location.
Call for Artists: Traffic Control Vinyl Wrapping
The City of Lethbridge Public Art Program is seeking multiple artists to design artworks to be used to vinyl wrap traffic control boxes located along 13th Street. The boxes themselves are one of two styles, placed at the corner of all intersections with traffic lights
Call for Artists: Indigenous Legacy Commemoration Project
The City of Lethbridge is seeking Expressions of Interests from Indigenous artists to facilitate a community engagement process in support of two commemoration initiatives: Residential School Survivors Commemoration and Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ Peoples Commemoration.
Artists invited to think outside the (utility) box
The City of Lethbridge Public Art Program and the Heart of Our City committee are adding a splash of colour to the city centre by inviting local artists to share their talents in an unconventional way. Utility boxes located in Galt Gardens and at Casa will soon be wrapped in creativity as a way to increase the vibrancy of downtown Lethbridge.
Takashi Iwasaki Artist Talk
Winnipeg-based Japanese artist Takashi Iwasaki is in Lethbridge July 13 to discuss the newest public art piece installed at the Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens Visitor Centre. Located inside Cleo’s Café at the Bunka Centre, Hinode is a multi-piece wooden sculpture, utilizing Canadian lumber and Japanese textile patterns and woodworking techniques to talk about the complicated history of relocation of the Japanese population throughout southern Alberta
Mural Mentee Needed
The City of Lethbridge has recently contracted ceramic artist Susan Day from London, Ontario to complete a handmade tile mosaic mural on the Legacy Park picnic shelter located in Legacy Park on the north side of Lethbridge.