


Ceramic artist Andrew Tarrant is known as an accomplished practitioner of sprigged decoration. She also enjoys visiting the zoo and making lists. She enjoys drawing and painting both traditionally and digitally, often building up layers of each of these to create her work. She received her BFA from Alberta College of Art + Design and is currently studying illustration there. Growing up both in Calgary and South Africa has given her an interest in cultural diversity as well as in people. Mary Haasdyk is a Calgary-based illustrator. This is one of several special projects that will be open to artists over the coming months.Īrtists: Brad McCaull, Tony Goodison, Amber Harriman, Debbie O’Gorman, Matt Carberry, Brian Ehnis, Lynn Cameron, Rhonda Kottusch, Paul Yue, Tom Martens, Jarret Quinn, and Rebecca Kimber. The public art project is one of several ways the Centre is meeting the goals of its strategic plan, This is Our Moment. In addition to our mentor artist, all participating artists will receive a fee for the completion of their artwork. The project is funded by the City of Calgary’s Public Art Program. Local artist Andrew Tarrant has been selected to be our lead mentor, working alongside our artists to complete a public art project that will have several utility boxes painted with beautiful, unique artwork. Complete Streets is an approach to street design that strives to accommodate all transportation modes including walking, cycling and transit and driving.Īrtists: Scott Clark, Debbie Lee Miszaniec, Jessica Semenoff, Lusine Manukyan, Emilija Angelovska, Ashley Oshiro, Sharon Fortowsky, Nicole Wolf, Michael Grills, Melisa Centofanti. The boxes are placed along routes where Liveable Streets implemented complete streets to create a safer more liveable neighbourhood for those who call it home. This project was supported through the City of Calgary Public Art Program, in partnership with Liveable Streets. Getting to know the community and the people who live here, they explored the theme of being at home here – discovering what home means to the residents of this neighbourhood and who the individuals are that call this place home.
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This summer, local artists created a series of artwork for utility boxes in Marlborough and area. This project was supported through the City of Calgary Public Art Program.Īrtists: Grade one and two students of Colonel J. Portraits of Whitehorn is a reflection of the children who call Whitehorn home, and the beautiful diversity within this community. Portraits of Whitehorn features painted elements of the community that are special to the students as well as self-portraits of students who come from more than 10 different countries, and speak a multitude of languages. Students created art works that are featured on three utility boxes, as well as two garbage bins, in the area around their school. Natalie and these students spent time discussing the richness of multiculturalism and exploring the idea of diversity through perspective, place and understanding. Fred Scott School to explore the idea of what it means to be unique, and what elements make up the community of Whitehorn in Calgary.
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Professional artist and teacher Natalie Lauchlan worked with grade one and two students at Colonel J.
