WINNIPEG: FROM POLICY TO PROJECTS
Winnipeg’s Public Art Policy was developed by the Winnipeg Arts Council and adopted by City Council in 2004. As an arms-length agency of the City of Winnipeg, the Winnipeg Arts Council manages grant programs for individual artists and arts organizations as well as the Public Art Policy and Program.
The Public Art Program has grown significantly since the policy was formally adopted in 2004. Commissions for art in public places began with two major pieces for the newly renovated Millennium Library in downtown Winnipeg. The Illumination, a sculptural work by Lethbridge artist Nicholas Wade was installed in 2005 in the beautiful Richardson Reading Terrace and an untitled work composed of over 1500 library card size paintings by Winnipeg artist Cliff Eyland is featured on the entrance wall. Table of Contents, a sculptural work that doubles as a picnic table was the next piece to be installed in a downtown park. Created by Eduardo Aquino and Karen Shanski (spmb projects) Table of Contents contains laser cut text in many languages contributed by area residents.
Since these inaugural works, the Public Art Program has evolved to include artist residencies, a community initiative entitled WITH ART, partnerships with other groups, as well as the commissioning of works for specific public spaces. Diversity is the key goal of Winnipeg’s Public Art Program: ensuring that the city as a whole is taken into consideration when planning projects; that artists are engaged at various stages of their careers and from different disciplines; that a variety of media, scale and styles are reflected in the works; that the collections have both local and national representation and that the community is engaged in appropriate and meaningful ways.
Monument by Michel de Broin, 2009 | Program: Commission Monument is the inaugural sculpture for the newly developed Jardin de sculptures at La Maison des artistes visuels in Saint-Boniface. Artist Michel de Broin uses a classical form and material to create a contemporary reflection on identity and representation.
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