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Vol. 42 No. 11
PHOTO: Liz McKeen
December 12, 2014
“Moving Surfaces,” the work of public art at Lansdowne, was created by Vancouver artist Jill Anholt. It was illuminated for the first time at a ceremony on November 28.
Moving surfaces On November 28, the Horticulture Building was officially opened with a ribboncutting ceremony and the Lansdowne work of public art, “Moving Surfaces,” by Jill Anholt was illuminated for the first time. Anholt, a Vancouver-based visual artist who specializes in site-specific works of public art, spoke at the ceremony, describing her sculpture as a fluid melding of light, colour and movement that is meant to echo the waters of the nearby Rideau Canal. The east side of the piece is intended eventually to serve as an illuminated canvas for other artists to display their works.
On the same day, the Horticulture Building hosted its first event, the Ottawa Guild of Potters’ holiday show. Within days, the Lansdowne Park Skating Court was open for public skating, complete with heated changing shack and Beavertails (there will be skating lessons for adults and kids beginning in January). And of course, many openings of retail shops and eateries at Lansdowne – among the largest, Whole Foods, Sporting Life and an LCBO – and a great deal of Bank Street business bustle (see page 5 for details). The Glebe is indeed a “moving surface.”
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“Imagination and Architecture” art exhibit, GCC Art Gallery Ottawa Farmers’ Market Aberdeen Pavilion, Lansdowne Park, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. 2014 Community Winter Party, GCC, 1–4 p.m. GNAG Castles & Capitals Trip Information Night, GCC, 6–8 p.m. Taste in the Glebe, GCC, 5:30–8:00 p.m. Bach and his Legacy, Master Piano Recital Concert Southminster United Church, 7:30 p.m.
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