Arts Alive

Arts Alive is Oak Bay Parks, Recreation and Culture’s annual public art program. Where sculptures are selected by a peer jury to be displayed for up to a year at outdoor sites in our municipality. They are on temporary loan by the artists who are sponsored by a local business or community group.

Each year, the Municipality of Oak Bay considers purchasing public art from the Arts Alive program to become part of its permanent public art collection. Between July and November 2023, the public is invited to vote for their favourite artwork. The 3 sculptures that received the most votes will be evaluated by the Arts Alive Jury to determine which artwork will earn the title of ‘People’s Choice,’. This sculpture will be among the sculptures considered for purchase.  
The theme for Arts Alive 2023 is “What is Home.”

ArtsAlive builds on seven very successful and engaging summers of temporary public art in Oak Bay, and through this program, Oak Bay has built a legacy of permanent public art in our community. This project was spearheaded between 2014-2020 by the former Oak Bay Arts Laureate Barbara Adams, whose vision and leadership contributed to making Oak Bay a destination for arts and culture.

Opening Ceremony - July 6, 2023. See Events Calendar

Current Arts Alive Brochure with Map

    Arts Alive Archive of Past Exhibitions

    Permanent Public Art collection in Oak Bay

    Participate

    Vote

    Voting for Arts Alive 2023 will open July 6.

    Sponsor

    For $1600, an individual or a business can sponsor a sculpture and support our artists. Sponsor names are featured on the sculpture nameplate, in the Arts Alive brochure, and on the Arts Alive web page.

    Donate

    Help us to continue to increase the livability and artistic richness of our community by donating to the Mayors' Art Legacy Fund, which seeks to make art accessible in public places, and creates a legacy for future generations. Donations to sustain this program are welcomed. Please visit oakbay.ca/parks-recreation/contact-us/planned-giving/mayors-art-legacy-fund. Donations over $25 will receive a tax-deductible receipt.

    Purchase

    All of the current sculptures are for sale with possession date after August 2024.

     

    Arts Alive Exhibit Archive

    Current Arts Alive Sculptures on Exhibition

    2023-2024 Arts Alive Sculptures:

    The theme for Arts Alive 2023/2024 "What is Home?"

    Downloadable Brochure and Map (pdf) coming soon!

     

    Home Is Not A House

    By Orlosky Studio

    Artistic Statement:

    Home Is Not A House is an interactive artwork which uses the visual iconography of an isolated door threshold to examine the emotional connections we feel to our homes. Content for the work was sourced through engagement by asking locals from the Oak Bay area to contemplate their meaning of home. Viewers are invited to open the door and connect with fellow community members’ emotional understanding of “Home.” The interaction sparks reflection on the disparity present in the ways we assign value to physical structures, compared to the intangible emotional experiences of what truly matters in an individual’s experience of home.

    Biography:

    Andrea and Kevin Orlosky both graduated with high honors from Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) in 2004. In 2007, in response to the need for accessible arts outreach programming in our area, we co-founded Art on Wheels. Over the next 13 years, we grew Art on Wheels into a successful therapeutic arts nonprofit with dozens of program locations and numerous art events each year, reaching thousands of people annually.

    These experiences were pivotal in our development as public artists. We established Orlosky Studio, an art practice which allows us to bring our expertise with community engagement into the public art realm. We continue to build upon prior successes, winning commissions from coast to coast across North America. Recently our artworks have been featured in international industry-related media such as CodaMag, and we elevated our practice to a new audience when we relocated to Coquitlam, BC in August 2022.

    Location: 

    • Cadboro Bay Road at Estevan Avenue.

    For Sale Cost:

    • $8,800   

    Sponsor:

    Pemberton Holmes Oak Bay

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    In-Den-Tation

    By Scott Gilles

    Artistic Statement:

    To me a ‘home’ suggests a place to sleep, rest, play, eat, a place to care for and have companionship with others and a place to store precious objects. In this depiction of home, a family of foxes enjoys a sunny afternoon at the mouth of their den. One kit sleeps while another plays, a mother looks up in combination of concern and amusement and a father relaxes before the evening hunt. Although foxes probably do not share our interest in decorating, it’s fun to imagine the den brightened with foxglove flowers, beds made more comfortable with foxtail grass and perhaps a precious object stored on a conk shelf. What would a fox consider to be a precious object to be kept safe in the den? I’ll leave that to the viewer to speculate. By anthropomorphizing animal’s homes, it might help us to have more empathy for them and encourage us to do a better job of sharing the world with them.    

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    Location: 

    Oak Bay Ave at Monterey Ave

    Biography:

    Scott Gillies is a multidisciplinary artist living in Victoria, BC. Drawing, painting, 3D chalk art, animation, sculpture, photography, and filmmaking are some of his favorite art forms. Scott’s artwork is often whimsical and surreal but grounded in the beauty of the natural world. Using his artistic abilities for his livelihood, Scott operates an animation, illustration and video production company called Azara Effect Productions.  Currently, Scott is the president of the Vancouver Island Sculptors Guild and continues to be inspired by the abundance of natural beauty that Vancouver Island has to offer.

    Location: 

    • Oak Bay Avenue at Monterey Avenue

    For Sale Cost:

    • $15,000   

    Sponsor:

    Mike and Rebecca Miller

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    Lullaby Antenna for a Blue Planet

    By Jason Gress

    Artistic Statement:

    No matter what your personal notion of home might be, there is one indisputable idea of home that is universal; planet earth as home to all living beings.
    In a time when Old Blue is getting more angry and agitated with our stewardship, our scraping, digging, poking and burning, Lullaby Antenna For A Blue Planet represents the gesture of broadcasting a soothing signal to our home planet.

    We have hundreds of radio antennae broadcasting a constant signal out into the universe in hopes of communicating with other life out there….

    This sculpture imagines an antenna of sorts aimed at a closer target, with a goal of channeling the viewers personal gratitude for the planet and sending out a soothing lullaby 24/7 for our first home, last home, and only home.

    Biography:

    Jason Gress is a Nanaimo Based artist who maintains an object based sculptural practice. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (honours with distinction) from the University of Victoria, (2003) and Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan (2005). His artistic practice involves sculptural objects of varying materials from fabric to wood to stone, and range in scale from miniature to large scale public works. Most recently, Jason has added painting to his artistic explorations. His research interest involve many aspects of popular culture, consumer culture, nostalgia, and kitsch, and almost always contain an element of humour.

    Jason has recently completed two large scale public sculptures and has exhibited in public galleries and artist run centres across Canada. He grew up in Saskatoon in the early 70’s and 80’s and has always had a knack for building things. Jason has been teaching Visual Art at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo BC, since 2006.

    Location: 

    • Haynes Park

    For Sale Cost:

    • $5,000   

    Sponsor:

    Marc Owen-Flood Personal Real Estate Corporation | Newport Realty Ltd

       

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    Sleeping Beauty

    By Ken Meyer

    Artistic Statement:

    Sleeping Beauty depicts a large male Steller Sea Lion. These wonderful creatures tend to forage across massive distances, yet they mate and give birth at traditional “rookeries” that they return to each year. Caught in a moment of peaceful slumber, Sleeping Beauty is Home. 

    Unfortunately, the Steller Sea Lion’s home is in trouble. Where the Eastern population has enjoyed a healthy recovery over the past several years, the Western stock is still struggling and is listed as endangered. Suspected causes of their population decline point to overfishing of their prey, human caused injury / fatalities and climate change. 

    We all live with sea lions in our communal Home. They are seen along the shores of Vancouver Island feeding on the salmon returning to our local rivers. Each of us shares the responsibility for their care and needs to do what we can to ensure their survival for generations to come. 

    Learn more at www.fisheries.noaa.gov

    Sound file of Artist.

    Biography:

    Raised in Chicago drawing in his sketchbooks, Ken Meyer moved to Tucson, Arizona to pursue 350 days of sunshine per year and a BFA at the University of Arizona. In 1998 he relocated to Vancouver, Canada to experience six months of rain a year and study animation at the Vancouver Film school. Since then, he has worked creating award winning, high quality digital imagery for the feature film, television, web, and gaming industries.

    Ken set out on his sculpture practice designing character maquettes in the development process of his animated short films. From here he developed mold making, casting, and metal fabrication skills which opened the door to a myriad of sculptural media. Ken’s current works focus on endangered animals realized in bronze, concrete, stoneware, steel, and wood.

    Ken currently lives on Vancouver Island splitting his time between working in animation, producing fine art, and exploring the Canadian wilderness.

    Location: 

    • Oak Bay Avenue at Hampshire Road

    For Sale Cost:

    • $14,500   

    Sponsor:

    Oak Bay Marine Group

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    Birth of the World

    By Denis Kleine

    Artistic Statement:

    Birth of the World is a sculpture I conceived many years ago and just recently scaled it up and re-worked the form. It is my interpretations of the World and Moon being formed out of the cosmos. Open to interpretation, is it abstract or is it considered realistic? I hope one views this sculpture with an open mind and sees the mystery and beauty of our world and our existence.

    Bronze, edition of 5

    Biography:

    Denis Kleine is a professional sculptor residing in Nelson, BC., Canada. Denis graduated with a BFA from David Thompson University Centre in Nelson. Denis works predominantly in stone and bronze and has shown extensively Nationally and Internationally. He has several Public Commissions in various cities within BC and Alberta such as White Rock, Kelowna, Trail, Castlegar, Penticton, Nelson, Jaunita, and Vegreville. He also has a permanent stone sculpture in Czechia. 

    His sculptures are housed in permanent collections such as: The Kelowna Art Gallery, Pushor, Mitchel, Montgomery & Co., Kelowna, BC, Kootenay Lake Hospital, Mountain Lakes Senior Centre, Nelson, BC., and Selkirk College, Castlegar, BC. He is currently represented by Hambleton Gallery in Kelowna, BC.  

    Denis also travels extensively around the world participating in projects and festivals working in snow, ice, and sand. He has received many awards from these various competitions.

    Location: 

    • Oak Bay Public Library Garden/Causton’s Green at Hampshire Road.

    For Sale Cost:

    • $18,000   

    Sponsor:

    Oak Bay Pharmasave

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    Home Is Where Family Is

    By Tanya Bub

    Artistic Statement:

    A home doesn't need to have four walls or even a roof. It is a place where we can be ourselves, spend time with those we love and feel safe. 

    This family of driftwood cougars makes their home in a tree, reminding us that we share space with the nature that surrounds us. The tree, their home, is pulled into the sculpture to encourage people to stop and notice how lovely and even astounding a simple tree can be, if we just take the time to stop and look. 

    Biography:

    Tanya Bub is an eco-artist who creates sculptures of animals and people from found wood and recycled materials. A signature feature of her work is making inanimate objects appear to be so alive that is it almost impossible to resist the feeling that there is a living being present. 
    Her pieces borrow energy from the elements out of which they are comprised, be it the life force in a piece of driftwood, the text and images from magazine clippings incorporated into her sculptural collages, or recycled plastics that speak of modern consumerism.

    Location: 

    • Estavan Village - Tree

    For Sale Cost:

    • $9,000   

    Sponsor:

    Barclay’s Fine Jewellers  |  The Zieglers

     

    Shelter

    By Peter Vogelaar

    Artistic Statement:

    This year’s theme of ‘Home” had me thinking of many aspects of what makes a home. It made me think of birds creating a new one each year, in a great variety of conditions. In my piece I am trying to convey the delicate organic world of the birds inside an increasingly man-made world.

    The initial view suggests a mechanical globe, but upon closer inspection, one sees that a robin has created a lovely home inside. With the use of glass mosaic and some jade leaves I wanted to contrast the mechanical steel structure. I also had some fun including domestic implements in her nest construction.

    Biography:

    An artist for close to 50 years, Victoria born Peter Vogelaar is a master in a variety of mediums. He graduated from the Kootenay School of the Arts in 1976 focusing on sculpture.  Over the past two decades he has sculpted in 19 countries, winning world and Olympic championships in sand and snow, he is a respected member of ephemeral artistic community. 

    Participating in the Castlegar Sculpture walk for the past 10 years, he has been making more permanent sculptures in recent years incorporating metal, concrete and mosaic into his work. In 2021 and 2022, Peter was a recipient of the Castlegar People’s Choice Awards.

    His murals, bronzes, concrete and mixed media works can be found in public and private art collections in Fort St John, Castlegar and Creston. 

    Peter currently resides in Winlaw BC.

    Location: 

    • Oak Bay Avenue at Hampshire Road

    For Sale Cost:

    • $7,800

    Sponsor:

    Oak Bay Tourism

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     Dreamy Blue Bear

    By Geemon Xin Meng

    Artistic Statement:

    Dreamy Blue Bear is a playful piece that reflects the calmness of the west coast. It appears fulfilled and at ease, its friendly figure welcoming the viewer to imagine life in peaceful coexistence with the natural world. For the bear and the viewer, home is the environment around us: where life flourishes when the surrounding fauna and flora do too.

    Biography:

    Born in 1968 in Inner Mongolia, Geemon immigrated to Toronto, Canada as a distinguished artist in 2004. He has exhibited his works in Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, and China, among other countries. Geemon became a member of the Sculptors Society of Canada in 2006 and founded the Vancouver Sculpture Studio in Vancouver in 2012. 

    Geemon taught sculpture for 6 years to more than 100 students from more than 10 countries. He became an elected member of the National Sculpture Society (USA) in 2018. That same year, he began construction on a 10 year long project to build an international sculpture program and sculpture garden in Washington State, USA. Geemon is currently working on a group of 40 life sized figures in a sculpture titled "Moment". 

    He currently resides in Vancouver, Canada.

    Location: 

    • McNeill Bay

    For Sale Cost:

    • $12,000   

    Sponsor:

    Vis-à-Vis

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    Horaltic Pose - Cormorant

    By Erick James

    Artistic Statement:

    What is a home?

    My home is a nest, a place to be safe, warm, and loved. A safe haven, a safe harbour, a safe zone amid turmoil. A place to remove the protective mask, a place to leave the hand sanitizer by the door, a place to drop your guard.

    The Horaltic Pose is used to rid certain birds of parasites; feather mites, ticks, and other ectoparasites. It is theorized the pose is a way for cormorants to dry off after a nourishing dip in the ocean. The radiation from the sun and the wind from a sea breeze do the trick. Cleansing oneself, one’s home.

    Visiting our waterways to cleanse my own soul. Standing with my face into the sun and wind; eyes closed, arms outstretched. My own Horaltic pose. Safe, serene, and home.

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    Biography:

    As a biologist and artist my pieces convey the wonders of the natural world. I have a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of British Columbia and an Honours Metal Certificate from the Kootenay School of the Arts at Selkirk College. I have worked and studied in labs for more than 20 years and still find wonder there. It is this curiosity and excitement for the natural world that I bring to my art. In larger-than-life metal microbes, metal origami birds, scanning electron micrographs in gilded frames, and framed fixed specimen slides. The invisible are made visible, the often seen are reexamined.

    Location: 

    • Oak Bay Avenue at Mitchell Street

    For Sale Cost:

    • $12,000   

    Sponsor:

    REMAX

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    Family

    By Paul Reimer 

    Artistic Statement:

    Home, for me, is not a place or a possession. Home is the people I love and who love me. The people who care for me and give me safe harbour through all of life’s storms.

    In material and form, my hand-forged steel sculpture, Family represents the strong connections of family and the joy it brings to our lives. With the support of family, we can take chances and reach higher, knowing someone is there to catch us when we fall.

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    Biography:

    At the age of 15, Paul began his blacksmithing apprenticeship at the Kootenay Forge under the mentorship of John Smith. When Paul was 20 years old, he became the head blacksmith at Fort Steele Heritage Town, just outside of Cranbrook, BC. In 2001, at the age of 26, Paul began his own blacksmithing business with six employees.

    Today, Paul lives with his wife and two children in Cranbrook. Family and community involvement are the most important elements of Paul’s life. Through his early public art projects, he was able to facilitate substantial positive changes in the way that people in Cranbrook relate to their community and to each other. He has since, been able to bring that same spirit of community building with public art projects to many other cities.

    Location: 

    • Lokier Park

    For Sale Cost:

    • $15,000   

    Sponsor:

    Prestige Picture Framing Etcetera  |  District of Oak Bay

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    2022-23 Public Art Tour

    2022 Arts Alive Sculptures:

    The theme for Arts Alive 2022/2023 is Kinship.

    Downloadable Brochure and Map (pdf)

     

    To Stand as One

    By Samantha Dickie

    Artistic Statement:

    To Stand as One is rooted in the experience of birth, death and kinship: connections that defy time and space. The physicality of building in large-scale, and carving intuitive patterns is a cathartic process: imbedding a lifeline into the clay that pulls beauty out of sorrow and isolation. To Stand as One embodies something grounding, a kinship to the earth, where there is a sense of calmness and universality that connects our individual selves to something much larger than us. Kinship makes us feel expansive, where even if we stand as one, we are not alone.

    Biography:

    Samantha Dickie received her BA in Women’s Studies and Native Studies, followed by her Diploma in Craft and Design in Ceramics. She has attended artist residencies in China, Yukon, and Alberta. Her minimalist abstract sculpture and architecturally-scaled, multi-component installations have been exhibited in solo and group shows across Canada. She has been the recipient of multiple national and provincial grants, and local awards, and has been the subject of numerous articles and reviews. Her work can be found in permanent collections across North America, at Madrona Gallery in Victoria, BC and at her studio by appointment.

    Location: 

    • Oak Bay Public Library Garden at Hampshire Rd.

    For Sale Cost:

    • $6,500   

    Sponsor:

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    Natural Connections

    By Andrea Fritz

    Artistic Statement:

    This sculpture may just look like four pieces of painted wood. However, it depicts four ecosystems on the wood from each ecosystem. The wood planks are harvested through sustainable methods. These ecosystems are found on the West Coast of Canada each are threatened in different ways. These trees and the plants and animals that they support are important to the health of our entire province. The Garry oak ecosystem has connections between the small plants, pollinators, large visitors, and the oak trees themselves. The Maple ecosystem is found near water and helps to immensely improve the soil health of the area and are an important space for animals to forage and pass through. Pacific Yew habitats produce edible berries and are great spaces for wild ginger and queen-cup bed lily to grow. This tree’s wood has also been used to make many wooden objects historically including masks, bowls, spoons and paddles. You can see a wildfire on our Douglas fir wood as fire is an important and necessary part of many of the ecosystems in BC. Older trees thick bark protects them from the fire that helps refresh the area around that stand of trees. 

    Biography:

    Andrea Fritz is a Coast Salish artist and author from the Lyackson First Nation of the Hul’qumi’num speaking Peoples on the West Coast of Canada. Andrea strives to express her people’s history and all our futures using her art. She focuses on animals and scenes of the West Coast of Canada and our intricate relationships with them. Andrea works in the mediums of acrylic on canvas/wood, serigraph, vector art, and multimedia. She has had numerous shows of her work including at Eagle Feather Gallery and the Place Gallery. Andrea has participated in community-based art pieces throughout Victoria. 

    Location: 

    • Cadboro Bay Road at Estevan Avenue

    For Sale Cost:

    • $10,000   

    Sponsor:

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    Copper Finch

    By Erick James

    Artistic Statement:

    The pandemic has shown me kinship is more important than ever. I have never felt more alone than these last 2 years. With spring comes hope. The first blooms of the snowdrops and the crocuses, the arrival of migratory birds. In the depth of winter, local songbirds at the feeders have kept me company; Chestnut-backed chickadees, bush-tits, dark-eyed juncos, and spotted towhees all vying for a spot at the suet cake. A visit from a northern flicker. The birds sing, dive, and flit in spite of the politicalization and polarization of mask mandates and vaccines. Kinship is about keeping everyone safe.

    Simply, my copper finch is the quiet anticipation of hope.

    Biography:

    As a biologist and artist my pieces convey the wonders of the natural world. I have a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from the University of British Columbia and an Honours Metal Certificate from the Kootenay School of the Arts at Selkirk College. I have worked and studied in labs for more than 20 years and still find wonder there. It is this curiosity and excitement for the natural world that I bring to my art. In larger than life metal microbes, metal origami birds, scanning electron micrographs in gilded frames, and framed fixed specimen slides. The invisible are made visible, the often seen are reexamined.

    Location: 

    • McNeill Bay

    For Sale Cost:

    • $3,000   

    Sponsor:

     

     

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    Pushed to the Edge

    By Ken Meyer

    Artistic Statement:

    Kinship is, by definition, “a sharing of characteristics or origins”. Where one could limit this to something exclusively human, I feel that it extends to each element of our natural world. We share this planet with every living, breathing organism and they in turn with us. Every decision we make, as humans, ripples out to our surroundings with incredible impact. We indeed have a kinship with all the inhabitants of the Earth.

    Our relationship with the Woodland Caribou is indicative of this relationship.  Their numbers have been declining due to habitat loss caused, in part, by human activity. Forest harvesting, oil and gas extraction, and road developments fragment their habitat. Forest fires and climate change shifts their distribution. Illegal poaching reduces their numbers. Caribou are in trouble.

    Pushed to the Edge gives a voice to these creatures who are being left behind. I seek to honour their fragile existence through this piece by sharing a respect for their beauty, creating awareness of their plight, and encouraging action to ensure their safety. Therefore, 20% of the proceeds from the sale of Pushed to the Edge will go towards caribou conservation.  

    Together we can protect our kin.

    Biography:

    Raised in Chicago drawing in his sketchbooks, Ken moved to Tucson, AZ to pursue 350 days of sunshine per year and a BFA at the University of Arizona.  In 1998 he moved to Vancouver to experience six months of rain a year and study character animation at the Vancouver Film school.   He then started his career in visual effects, founded Jackrabbit Pictures, and put down permanent roots in BC.

    Ken set out on his sculpture practice creating clay character maquettes in the development process of his animated short films.  From here he developed mold making, casting, and metal fabrication skills which opened the door to a myriad of sculptural media.  Ken’s current works are in bronze, concrete, stoneware, steel, and wood.

    Ken currently lives in Maple Bay on Vancouver Island, Canada splitting his time between working as an animator for the feature film industry, producing fine artwork, and exploring the Canadian wilderness.

    Location: 

    • Hampshire Road at Oak Bay

    For Sale Cost:

    • $6,500   

    Sponsor:

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    Vordr

    By Frances Semple 

    Artistic Statement:

    Kinship, for me, is a feeling. It is very ambiguous and constantly shifting as we move through our lives and redefine our relationships. Families and friends come and go but the memories and associations made remain and contribute to who we are as a whole.

    In Norse mythology the name Vordr is given to the Warden Souls that guard over each person from birth to death. They were also known as Kin Spirits that were thought to be past relatives protecting and keeping watch over their kinfolk.

    I began Vordr without a complete understanding of what I was making. The body was made in three sections. The idea of these separate forms creating a whole represents the concept that each person is a culmination of many contributing factors that include the family, the self and society. These influences affect who we are and in turn we influence and affect those around us creating a web of social connections.

    Biography:

    Frances Semple has been a working artist in both sculpture and painting for over 30 years. Her work has been shown internationally and is in collections throughout Canada and the United States.

    She began her formal art studies in 1975 at the Ontario College of Art, now OCAD University, focusing on sculpture and mould making. This included an exchange program in Florence Italy and a term studying at Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland. Semple completed her BFA in 2016 at Emily Carr University of Art and Design.

    Throughout her art career Semple also worked as a scenic artist in film and theatre. She has traveled extensively including time spent in Abu Dhabi painting murals in a sheik’s palace. In 1989 she moved to the west coast settling in Victoria in 2000.

    Semple is represented by Madrona Gallery, Victoria BC.

    Location: 

    • Haynes Park on Beach Drive

    For Sale Cost:

    • $5,000   

    Sponsor:

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    Metamorphosis

    By Peter Vogelaar

    Artistic Statement:

    Strength and fragility – the monarch butterfly exemplify both. One wingbeat at a time, these tiny creatures prove the connection between here and there, familiar and far. Their mysterious instinct connects generations – it’s all one world in time and space.

    What is kinship but acknowledged connections? My combining of Nature’s web with the iconic, maternal, nurturing doll depicts hope for a future in which we care for and appreciate Nature, so that she may continue to shelter and feed us. As well, I acknowledge empathy for the people of Ukraine in the current difficult situation. It is we who have created nations and economies. Surely, with all the wealth and knowledge at our disposal, transformation in this realm should also be possible?

    Biography:

    An artist for close to 50 years, Victoria born Peter Vogelaar is a master in a variety of mediums. He graduated from the Kootenay School of the Arts in 1976 focusing on sculpture.  Over the past two decades he has sculpted in 19 countries, winning world and Olympic championships in sand and snow, he is a respected member of ephemeral artistic community. His murals, bronzes, concrete and mixed media works can be found in public and private art collections in Fort St John, Castlegar and Creston. Peter currently resides in Winlaw BC.

    Location: 

    • Oak Bay Avenue at Hampshire Road

    For Sale Cost:

    • $16,000   

    Sponsor:

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    2020-21 Public Art Tour

    The theme for Arts Alive 2020/2021 was “Together.”

    2020/21 Arts Alive Sculptures:

    Downloadable Brochure and Map: ArtsAlive 2020/21 (pdf)

    All photos of the 2020/2021 ArtsAlive sculptures by Gregory Varano Photography.

    Together at the Grove

    By Susan Rankin

    Artistic Statement:

    Susan Rankin is a Canadian artist who works from her home in Apsley, Ontario. In her 33 year career as a glass artist Susan has drawn her inspiration from the landscape in which she lives. Susan examines how glass has been used historically and transitions form and style with a contemporary feel. Within the Garden Grove series of work, Susan play’s with the idea space and abstraction, through the use of many layers of thin coloured glass elements she creates columns of colour and light. Susan builds the image with light, she has worked with scale to create a presence; they demand that observers engage with them in a more physical and direct way, interwoven with shadow and movement. Susan’s work is widely collected across the U.S. and Canada.  @srankinglass

    Biography:

    Susan Rankin lives and works from her home in Apsley, Ontario. Susan graduated from Sheridan College in 1989.  She received a three year artist in residency at the Harbourfront Centre glass studio, in Toronto from 1989 – 91.

    In her 33 year career as a glass artist Susan has drawn her inspiration from the landscape in which she lives. As an avid gardener she continues to explore the idea of garden through her vessel and sculptural works, and is well known for her vibrant floral vessels.  Susan examines how glass has been used historically and transitions form and style with a contemporary feel.

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    Location: 

    • Oak Bay Ave. at Wilmot Pl.

    For Sale Cost:

    • $13,560   

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    Fallen Friend

    By Steve Milroy

    Artistic statement:

    “Fallen Friend” is a sculpture meant to convey the feeling of a cold, wintery day in the backwoods of BC. Snow & ice are used to accentuate the misery & broken hearts of the indigenous group of animals gathered TOGETHER to conduct an impromptu funeral for their recently deceased friend, a giant fir tree that they loved dearly. Man has been in trampling their home space; leaving his destructive mark behind him. The animals, while retaining most of their natural characteristics, have taken on a slightly anthropomorphic look in order to convey their feelings more adequately to their Oak Bay audience. The wildlife huddled TOGETHER and surrounding the tree stump include a bear, moose, deer, beaver, wolf, fox, badger, weasel, rabbit, two mice, as well as a bald eagle, a crow, a blue jay, and an owl with a comforting wing around a sobbing racoon.

    Biography:

    Steve Milroy is a local Victoria artist who has for over 34 years professionally airbrushed motorcycles, cars, boats and buses, produced more than 2000 screen-print designs, completed hundreds of incredible murals, as well as gallery quality oil paintings. He sculpts in concrete, aluminum, steel, fiberglass, epoxy, and bronze. One of his most recent sculptures was unveiled by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during their visit to Canada in 2016.  
    Steve lives with his wife and two grown children in a house he built himself. It resembles a giant oak tree stump that has been featured on TV several times! He is truly an artist of the common folk who loves to produce real wonders that anyone without a university degree in “artist psychoanalysis” can still understand and appreciate. 

    Location: 

    • Oak Bay Ave. at Hampshire Rd.

    For Sale Cost:

    • $18,000

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    Between Us

    by Russell Papp

    Artistic statement:

    ‘Between Us’ starts at the beginning. Surrounded by the forces of life, celestial bodies wind together, growing skyward, toward each other, and toward resolution. With the hope that through a strong connection to the land, to the ocean, and to each other, we will grow collectively onward, and respectfully together. The single point on which the sculpture is balanced, symbolizes the importance of connection. Tensions and anxieties both repel and attract, putting relationships to the test. The figures’ support of one another represents what is possible: navigating sensitive relationships through changing atmospheres, working together through joy and pain.    

    Biography:

    As a practicing artist and designer for over two decades, Russell Papp has pursued various creative disciplines, both personal and professional. From landscape design,
    sculpture, film and animation, through major commercial installations for marketing and product branding, his professional work has covered a wide spectrum of the visual
    arts. He maintains the utmost quality, integrity and attention to detail in all aspects of his work, with a particular emphasis on the relationship between his art and the
    specific environment in which it functions. This relationship, both practical and conceptual, is essential to his creative process and his work speaks to this sensibility.

    Location: 

    • Oak Bay Ave (between Hampshire Rd. and Monterey Ave.)

    For Sale Cost:

    • $10,500

    Sponsor:

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    Transitions

    By Angellos Glaros

    Artistic statement: 

    “Dragonflies have flown the earth for 300 million years, dragonflies symbolize our ability to overcome hardship. They can remind us to take the time to reconnect with our own strength, courage and happiness.”  ~Author unknown

    Dragonflies symbolize courage, strength and happiness. They represent transition as they evolve from eggs into water dwelling nymphs and then transform into flying insects.

    In today’s society many people have trouble finding the time to commune with nature. This brings that feeling of being with nature to the viewer.

    Biography: 

    After completing the art programs at Dundas Valley College of Art and the Nova Scotia College of Art, Angellos came to visit the west coast of Canada.  Inspired by the mountains, and attracted to the easygoing lifestyle, he moved to Vancouver Island, BC.

    The smooth forms of driftwood and sandstone, as well as traditional native artwork, inspired Angellos to explore wood as a sculptural media. Economic pressure, and his desire to improve his marketability, led him to expand his repertoire, first from in the round sculptures, and then on to carved doors and mirrors, and finally to an interest in designing and making furniture.

    Angellos has also branched into metal work. The last several years have been spent focusing and refining his metal forging and fabrication skills.

    Location: 

    • Hampshire Rd. at Oak Bay Ave. 

    For Sale Cost:

    • $18,000

    Sponsor:

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    Parallax Introvert    

    By Denise Holland

    Artistic statement:

    Parallax Introvert encourages us to contemplate our limited human capacity to comprehend multiple perspectives at once and to open up to broader ways of seeing ourselves and others. The definition of a parallax is “the effect whereby the position or direction of an object appears to differ when viewed from different positions.” Parallax Introvert blurs the binary characterizations of introversion and extroversion allowing us to consider whether we are not just one or the other but rather all of these things together.

    Parallax Introvert encourages us to explore the physical sculpture from different viewpoints and contemplate the subjectivity of our perceptions through two absurd poems and the reflective aluminum surface. The cut-outs of the x’s and o’s reference the common ground of love and allow us to see glimpses of the people and landscape on the other side. It is possible we are more together than we are separate?

    Biography:

    Holland disrupts the meaning of objects, ideas and agency in order to draw attention to multiple viewpoints. She is interested in how our individual belief systems are formed and defended to make sense of the world around us. Holland uses predominantly sculpture and text, often turning ideas literally upside down, inside out and backward, inviting us to contemplate alternative views through playfulness and humour. A settler of European descent, Holland gratefully lives and works on the Unceded Territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

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    Location: 

    • Monterey Recreation Centre (Monterey Ave.)

    For Sale Cost:

    • $5,000

    Sponsor:

    www.urbancoreventures.com

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    Together

    By Neeraj Gupta

    Artistic statement:

    Super-technology, great as it is, has caused the humanities and the arts of the day forget their true language, that of inner being. the scientific methods seen applied to some of the day’s art works are brilliant, but great love alone is the aim of all art. Art is not titillation, not information, not reduction. Art must somehow or other still have the mysterious power of transcending history, and horizontal time: that alone makes us see things acutely.

    Artists must think from the ground up, that is, on all forms of creativities: whether of the arts, the sciences and even the faiths. The so-called 'ugliness' can be beautiful, but far more beautiful is the heart. Art's bent is the truth of life, not the truth of scientific abstractions. For me no glossy synthetic surfaces do, only those that come naturally. Kinetic sculpture can be exciting, but the Neolithic methods are closer to our bone. All lasting art is contemplative and does not pander to our vulgar curiosity. I'm for permanent experiences alone. Through only by craft are these turned into moments of permanent art. In this excitable age, serenity is of the greatest value. The old Indian carvings created a mood of serenity. It is these that make us really breathless. Think of the dancing Shiva in stone!  Here is true poetry. So art better not be fugitive.
    Good art is not descriptive, but a carrier of culturally distilled emotions. I believe the displacement of the living and the organic from our civilization has gone too far with the development of the machine and machine-like minds. This has led to the dehumanization of art itself.  We have become just too regulated and narrow. a disaster for our own humanity. Think of climate change! What folly. Truer artists groom the heart to spiritual health.

    Biography:

    Neeraj (born 1969) is an alumni of the School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi.  As an extremely talented public art specialist, he is the President Delhi Art Society. He is an expert of Indian art & aesthetics, folk and village art forms… Not forgetting his love and dedication for the environment.
     
    From 2003 to 2017 he has showcased a number of outstanding solo shows like  "KALYUG", Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi, " KAYAKALP", "THE INNOCENT EYE", "ENDURING STONES DEEP WOODS" ,"HORIZONTAL VERTICALS", "FOLK STRANGERS"  and many more  at India Habitat Centre - Visual Arts Gallery, India international centre and forums of cultural exchange at various occasions.
     
    He is the proud winner of  Sahitya Kala parishad Award, 28th Annual Art Exhibition, Govt. of  N.C.T.  of Delhi in 2004, Best sculptor award in 77th Annual art Exhibition of AIFACS in 2005, and Lorenzo il Magnifico SILVER award at the XIth  Florence Biennale, Italy in October 2017.

    Location: 

    • Oak Bay Ave. (between Monterey Ave. and Oliver St.)

    For Sale Cost:

    • $15,000

    Sponsor: 

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    Leaf Weathervane 

    By Doug Taylor

    Artistic statement:

    My most recent Leaf Weathervane is a metaphor for out fragile environment, it exists as a ‘way finder’… continually repositioning itself to face the oncoming wind. Like water, it follows the course of least resistance.
    As metaphor for our environment, I chose to represent the vascular anatomy of the leaf for its potency as a renewable energy system of incredible efficiency. Clearly the ability to photosynthesize water, sunlight and CO2 into stored carbon energy while expiring oxygen to balance the biosphere is a process that enables our survival. The leaf is a biological converter of incredible capacity. It feeds us, it keeps us warm and puts gas in our tank!! 

    Biography:

    I love to build weathervanes, mobiles and kinetic sculptures that reflect the spirit and storyline of a site. The use of wind, water or solar power to animate sculpture recognizes the deeper and eternal powers at play on earth… it helps us reconnect with the elements and stand in awe of them. My installations have also generated their own electricity !
    by means of wind and solar energy, thus erasing their own carbon footprint over time.
    For example, Seattle Center’s Bird Song Listening Station selected in 2008 by Art In America as one of 19 top international public art works.

    It’s taken 30 years of trial and error, but I now produce mobile works of all sizes that require no maintenance… it’s all about achieving graceful movement and self-governing against high winds. 

    Vancouver installations Khenko and the WindSwimmer are works deeply rooted in the genre of whirligigs our pioneer settlers used to make for their back yards (woodchoppers and wing flappers).
    Seattle Center’s Bird Song Listening Station uses wind and solar to generate sound samples of birds, once native to the site. All three works use wind for their motive power and govern themselves by means of uniquely designed engineering. 

    The function of the repetitive motions in these pieces serves to heighten the existential nature of daily life. The power of repetition is something G.K. Chesterton wrote about in the Everlasting Man when he talked about the beauty of the sun coming up every day - far from being boring, it is the repetitive aspect of this action that makes it so powerful.

    Location: 

    • McNeill Bay (Beach Dr. at Transit Rd.) 

    For Sale Cost:

    • $10,000

    Sponsor:

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    Counterpoise 

    By Richard Young     

    Artistic statement:

    “Sculptures call these things to mind but never describes them.” 
    – Barbara Hepworth

    With an eye to movement, I twist and fold metal to create shapes with vivid colours. This is a representation of how I see the world. My goal is for people to observe the form and to be reminded of how saturated hues and unpredictable contours can reinvigorate the spirit. I am dyslexic, so it has been a challenge to explain concepts in words. Instead, I found a way to express my thoughts in a physical form using sheet metal. I bend and cut the medium to achieve crisp lines and inviting curves that evoke movement and inspire the imagination. My works capture my disorganized thoughts into a static form. The warm and lively colours reflect my optimism. When placed outdoors, the form's medium and vibrancy affirms the joy of diversity. This piece - Counterpoise - aims to show the viewer the benefit of interdependence. I hope it will inspire people to celebrate their connection with others as a path to belonging.

    Biography:  

    Richard Young is an emerging contemporary artist who works with metal, stone, and wood. He is the sole proprietor of Huxter Design. Last year, Richard took a leap. He was looking for a medium through which he could reflect his optimistic view of the world. He began to experiment with sheet metal and found that it allowed him to express his vulnerability without fear of condescension. Richard is an annual contributor to the Cowichan Valley Fine Arts Show. His piece entitled “Fast Fashion” enjoyed an Honourable Mention in 2017, and this year’s piece entitled “Form 1” received a People’s Choice award. Richard exhibited at the 2019 Sooke Fine Arts Show, and he will hold a solo exhibition next spring at Victoria’s Xchanges Gallery. Richard lives in Maple Bay, BC with his three daughters and devoted wife.

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    Location: 

    • Haynes Park (on Beach Dr.)

    For Sale Cost:

    • $7,000

    Sponsor:

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    We! 

    By Goetz Schuerholz

    Artistic statement:

    The title of the sculpture "WE!" aptly reflects the Zeitgeist of today, which increasingly gives women the long-denied status in society and professional life they rightly demand and deserve. The closely-linked, clearly identifiable group of "WE!" manifests the immense power of females showcasing what women united can do to change society. Mobilizing their power will advance the common good in our community and their proportional representation in our society will be a win-win for everyone, helping to make this a better and more peaceful world.
    The chosen material for this powerful sculpture is particularly well suited to show the growing social and economic strength of women. It is about equality, challenge and a long denied recognition whether at work or at home.

    Biography:

    Creative work has always been center to my life. Dabbling in many aspects of sculpting, drawing, etching, and painting during my teenage years and formal art education in Germany, I have spent many hours ever since pursuing creative work as a hobby. It was not until retiring from my professional international work as conservation ecologist in 2010 that I decided to more seriously focus on painting and sculpting at my inspiring studios in Cowichan Bay and Heidelberg, Germany.

    Most of my art work is figurative with subjects taken from nature. I love shaping river rock of any kind, but equally enjoy working with granite, marble and metal. At my winter studio in Germany I paint landscapes and create bronzes. At my Cowichan Bay studio I focus on stone and metal sculptures from small to large and open air painting.

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    Location: 

    • Lokier Garden (Estevan Ave. at Musgrave St.) 

    For Sale Cost:

    • $8,400

    Sponsor:

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    Sub Quercu Humana Natura

    By Dallas Segno

    Artistic statement:

    Sub Quercu Natura Humana is a four sided hinged stainless steel wall that can be formed into a column (as shown in the photo) or unfolded into a wall/divider. The bamboo curtains have been removed since the photo was taken and will not be indlude if this sculpture is purchased.

    TOGETHERNESS

    The Blacktail Stag and the Painted Turtles; Earth; Nurture; Strength.
    The Cottontail Rabbit and the Butterflies; Fire; Humility; Transformation.
    The Great Blue Heron and the Salmon; Water; Independence; Rebirth.
    The Crow and the Orca; Air; Introspection; Community.

    Sub Quercu Natura Humana
    Human Nature Under Oak.
    People like to separate themselves from nature. It's funny and often disturbing watching them fumble around trying to control it. They think their carefully constructed language will magically lift them from the chaos and into some semblance of paradise. As though saying "that's not natural" will save them from inevitable decay and death. Even in a dead language, nature comes first.

    Sub Quercu Natura Humana
    Human Nature Under Oak.
    We are all in this together, and although they try, it seems evermore unlikely that Silicon Valley’s hoard of geniuses and self-driving drones will ever escape this perfect planet. Every year nature learns new creative ways to deconstruct our so-called waste into the building blocks of new and beautiful natural creations.The pessimism is unyielding and yet, nature knows better. And if we were separate from nature, then nature, unconscious, is infinitely wiser. And of course we find out about it, because we are told. They call this discovery. All of the math in the world is simply natural.

    Sub Quercu Natura Humana
    Human Nature Under Oak.
    On the city's coat of arms, ‘Sub Quercu Felicitas / Happiness Under Oak.’  Oh, how could I contribute to this glorious condition. There is the leaf, the acorn, the animals, with beaks and paws and fins and hands.The oak grows gnarly and immense and yet we never cower beneath.  A break from the wind, and shade from the sun. We are happy, aren't we? Nature; human. For those who understand words, we are human; naturally. And in cold hard stainless steel, hopefully, forevermore.

     

    Biography:

    What is an artist today?  Dallas Segno is a multi-media conceptual artist emerging from Victoria, BC.  Music, film, cartoons, wall art, architecture, digital design, there is no limit to Dallas’s reach.  Represented by an emoji and 3d printed mask, Dallas Segno challenges how we understand identity in a world where you’ve consented to it being used to sell yourself back to you.

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    Location: 

    • Cadboro Bay Rd. at Estevan Ave.

    For Sale Cost:

    • $15,000

    Sponsor:

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    1. Connected

    by Paul Reimer

    Artistic Statement:

    This artwork began as an exploration of combining different materials and different shapes. “Connected” is made entirely from found and recycled materials - railroad track, steel and concrete. I was intrigued by the possibility of turning industrial, utilitarian objects into art.

    When I created this sculpture I had no inkling of the effect it would have on people and how they would interact with it. “Connected” was the centerpiece of my annual Christmas art exhibit. Almost everyone who attended posed with the sculpture and wanted their photo taken with it - completely unprompted. They were using it as a frame – some even used the bottom as a frame for their kids and even their dogs.

    This is my latest take on the age-old blacksmith tradition of making the functional beautiful and I’m so pleased to see the enthusiastic response people have to it. What began as a desire to connect disparate objects with each other and take them from mundane to engaging, turned into a connection between people and art. My hope is that everyone who engages with this piece will take a second look, not only at other public artworks, but at the everyday objects all around them.

    Biography:

    Paul was born in Calgary and at the age of six, his family moved to picturesque Crawford Bay, BC. Growing up surrounded by the breathtaking beauty of the Kootenays instilled in Paul, a love of nature that inspires much of his art to this day.

    At 15, Paul began his blacksmithing apprenticeship at the Kootenay Forge and when he was 20, he became the head blacksmith at Fort Steele Heritage Town in Cranbrook, BC. In 2001, at the age of 26, Paul began his own blacksmithing business.

    Today, Paul lives with his wife and two children in Cranbrook where family and community involvement are his passions.

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    Location: 

    • Cadboro Bay Road at Estevan Avenue

    For Sale Cost:

    • $10,000

    Sponsor:

    www.urbancoreventures.com

    2. Dreams Can Come True

    By David Hunwick

    Artistic statement:

    This piece depicts the hare jumping over the moon as a metaphor for our desire to reach for our dreams, transcending the limitations of earth bound properties. Where the confluence of desire and passion meet dreams can come true.

    Biography:

    David studied sculpture at Ravensbourne College of Art and Design in London, UK. (1981-1985)

    David currently teaches sculpture at Brentwood College in Mill Bay on Vancouver Island, and also continues to sculpt and paint in his studio based in James Bay, Victoria.

    After graduating he trained as a teacher of Art and Design. David’s sculptures are currently located in many private and public collections in The UK; Australia; Germany and Canada.

    David was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh. Also exhibited at the Whitworth Gallery in Manchester at the New Contemporaries show and had sculpture sited at the world-renowned Yorkshire Sculpture Park. David emigrated to Canada in 2001.

    David specializes in teaching sculpture, completing commission pieces, and mold making and casting. He taught at Metchosin International School of the Arts in 2012 and also in 2014; Red Deer College in 2016; and in Pietrasanta, Italy each summer as part of the Sculpt Italy experience ( 2012 to present)  In 2009-2010 David was commissioned to work on the Blue Whale project for University of British Columbia.

    In 2012, David worked as artist-in-residence at the Gitskan Art Centre in Hazelton, teaching first nation carvers how to mold and cast their artifacts and also molded and cast an 8ft totem. Currently, David is also working on molding and casting another major first nation public sculpture which will be installed at Fraser Valley University in the Fall of 2017. 

    Poem:

    Location: 

    • Oak Bay Avenue (between Hampshire & Monterey)

    For Sale Cost:

    • $18,000

    Sponsor:

    Vis à Vis

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    3. Ebb and Flow

    By Russell Papp

    Not part of People’s Choice Award voting

    Artistic statement:

    Ebb and Flow elegantly reflects the natural balance between the currents and tides, the wind and weather, and the surrounding landscapes and Gary Oaks, unique to south Oak Bay, Victoria, BC. Surrounded by these magnificent trees, and framed by the ocean, Ebb and Flow captures the tensions found in the giant branches of the Oaks, juxtaposed by the strength of the constantly changing currents just off shore. The intricacy, tension and balance of the four interwoven layers of the sculpture, counter balance, and support each other to stand, as do the heavy branches of the Gary Oak. The directional positioning of the individual segments represent the constantly changing tide. Hard angles, square edges and ridge lines symbolize the handmade, quality of nautical design, while the curvatures of the overall form capture the sensuality of the sea and her movement.

    Biography:

    As a practicing artist and designer for over two decades, Russell Papp has pursued various creative disciplines, both personal and professional. From landscape design, sculpture, film and animation, through major commercial installations for marketing and product branding, his professional work has covered a wide spectrum of the visual arts. He maintains the utmost quality, integrity and attention to detail in all aspects of his work, with a particular emphasis on the relationship between his art and the specific environment in which it functions. This relationship, both practical and conceptual, is essential to his creative process and his work speaks to this sensibility. Russell has traveled widely and has always valued his first hand experience in the landscapes, cities, and galleries of the world. Studying the artwork, admiring the patinas, and travelling through historic landscapes, have provided him with the solid foundation he applies to the creation of his work today. These experiences resonate deeply, giving him a personal perspective and an understanding of the tactile and spatial references, environments, and landmarks that tie the threads of art history together. While this has lead Russell in new directions, he continues to apply the knowledge and quality of craftsmanship drawn from experience.

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    Location: 

    • Haynes Park

    For Sale Cost:

    • $22.500

    Sponsor:

    The Avenue Gallery

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    4. Harmony Humpbacks - 2019 People’s Choice

    By Daniel Cline

    Artistic statement:

    Harmony Humpbacks is a representation of a mother humpback whale and her two calves swimming through their world, connected to each other and their environment. The artist carved this sculpture from a beautiful piece of local marble during the summer of 2017. These animals live in harmony with their environment and each other that is a lesson to all of us.

    Biography:

    I have been a professional stone sculptor since 1985. I have gained a reputation as a multi-talented stone sculptor, noted for my ability to transform a wide variety of stone into original sculptures of unique grace and spirit. My sculptural interests have progressed from small tabletop creations of beauty to powerful creations of monumental public sculpture. I work in stone because I feel a deep affinity to the material and its connection to the earth and time.

    I respect its enduring qualities, textures and strengths while exploring its ability to be transformed and shaped into endless forms. My work is based on discovering that which is unknown or unseen in the stone and bringing it into the world of the visible. My latest work reflects the nature of reality through metaphor and symbol. Exploring that which is universal, mysterious and challenging and sharing the discovery. The main focus of my current work is to create powerful thought provoking pieces.

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    Poem:

    ‘Humpback Harmonies’ by Gisela Ruebsaat 2 pages [PDF - 68 KB]

    Location: 

    • Oak Bay Avenue at Wilmot Place

    For Sale Cost:

    • $18,000

    Sponsor:

    Oak Bay Tourism

    5. Jelly

    By Nathan Smith

    Artistic statement:

    One of the most magical beings inhabiting the Salish Sea is the Jelly fish. Found all over the worlds’ ocean, the local varieties of Moon Jelly, Water Jelly and Lion’s Mane have been swimming in the confluence since time immemorial. These free-swimming marine animals are amongst the most extraordinary animals on Earth with an evolutionary history stretching back for hundreds of millions of years. In this sculpture, the artist aims to capture the fluid movement and weightlessness of the species.

    Biography:

    Artist Nathan Smith started working with metal in 2003, and in 2007, launched his own business Sunsmith Design. His works are diverse ranging from custom commissions in the Nelson Area, to large-scale public art installations throughout British Columbia and Alberta. Known for his sculptural sundials, he was commissioned by the Calgary Zoo and the City of Summerland to create one a of a kind public art armillary style sundials.

    His sculptures have featured four years running in Castlegar Sculpture Walk. His piece V Formation was awarded 1st place for the Artistic Merit Award and 2nd place for The People’s Choice in 2015. He has recently completed a contract with the City of Nelson to create an 80 ft artistic railing called Mountains and Clouds located along the waterfront.

    Smith is inspired by nature and beautiful design, blending modern metalwork with curves and flair. He finds joy in the creative process of designing and fabricating original art.

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    Poem​:

    Location: 

    • Oak Bay Avenue at Hamphire Road

    For Sale Cost:

    • $15,000

    Sponsor:

    Marc Owen-Flood

    6.  Me and My Quiet Thoughts

    By Mizzonk

    Artistic statement:

    The text-based concrete sculpture “Me and My Quiet Thoughts” contains contrast shifting views that one has on the self at different moments. Written and signed by the artist Wan-Yi Lin, the text conveys the shifting moments of finding and recognizing one’s own self-worth and humanity. When one connects with the core of being, it becomes possible to see humaneness not only in the self but in others. Thus a confluence of humanity can merge despite differences in culture and race.

    Two reasons to cast the text in concrete, one is for permanency. Internal dialogues can matter, more than what people would like to believe. Making the text permanent suggests the power of inner thoughts. Another reason is to withstand the weather so viewers can see the artwork under the sun, the moon, fog, rain, and snow. The changes in a natural environment will echo the shifting dialogues in the artwork. Every moment is different and new.

    Biography:

    Mizzonk is the collective name of the artist duo Wan-Yi Lin and Roger Chen. Based in Greater Vancouver, BC, Wan-Yi and Roger received Master of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Architecture respectively from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. The award-winning duo co-creates desktop objects, wall art, sculptures, billboard art, ephemeral installations, and participatory art. The duo’s works are the outcomes of intuitive curiosity and self-discovery, processes inspired from living in abundant quietude and solitude. Amid a secluded life, the path leading to self-finding emerges naturally. Their art attempts to bring one closer to the inner self.

    Me and My Quiet Thoughts Text [PDF - 1.1 MB]

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    Location: 

    • Monterey Recreation Centre (Monterey Avenue)

    For Sale Cost:

    • $13,000

    Sponsor:

    RE/MAX

    7. Portal

    By Heather Passmore

    Artistic statement:

    “Portal” is a steel-framed sculpture comprised entirely of discarded ropes obtained from a third-generation log salvor in Gibsons, BC. I removed ‘log dogs’ from multi-coloured pick-up lines and then used a fid to hand splice a selection of these short 3-ply nylon and polysteel ropes together. This rope covers two base layers of wrapping obtained from one large continuous piece of tow-line. The reconfiguration of everyday, used materials has been an important aspect of my practice for the past fifteen years. My projects frequently intersect class and environmental issues using materials which bear histories of taste and accumulations of labour. Rope, in addition to its socio-historical importance to local nautical and resource-based industries, also bears evidence of the power of the natural environment to erode even the toughest synthetic materials. Unlike organic debris, which biodegrades, plastic photodegrades into ever smaller particles which enter the food chain or various gyres of marine debris such as the Pacific trash vortex.

    Biography:

    Heather Passmore (b. 1977) is a mixed media artist based in Vancouver, Canada. She holds an MFA from the University of British Columbia (2004) and has exhibited extensively across Canada and internationally for the past fifteen years. Her practice often reconfigures painting, photography and sculpture with socio-historically laden materials. Heather has completed five artist residencies and nine public artworks both locally and abroad. She is the recipient of numerous prizes and awards. Her work is held in many private and official public collections such as the Vancouver Art Gallery.

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    Location: 

    • Willows Beach Esplanade

    For Sale Cost:

    • $5,000

    Sponsor:

    Oak Bay Marine Group

    8. Reflect and Connect

    By William Frymire

    Artistic statement:

    The theme of Confluence inspired “Reflect and Connect” to focus on our interconnectedness and how individual perspectives shape our experiences.  The textures and images on the orb represent personal viewpoints that cloud, or color, our ability to see the centerpoint,or heart, of what binds us together. Walking around the orb, this physical “point of confluence”, allows viewers to investigate the centerpoint from different perspectives, inviting interaction and exploration with the various shapes, colors and textures.

    “Reflect and Connect” really evolved differently from my original design during the building phase simply based on mechanics. Originally, the center orb was to be supported by spokes. However, because of the durability factor needed and my desire for viewers to interact closely with the project, the design changed to a single shaft supporting the center orb. This allows unobstructed views internally and I am very pleased with the final visual esthetics and durability of the design.

    Biography:

    With over 25 years of experience working as a commercial artist, graphic designer, and illustrator, William Frymire is currently pursuing a career in sustainable public art, as well as creating fine art made from both recycled materials and natural stone tile.  William Frymire holds a diploma in Art in Merchandising from Langara College, and a diploma in Digital Art and Design from Thompson Rivers University.  Acknowledged by Thompson Rivers University as a Distinguished Alumni for Professional Achievement, Frymire continues his life long personal education, recently completing courses in TIG welding and Project Management that assist his commitment to create relevant art for the public realm.

    Location: 

    • McNeil Bay

    For Sale Cost:

    • $18,000

    Sponsor:

    Barclay’s Fine Jewellers

    Oak Bay Pharmasave

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    9. Where We Come Together

    By Jim Unger

    Artistic statement:

    I opened my big red Webster’s dictionary to Confluence. I’m more at ease with a book than technology. It says: “a coming together – where things meet.” Since man discovered fire, it’s been the go place. When all we had was an open fire people gathered around. When we advanced to shelters of varying kinds, a fire was always in the centre where we came together to cook, eat or share stories of old or just our day. Today, we don’t, for the most part, have other than fire places, open fires to sit around. The kitchen itself usually becomes to go to place to hang out. The modern kitchen has become our modern day place of confluence.

    Biography:

    Jim Unger is an artist living and working in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia. His working life didn’t start off as an artist, but as a cabinet maker. He says that it’s this work, along with a strong work ethic, the stuff a person has to do everyday to make a living, is why his art practice continues. Jim continues to attend art markets and pursue commissions to show his work to the widest audience possible. His private commissions have found homes across Canada and recently Europe.

    Hear more about this sculpture from the artist​:

    Location: 

    • Estevan Village

    For Sale Cost:

    • $6,800

    Sponsor:

    Abstract Developments

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    10. Winds of Time

    By Linda Lindsay

    Artistic statement:

    Theme: Confluence.

    The "Winds of Time" and the Salish Sea have brought together an extraordinary confluence of peoples with nature. 

    The large female figure, rising from the Salish Sea, personifies the beautiful spirit of this place with its unstoppable elements of wind and time. With her knowing smile she seems to say that she has seen it all, and knows what is to come! 

    We are given a window into the world of the First Nations who have resided on these shores since time immemorial and their reverence for nature. The speaker at the bow of the dugout seeks permission (metaphorically) to come into the territory of the orcas, while the sailboat on the opposite side carries a family who are in awe of their power and grace. All have an affinity... but connect differently. 

    The sea surrounding her with its abundance of life, gives us a reminder of our incredible natural world and the need to find a genuine confluence in this wonderful place where we have all come together. 

    “Winds of Time” is cast in bronze for its timeless beauty and durability. It took 10 months of designing, sculpting, and then casting Winds of Time in bronze. It was an amazing journey that I would love to share with you through a complimentary one hour slide presentation. If you’d like to see it... please sign up at lindalindsaysculpture.com.

    Biography:

    Linda Lindsay began her creative journey in California with the encouragement of her artistic family. While studying art at university, she began sculpting the human figure and a lifelong passion was born! Over the years, by sculpting for thousands of hours from life-models, taking additional courses, and studying anatomy while modeling écorché figures she has refined her skills. With great determination to represent the truest sense of the human spirit and beautiful figurative forms, she creates each of her terracotta and bronze sculptures.

    With resolve to pass these skills on to others, she earned her teaching credentials while living in California. Qualifying to teach art, at both high school and college levels, she began helping adults of all ages develop their artistic talents.

    In 1993 she married a Canadian, and moved to Victoria, British Columbia where she and her husband raised a family. She teaches sculpture in Canada and internationally and is well known as an inspirational instructor who empowers her students with knowledge and skill.

    Having lived in both great countries, and through her travels to Africa, Europe and Australasia, her love of humanity, often expressed through its indigenous peoples, has increased in depth, and her understanding of what binds us all finds its way into her sculptures.

    Linda’s commissioned and interpretive works can be found in collections across North America.

    Hear more about this sculpture from the artist​:

    Location: 

    • Oak Bay Avenue at Hampshire Road

    For Sale Cost:

    • $18,000

    Sponsor:

    Alfa Romeo / Maserati of Victoria

           

    2018 Public Art Tour

    All photos below (2018 sculptures) by Britt Swoveland Photography, except: Ocean in Motion photo by Lisa McCulloch, ‘M’akhotso photo by Linda Lindsay, and Nautilus Sail photo by Douglas Taylor.

    1. Salmon Cycle

    by Trinita Waller 

    Born in Calgary, Trinita Waller attended David Thompson Univer- sity in Nelson BC. Art school was full of turning points; having gone with the intention to major in clay and pottery, sculpture soon became a newfound passion. Her background in sculpture led her into the film industry where she used her sculpting skills to build props. She has held many positions in Art departments on a variety of films and television series. Trinita lives and works in her studio in East Sooke. Her art works can be found Canada, USA, SA and Europe and have appeared in a variety of feature films, and television shows.

    (Photo credit: Britt Swoveland Photography)

    Location: 

    • Oak Bay Avenue at Wilmot Place

    For Sale Cost:

    • $18,000

    Sponsor:

     

    2. Joy of Life in Balance

    by Joanne Helm

    Joanne Helm was born in Victoria, BC to the Rose family, owners of Rose’s Jewellers. She lived in and attended school in Oak Bay. Joanne received a PhD in Education, 2007, from the University of Calgary and returned to the Island to live in 2009. In 2015 Joanne began to learn to sculpt and traveled to Italy to sculpt and to Paris 2018 and has tried to work with as many experts as possible. Joanne is an emerging sculptor and is interested in sculpting dogs and doing dog tiles and 3-D sculptures using recycled materials and clay.

    (Photo credit: Britt Swoveland Photography)

    Location: 

    • Oak Bay Avenue at Hampshire Road

    For Sale Cost:

    • $14,500

    Sponsor:

    https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/pharmasave-logo.jpg

     

    3. Citizen

    by Ruth Abernethy

    Ruth Abernethy grew up on a small farm in Ontario with pets and gardens and an inventive, musical family. A summer job in professional theatre became 20 years of prop building across Canada, and included 15 seasons at the Stratford Festival Theatre where her first bronze was commissioned. This work brought an invitation to sculpt Glenn Gould’s portrait which in- stalled at CBC headquarters in Toronto (1999). Her public bronze portraits have been commissioned across Canada and her subjects include Oscar Peterson, Lester Pearson and national monuments of John McCrae and Queen Elizabeth (underway). In addition to portraiture, Ruth was the first Canadian artist to exhibit with Sculpture-by-the-Sea in Sydney, Australia (2004), and with Sculpture in Context in Dublin, Ireland (2007). Five pieces from her Canadiana Collection were acquired by the Royal Ontario Museum (2009). Ruth has sculptures in Australia, England, and USA. She was the first Canadian to sculpt Abe Lincoln’s portrait for public placement in the U.S. Her works are exhibited in Canada’s official residences in Ottawa as part of the Canadiana State Collection. Ruth divides her time between Wellesley ON and Vancouver BC.

    (Photo credit: Britt Swoveland Photography)

    Location: 

    • Oak Bay Avenue (between Hampshire Road & Monterey Avenue)

    For Sale Cost:

    • $18,000

    Sponsor:

    https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/the-avenue-gallery-logo.jpg

     

    4. Busking in Town Square

    by Douglas Walker

    Douglas Walker is a Canadian sculptor based on Vancouver Is- land. Working mainly with a variety of recycled objects collected at thrift stores and scrap yards, Douglas creates sculptures best described as whimsical and slightly eccentric. He is best known for upcycling discarded musical instruments, such as tubas and trombones, into water features. Always stretching his limits he has created life size musicians, singers and dancers, wacky wind machines and pipe mazes. Douglas has won both national and international awards for his sculptures. Works created by Douglas can be found throughout North America, Dubai the UK and Australia.

    (Photo credit: Britt Swoveland Photography)

    Location: 

    • Hampshire Road at Oak Bay Avenue

    For Sale Cost:

    • $18,000

    Sponsor:

     

    5. 'M’akhotso

    by Linda Lindsay (Assisted by David Lindsay)

    Linda Lindsay began sculpting the human figure in the 1970’s while studying art at University. With passion she has sculpted the figure for over 40 years. She has dedicated herself to refining her skills, in order to create bronze and terracotta sculp- tures, which sensitively represent the human spirit in accurately sculpted figurative forms. She teaches sculpture in Canada and Italy, and is well known as an inspirational instructor who empowers her students with knowledge and skill. Linda’s commissioned and interpretive works can be found in collections across Canada, and the US. ‘M’akhotso, (Mother of peace) represents the “balancing act” of hope and challenge that many immigrants experience.

    (Photo credit: Linda Lindsay)

    Location: 

    • Oak Bay Library/Monterey Recreation Centre (Monterey Avenue)

    For Sale Cost:

    • $18,000

    Sponsors:

    https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/barclays-jewel-logo-newer.jpg

     

    6. Oak Happiness

    by Graham Thompson & Sherry Tompalski

    The “Oak Happiness” sculpture encourages viewers to take the peace and wisdom of the oak tree into their daily lives as we are strengthened and balanced when we are one with nature. Nature nurtures us and immunizes us against stress and the “Oak Happiness” sculpture is a representation of this process. “Oak Happiness” is a vibrant character with presence. He will be noticed and excite comment, as he invites relationship in his colorful way. He is not fxed, can and will change, responding  to the setting as he is transparent, so you can see into him, as he takes in his surroundings. His expression is interesting… curious, pensive, enigmatic or maybe surprised? The sculpture was inspired by Oak Bay’s motto “Sub Quercu Felicitas”, Latin for “Happiness Under The Oaks”. Shortly after “Oak Happiness” was installed at the entrance of the Oak Bay Village, a viewer remarked that he is a modern day Janus, (the 2-faced Roman god), “the god of transitions, begin- nings and endings, future and past, and so is perfectly placed on the boundary of the Village. Sherry Tompalski and Graham Thompson have collaborated on art projects for over 20 years and exhibited widely.

    (Photo credit: Britt Swoveland Photography)

    Location: 

    • Oak Bay Avenue (between Monterey Avenue & Oliver Street)

    For Sale Cost:

    • $10,000

    Sponsor:

     

    7. Ocean in Motion*

    by Fred Dobbs

    *Note: not part of People's Choice Award Voting

    With over 25 years of sculpting prowess in a wide range of mediums including and not limited to: bronze, cold cast polymers, concrete, sand, snow/ice and even edibles like pumpkins and choc- olate! Fred Dobbs has numerous awards and honours in Canada as well as International acclaim in Australia, Japan, Germany, Taiwan, South Korea, Kuwait, Mexico and the USA. He sculpts primarily fgurative and architectural pieces that dazzle, regardless of the material he is working with. Most recent acclaims: Guinness World Record in Miami, Florida - 2015, for the tallest Sand Castle and Peoples Choice Winner at Sculpture Splash 2015, bronze Sculpture titled “Pearl”.

    (Photo credit: Lisa McCulloch)

    Location:

    • Haynes Park (on Beach Drive)

    For Sale Cost:

    • $42,000

    Sponsor:

     

    8. In-Tension

    by Tarig Adam

    I was able to draw before learning how to write. However, after completing my visual art degree at the University of Victoria, I discovered that art-making involves more than just drawing. This realization inspired my multidisciplinary approach. As a result, even though I still draw, my artwork manifested in many mediums such as paintings, photogra- phy, videos and sculptures. I was born in Sudan and moved to Victoria in my early twenties thus my artwork explores themes of migrations, colonialism, and identity. For these themes the physicality of space and how the body relates to it plays a threading visual and experiential apparatus. My passion for creative endeav- ors led me to pursue a career in architecture. Architectural training enabled me to consider the public space as a mode of expression as well as an avenue to experience art.

    (Photo credit: Britt Swoveland Photography)

    Location: 

    • Willows Beach Esplanade

    For Sale Cost:

    • $12,000

    Sponsor:

     

    9. Fetch

    by Christina Nick

    Christina Nick is a multi-disciplinary artist whose intense interest in nature, travel and the environment are refected in her artwork. Since graduating from Mount Allison University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with distinction, Christina has been living her vision of bringing her experiences in nature to life through her art. It was in Brackendale, BC and in Southern France that Christina first gained international recognition for her artwork, notably for her large welded steel sculptures. She continues to maintain a studio in both places, and works in welded steel, cire perdue bronze, carved stone and wood, and multi media paintings. For many years now sculpture for Christina has become a lifelong passion and a strong focus. Christina creates monumental free- standing sculptures out of welded steel using recycled materials, transforming them by cold hammering and welding using a variety of welders. She often mixes media using fiberglass resin, pigments, skulls, rope, different fibers and found objects in her creations. Christina’s sculpture “Fetch” at Arts Alive represents the moment of balance that a dog, in its focus and motivation in leaping forward to chase a stick, has tipped upward and forward at the same time. It is a moment of movement caught in time.

    (Photo credit: Britt Swoveland Photography)

    Location: 

    • Willows Beach Esplanade

    For Sale Cost:

    • $3,200

    Sponsor:

    https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/vis-a-vis-logo.jpg

     

    10. Nautilus Sail

    by Douglas Taylor

    The imagery in the Nautilus Sail brings to mind the nature of West Coast living. The Moon Snail is readily found on our beach- es and is seen here graphically as the Chambered Nautilus. The configuration of chambers clearly represents the ocean’s wave action. This and the trellis-like profile to the sails provide a site specific relevance to the Rose Garden’s ocean side location. The overlaying of three skeletal Nautilus depicts the micro biology of a simple organism while illustrating the macrocosm of the Milky Way. This design falls into the realm of the golden spiral, a mathematical order to the universe at the very root of human activities. Doug Taylor focuses largely on wind and water-powered kinetic mobiles, implementing renewable energy and exploring the relationship between society, technology and the environment. His work is installed in Seattle Centre, Whistler’s World Cup Plaza, Victoria’s Selkirk Waterfront and Willows Beach, Vancouver’s False Creek and Kitsilano Pool. Art In America awarded Seattle Center’s Bird Song Listening Station one of 17 most noted international public art works in 2008.

    (Photo credit: Douglas Taylor)

    Location: 

    • Lokier Rose Garden (Estevan Avenue at Musgrave Street)

    For Sale Cost:

    • $18,000

    Sponsor:

     

    11. Bloom

    by Nathan Smith

    Artist Nathan Smith started working with metal in 2003, and in 2007, launched his own business Sunsmith Design. His works are diverse ranging from custom commissions in the Nelson area, to large-scale public art installations throughout BC and Alberta. Known for his sculptural sundials, he was commissioned by the Calgary Zoo and the City of Summerland to create one a of a kind public art armillary style sundials. His sculptures have featured four years running in Castlegar Sculpture Walk. His piece V Formation was awarded 1st place for the Artistic Merit Award and 2nd place for The People’s Choice in 2015. He has recently been awarded a contract by the City of Nelson to create a 80 ft artistic railing called Mountains and Clouds to be located along the waterfront. Smith is inspired by nature and beautiful design, blending modern metalwork with curves and fair. He finds joy in the creative process of designing and fabricating original art.

    Sponsored by:

    (Photo credit: Britt Swoveland Photography)

    Location: 

    • Cadboro Bay Road at Estevan Avenue

    For Sale Cost:

    • $18,000

    Sponsor:

    https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/abstract-dev-logo.jpg

     

    12. Bocarrova

    by David Cross

    I am a child of the twentieth century. There were open roads coursed by convertibles without seat belts, and fastbacks with earth pounding V-8 engines. Brave men piloted glorified tin cans propelled by massive rockets into “outer space”. We played outdoors, unsupervised, went on Sunday drives. Our black and white TV got seven channels (a couple more on a good day) and three were from Buffalo, NY. Blackened limestone mills were scattered about our town; their windows agape releasing the thundering sounds of power hammers and the acrid smell of hot iron. All this has passed. My life has turned in unexpected ways. With little planning and no defined goals, I acted on a decades old desire to create; to use my hands, to make something. I learned to manipulate metals; earthly elements. Methods, techniques, technologies were studied, experi- mented with, and practiced. My sculptural work is deeply rooted in that past century; the portion I witnessed and much that came before. But it is not nostalgic. Art Deco skyscrapers, streamliners, air-cooled motorcycle engines, sci-fi movie sets and concept cars from Detroit: these are acknowledged; not mourned. Forms are always changing, in motion, leading me on- ward. I see in them something not wholly natural, but they are alive none-the-less; a dialogue and a dance unfolds between the organic and the manufactured. These interactions are sometimes tense and threatening, sometimes melodic and serene, always genuine.

    (Photo credit: Britt Swoveland Photography)

    Location: 

    • McNeill Bay (Beach Drive)

    For Sale Cost:

    • $5,900

    Sponsor:

    www.urbancoreventures.com

     

    13. Dream Window*

    by Illarion Gallant​

    *Note: On loan from the artist - not part of People's Choice Award Voting

    (Photo credit: Britt Swoveland Photography)

    Location:

    • Landsdowne Road at Beach Drive

    For Sale Cost:

    • $40,000
    2017 Public Art Tour

    2017 People’s Choice Award was awarded to Lunar Transitions sculpture by Fred Dobbs:

    Photo credit: Britt Swoveland       

    The residents of Oak Bay voted on their favourite ArtsAlive sculptures of 2017, and Lunar Transitions, the Raven and moon sculpture situated at the corner of Oak Bay Avenue and Hampshire Road, is the crowd favourite.  Artist Fred Dobbs’ Lunar Transitions sculpture received the highest number of public votes, and will now be considered for purchase by the Municipality of Oak Bay. The remaining sculptures are for sale for private residences, or can be purchased and donated to Municipality of Oak Bay for a tax receipt. Honorable mention goes to Bodhi Frog by Doug Taylor, and The Gatekeeper by David Hunwick, which were runners-up for the People’s Choice Award. Votes were collected by both paper ballot and QR codes between throughout the summer and fall. Voting ended November 1, 2017.

     

    1. Prevail & Conquer

    by Nate Nettleton

    Location: 

    • Oak Bay Avenue / Mitchell Street

    For Sale Cost:

    • $2,500

    Sponsors:

    www.Luxurybchomes.com

     

    2. Inside Passage

    by Angelos Glaros

    Location:

    • Oak Bay Avenue/Wilmot Place

    For Sale Cost:

    • $18,000 

    Sponsor:

    https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/rbc-logo.jpg

     

    3. Gardener’s Gown​

    by Bev Petow

    Location:

    • Hampshire Road / Oak Bay Avenue

    For Sale Cost:

    • Stone: $8,000

    Sponsors:

    https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/vis-a-vis-logo.jpg

     

    4. Lunar Transitions

    by Fred Dobbs

    Location:

    • Oak Bay Avenue / Hampshire Road

    For Sale Cost:

    • $18,000

    Sponsors:

    https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/ob-village-logo.jpg

     

    5. Fui FLoss

    by Richard Smith

    Location:

    • Oak Bay Avenue  (east of Hampshire Road)

    For Sale Cost:

    • $1,350

    Sponsor:

    https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/leslie-farrell-logo.jpg

     

    6. The Gatekeeper

    by David Hunwick

    Location:

    • Oak Bay Avenue / Monterey Avenue

    For Sale Cost:

    • $18,000

    Sponsor:

        https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/barclays-jewel-logo-newer.jpg

     

    7. Threads of Hope​

    by Ginny Glover

    Location:

    • Oak Bay Library parking lot, on Monterey Avenue

    For Sale Cost:

    • $6,500

    Sponsor:

    JN Developments:

    https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/the-clive-logo.jpg

     

    8. Ghost Cat

    by Fred Dobbs

    Location:

    • Haynes Park

    For Sale Cost:

    • $12,000 SOLD

    Sponsor:

    www.urbancoreventures.com

     

    9. Ocean in Motion

    by Fred Dobbs

    (Photo credit: Lisa McCulloch)

    Location:

    • Haynes Park

    For Sale Cost:

    • $42,000

    Sponsor:

    www.urbancoreventures.com

     

    10. Bodhi Frog

    by Douglas Taylor​

    Location:

    • Willows Beach at Estevan Avenue

    For Sale Cost:

    • $11,000 SOLD

    Sponsor:

    https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/marc-owen-flood-logo-newer.jpg

     

    11. Island Cedar

    by Paul Reimer

    Location:

    • Estevan Village

    For Sale Cost:

    • $17,500

    Sponsor:

    https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/remax-logo.jpg

     

    12. What the Nose Knows

    by Ronald  Simmer

    Location:

    • Lokier Gardens (Estevan Avenue/ Musgrace Street)

    For Sale Cost:

    • $15,000

    Sponsor:  

    https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/the-avenue-gallery-logo.jpg

     

    13. Beetle Bench 2017

    by Vaughn Warren​

    Location:

    • Cadboro BayRoad / Estevan Avenue

    For Sale Cost:

    • $4,000

    Sponsor:

    https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/abstract-dev-logo.jpg

     

    14. Dream Window

    by Illarion Gallant​

    Location:

    • Landsdowne Road at Beach Drive

    For Sale Cost:

    • $40,000

    Sponsor:

    https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/winchester-logo.jpg

    2016 Public Art Tour

    1. Sleeping Giants

    by Nathan Scott & Fred Dobbs

    Location: 

    • Oak Bay Municipal Hall still showing in 2017

    For Sale Cost:

    • $15,500

    Sponsors:

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    2. Spring of Life

    by Pavel Barta

    Location:

    • Oak Bay Avenue at Wilmot

    For Sale Cost:

    • $7000

    Sponsor:  

    https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/the-avenue-gallery-logo.jpg

     

    3. Bliss & Swept Away

    by Ginny Glover

    Location:

    • Oak Bay (east of Wilmot)

    For Sale Cost:

    • $10,000 ($5000 each)

    Sponsor:

    https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/rbc-logo.jpg

     

    4. Double Spinner

    by Lyman Whitaker

    Location:

    • Oak Bay at Hampshire

    For Sale Cost:

    • $7800

    Sponsors:

    • Audrey McFarlane CFP, Edward Jones
    • Carlton House
    • Horne Coupar, Barristers & Solicitors
    • Oak Bay Pharmasave
    • Ottavio Italian Bakery & Delicatessen
    • SB Windows and Doors
    • ScotiaBank
    • SeaFirst Insurance
    • Side Street Studio

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    5. Owl Under the Oak

    by Scott Gillies

    Location:

    • Oak Bay (east of Hampshire)

    For Sale Cost:

    • $3500

    Sponsor:

    https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/abstract-dev-logo.jpg

     

    6. Return of the Eagles

    by Maarten Schaddelee

    Location:

    • Oak Bay (east of Monterey Avenue)

    For Sale Cost:

    • $20,000

    Sponsor:

    https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/marc-owen-flood-logo-newer.jpg

     

    7. Leaf Mobile

    by Doug R Taylor

    Location:

    • Monterey Recreation Centre

    For Sale Cost:

    • $10,500

    Sponsor:

    JN Developments:

    https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/the-clive-logo.jpg

     

    8. The Hunt

    by Ken Hall

    Location:

    • Queens' Park  still showing in 2017

    For Sale Cost:

    • $28,000

    Sponsor:

    https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/pharmasave-logo.jpg

     

    9. Rite of Spring

    by David Hunwick

    Location:

    • Cadboro Bay (south of Estevan Avenue)

    For Sale Cost:

    • Stone: $10,000
    • Bronze: $18,000

    Sponsors:

    https://www.oakbay.ca/sites/default/files/pictures/vis-a-vis-logo.jpg

     

    10. Meditation

    by Ellen Scobie

    Location:

    • Estevan Village Sidewalk

    For Sale Cost:

    • $15,000

    Sponsors:

    Estevan Shops:

    • Crumsby’s Café
    • Calla Design
    • Estevan Pharmacy
    • The Bungalow
    • En Visage Hair Design
    • Willows Galley

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    11. Maturity Turn

    by Nathalie Quagliotto

    Location:

    • Estevan Village Sidewalk

    For Sale Cost:

    • $3500

    Sponsor:

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    12. Group of 7

    by Illarian Gallant

    Location:

    • Lokier Garden

    For Sale Cost:

    • $18,000

    Sponsor:

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    13. Beating Heart

    by Ronald V. Simmer

    Location:

    • Henderson Recreation Centre

    For Sale Cost:

    • $15,000

    Sponsor:

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