O-Train public art

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This article catalogues public art on the O-Train. More information may be found in the individual station articles.

Station Line Title Artist Description Photo
Bayview Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line.svg Ottawa - Line 2 Trillium Line.svg As the Crow Flies Adrian Göllner Tubular steel and fencing depicting the silhouettes of various Ottawa buildings and the flight line of a crow, used as a 120-metre barrier between the tracks[1] Bayview - 09.jpg
Cascades Pierre Poussin Laser-cut aluminum sculpture inspired by the Chaudière Falls[2]
Blair Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line.svg Lightscape cj fleury and Catherine Widgery Suspended screens with small pieces of glass[3] Blair - 09.jpg
Carleton Ottawa - Line 2 Trillium Line.svg locomOtion Stuart Kinmond Aluminum sculpture with red panels inspired by OC Transpo's logo[4]
Cyrville Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line.svg The Stand of Birch Don Maynard Stainless steel art of 13 trees and grasses[5] Cyrville - 17.jpg
Hurdman Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line.svg Coordinated Movement Jill Anholt Metal structure depicting birds' flight patterns[5]
Lees Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line.svg Transparent Passage Amy Thompson Painted glass depicting the Rideau River and sculpture of a bird in flight[5] Lees - 06.jpg
Lyon Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line.svg This Images Relies on Positive Thinking Geoff McFetridge Paintings on the station's walls[2]
With Words as Their Actions PLANT Architect Stainless steel installations honouring the founders of the Women's Canadian Historical Society and member Anne Dewar's The Last Days of Bytown[3]
Parliament Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line.svg Lone Pine Sunset Douglas Coupland Cubist interpretation of Tom Thomson's The Jack Pine[2] Parlement - 17.jpg
Trails: home and away Jennifer Stead Steel panels depicting low-growing Canadian plants[5] Parlement - 23.jpg
Pimisi Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line.svg Eel Spirit, Basket, and Fence Nadia Myre Art pieces depicting an eel, woven basket, and birch trees, significant to the Algonquin people[6]
Màmawi: Together Simon Brascoupé, Emily Brascoupé-Hoefler, Sherry-Ann Rodgers, Doreen Stevens, and Sylvia Tennisco 100 painted canoe paddles arranged in the shape of a canoe.[7]
Algonquin Moose Simon Brascoupé Sculpture of a moose[3]
Algonquin Birch Bark Biting Window Art Simon Brascoupé, Claire Brascoupé, and Mairi Brascoupé Depictions of Algonquin birch bark biting on the station's windows[3]
Rideau Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line.svg FLOW / FOTS Geneviève Cadieux Glass screens with image of water flow[3] Rideau - 09.jpg
The shape this takes to get to that Jim Verburg Murals along the station escalators[1]
St-Laurent Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line.svg Untitled Andrew Morrow Three murals depicting Canadian history[1] St-Laurent - 19.jpg
Tremblay Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line.svg National Garden Jyhling Lee Silhouettes of the official flowers of Canada's provinces and territories and the City of Ottawa[3] Tremblay - 11.jpg
Tunney's Pasture Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line.svg Gradient Space Derek Root Coloured mosaics along the platforms and a stained-glass skylight[2] Tunney - 33.jpg
uOttawa Ottawa - Line 1 Confederation Line.svg Train of Thought Derek Michael Besant Series of portraits with shifting appearance[3] Q5028679 uOttawa Station 03.jpg
Sphere Field Kenneth Emig Mirrored sphere sculpture in a glass cube case[3] UOttawa - 41.jpg

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Abma, Sandra (September 18, 2019). "Artistic surprises up, down, all around on Confederation Line". CBC News. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Vaghela, Ananya; Wicks, Sara; Tram, Jeff (October 3, 2019). "Ottawa's LRT stations hold city's biggest public art project so far". Capital Current. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "O-Train Confederation Line". City of Ottawa. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "New sculpture unveiled at O-Train station". CBC News. November 3, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d "City unveils public art along Confederation Line LRT stations". CBC News. July 25, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  6. ^ "AABAAKWAD SPEAKERS". Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  7. ^ "Màmawi : Together". Retrieved March 10, 2020.
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