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ver a dozen works by local, regional and national writers O are distributed throughout the park, providing moments for pause and reflection, The following 13 written art PRINCE ARTHUR’S LANDING installations embody the spirit, history geography and culture of Northwestern .

THE DIMNESS OF MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS MARILYN DUMONT PUBLIC ART Location: Steel sign on west side of Sleeping Giant Parkway, at base of elliptical ramp EXCERPT FROM THE SLEEPING GIANT EMILY PAULINE JOHNSON / TEKAHIONWAKE(1912) WALKING Location: Waterfront Plaza – Granite Bench 1 Highway 17 MARIANNE JONES TOUR GUIDE Location: Pier 3 - Granite Bench EXCERPT FROM DAWN WATCH (GROUNDWOOD BOOKS) JEAN E. PENDZIWOL Location: Water Garden Pavilion – Mariner’s Hall Interior EXCERPT FROM THE RED SASH (GROUNDWOOD BOOKS) JEAN E. PENDZIWOL Location: Children’s Garden at Pond Pavillion ROUND DANCE SARAIN STUMP Location: Viewing Circle at Pier 2 EXCERPT FROM LIFE IN A THUNDERING BAY: VOICES FROM ’S PAST CATHERINE MOODIE VICKERS (1873) Location: Waterfront Plaza – Granite Bench 2 UNTITLED JANE CROSSMAN Prince Arthur’s Landing is home to Thunder Bay’s Location: Sleeping Giant Parkway largest series of public art installations to date. The diverse HOMECOMING collection reflects the unique character of the region and DONNA FAYE its spectacular shoreline, and strengthens Thunder Bay’s Location: North Courtyard Ramp reputation as a city that knows and lives art. ON PRINCE ARTHUR’S LANDING, 2011 J.F. (JIM) FOULDS Location: Children’s Garden Ramp Métis RICK GARRICK & BOB MCKAY Location: Market Square january MARIANNE JONES Location: Waterfront Promenade South For more information: Breathing Contact Recreation & Culture Division MARIANNE JONES 625-2351 Location: Waterfront Promenade North www.thunderbay.ca/publicart Celebration Circle Panels Embedded History Vessel RANDY THOMAS & ROY THOMAS STUDIO KIMIIS - STEVEN BEITES & JACQUELINE METZ & Location: Spirit Garden CHRISTIAN JOAKIM NANCY CHEW 1 A series of art panels adorn the face of 5Location: Baggage Building Entrance 7Location: Skateboard/BMX Plaza the Celebration Circle in the Spirit Garden. Historically traders, voyageurs, A powerful steel sculpture that also Images of animals, representing air, settlers and the Métis people shared functions as a seating area shows land, water and fire, are portrayed in the a dependeance on the area’s natural the influence of the waterfront’s Woodland style of art developed by the resources and network of waterways. history, from voyageurs to the Ojibwe people. Each panel references The blended surfaces of the concrete shipbuilding industry. It forms a the artist’s Ahnisnabae culture, including water-feature wall, depicting textures reference point to reflect on the images of Turtle Island (North America) of wood grains and flowing water, ideas of vessel and voyage, and on and the Thunderbird. represent the emergence of the Métis the journeys we each make. people from two distinct cultures.

2Beacons Jiigew [By the Water] Diatom Whisper - Alchemy Naturally Inflated SPMB - EDUARDO AQUINO INGRID KOIVUKANGAS PAUL SLIPPER & & KAREN SHANSKI Location: Skateboard/BMX Plaza NADINE STEFAN Location: Pier 1 & 3 8Location: Base of Pier 1 2 6Diatoms are water-based microscopic algae that account for a quarter of Cascading LED lights flow down the the A family of 10 balloon animals all the photosynthesis on earth. Tiny length of two 65’ steel beacons. A spoken- appears to have lazily drifted to the alchemists, they take silicon dissolved word narrative concerning humanity’s base of Pier 1. Inviting to children in water and turn it into intricate glass interaction with water is broadcast from and the inner child, they have a houses. The artwork depicts a sample their base and communication through playful, universal appeal. Solid, of diatoms taken directly from Lake the light pattern in Morse Code. A fusion immovable stone is transformed Superior’s unseen world. of art and architecture, the 2 Beacons into ten light, bouncy creatures. are iconic, signature pieces of the City’s Catch them on a bright sunny day waterfront. Visit them after dusk to see to see the granite varieties sparkle. these illuminated.

Lanterns - Paleogirls, Swimmers, Ulysses Water Street MARK NISENHOLT 3 Location: Pier 2 Three cedar lanterns on Pier 2 feature vibrant, colourful artwork on their glass- Pearl Street Entrance front panels. The digital imagery depicts ‘giant’ figures and explores the theme of Man’s relationship to the water and to nature, eliciting responses that are Water Street compatible with the vast spaces and contemplative state of mind that the lake shore embodies. 8 Baggage Building Arts Centre

BMI Architects Spirit Garden 5 Skateboard/BMX plaza

Traveller’s Return 1 7 ANDY DAVIES 3 6 4Location: Water Garden Pavilion Patio 4 Stylized, larger than life aluminum water droplets are a glittering gateway to Pier 3. Their mirror finish reflects environment and viewer, inviting interaction and play. The Pier 1 sculpture is located at the historic junction 2 of the Great Lakes, the world’s oceans and western Canada, and references the countless lives that were shaped at this site of departures and arrivals. Pier 2 2

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