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 | File:O-Train Line 1.svg File:O-Train Line 2.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] | File:Bayview - 09.jpg |
| Cascades | Pierre Poussin | Laser-cut aluminum sculpture inspired by the Chaudière Falls[2] | |||
| Blair | File:O-Train Line 1.svg | Lightscape | cj fleury and Catherine Widgery | Suspended screens with small pieces of glass[3] | File:Blair - 09.jpg |
| Carleton | File:O-Train Line 2.svg | locomOtion | Stuart Kinmond | Aluminum sculpture with red panels inspired by OC Transpo's logo[4] | |
| Cyrville | File:O-Train Line 1.svg | The Stand of Birch | Don Maynard | Stainless steel art of 13 trees and grasses[5] | File:Cyrville - 17.jpg |
| Hurdman | File:O-Train Line 1.svg | Coordinated Movement | Jill Anholt | Metal structure depicting birds' flight patterns[5] | |
| Lees | File:O-Train Line 1.svg | Transparent Passage | Amy Thompson | Painted glass depicting the Rideau River and sculpture of a bird in flight[5] | File:Lees - 06.jpg |
| Lyon | File:O-Train Line 1.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 | File:O-Train Line 1.svg | Lone Pine Sunset | Douglas Coupland | Cubist interpretation of Tom Thomson's The Jack Pine[2] | File:Parlement - 17.jpg |
| Trails: home and away | Jennifer Stead | Steel panels depicting low-growing Canadian plants[5] | File:Parlement - 23.jpg | ||
| Pimisi | File:O-Train Line 1.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 | File:O-Train Line 1.svg | FLOW / FOTS | Geneviève Cadieux | Glass screens with image of water flow[3] | File:Rideau - 09.jpg |
| The shape this takes to get to that | Jim Verburg | Murals along the station escalators[1] | |||
| St-Laurent | File:O-Train Line 1.svg | Untitled | Andrew Morrow | Three murals depicting Canadian history[1] | File:St-Laurent - 19.jpg |
| Tremblay | File:O-Train Line 1.svg | National Garden | Jyhling Lee | Silhouettes of the official flowers of Canada's provinces and territories and the City of Ottawa[3] | File:Tremblay - 11.jpg |
| Tunney's Pasture | File:O-Train Line 1.svg | Gradient Space | Derek Root | Coloured mosaics along the platforms and a stained-glass skylight[2] | File:Tunney - 33.jpg |
| uOttawa | File:O-Train Line 1.svg | Train of Thought | Derek Michael Besant | Series of portraits with shifting appearance[3] | File:Q5028679 uOttawa Station 03.jpg |
| Sphere Field | Kenneth Emig | Mirrored sphere sculpture in a glass cube case[3] | File:UOttawa - 41.jpg |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Abma, Sandra (September 18, 2019). "Artistic surprises up, down, all around on Confederation Line". CBC News. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services (2022-06-16). "O-Train Public Art Program". ottawa.ca. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ↑ "New sculpture unveiled at O-Train station". CBC News. November 3, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "City unveils public art along Confederation Line LRT stations". CBC News. July 25, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ↑ "AABAAKWAD SPEAKERS". Art Gallery of Ontario. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Màmawi : Together". Retrieved March 10, 2020.
