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Public art in the Ottawa light rail system

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 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
Cascades Pierre Poussin Laser-cut aluminum sculpture inspired by the Chaudière Falls
Blair Lightscape cj fleury and Catherine Widgery Suspended screens with small pieces of glass
Carleton locomOtion Stuart Kinmond Aluminum sculpture with red panels inspired by OC Transpo's logo
Cyrville The Stand of Birch Don Maynard Stainless steel art of 13 trees and grasses
Hurdman Coordinated Movement Jill Anholt Metal structure depicting birds' flight patterns
Lees Transparent Passage Amy Thompson Painted glass depicting the Rideau River and sculpture of a bird in flight
Lyon This Images Relies on Positive Thinking Geoff McFetridge Paintings on the station's walls
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
Parliament Lone Pine Sunset Douglas Coupland Cubist interpretation of Tom Thomson's The Jack Pine
Trails: home and away Jennifer Stead Steel panels depicting low-growing Canadian plants
Pimisi Eel Spirit, Basket, and Fence Nadia Myre Art pieces depicting an eel, woven basket, and birch trees, significant to the Algonquin people
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.
Algonquin Moose Simon Brascoupé Sculpture of a moose
Algonquin Birch Bark Biting Window Art Simon Brascoupé, Claire Brascoupé, and Mairi Brascoupé Depictions of Algonquin birch bark biting on the station's windows
Rideau FLOW / FOTS Geneviève Cadieux Glass screens with image of water flow
The shape this takes to get to that Jim Verburg Murals along the station escalators
St-Laurent Untitled Andrew Morrow Three murals depicting Canadian history
Tremblay National Garden Jyhling Lee Silhouettes of the official flowers of Canada's provinces and territories and the City of Ottawa
Tunney's Pasture Gradient Space Derek Root Coloured mosaics along the platforms and a stained-glass skylight
uOttawa Train of Thought Derek Michael Besant Series of portraits with shifting appearance
Sphere Field Kenneth Emig Mirrored sphere sculpture in a glass cube case

References

  1. ^ Abma, Sandra (September 18, 2019). "Artistic surprises up, down, all around on Confederation Line". CBC News. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  2. ^ 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. ^ Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services (2022-06-16). "O-Train Public Art Program". ottawa.ca. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  4. "New sculpture unveiled at O-Train station". CBC News. November 3, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  5. ^ "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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