Camp – Winnipeg, Canada
When we visited in 2017, a camp had been established outside of the government building. Camps provide an opportunity for people to organize and express their grievances.
Field Notes
Manitoba Theatre Centre – Winnipeg, Canada
This sculptural assemblage by Ruth Abernethy marks the 50th anniversary of the Manitoba Theatre Centre. The standing figure is John Hirsch, Founding Artistic Director. The following quote attributed to him follows: Theatre is, for me, an ongoing illumination of man, his problems, his dreams, his visions, the society which lifts him and his relationship to … Read more
Lily St Viewer – Winnipeg, Canada
This three-dimensional viewer shows buildings that are no longer standing. When looking through the view finder the silhouette of the buildings aligns with where they once stood in the distance. This almost sculptural addition to the street gives a sense of the passage of time and provides continuity with the present for pieces of the … Read more
Marketlands – Winnipeg, Canada
Marketands is a project of the Centre Venture Development Corporation, meant to facilitate public private partnerships in downtown Winnipeg. Some interesting pre-vitalization activities occurred on the site. A shipping container complex provided space for community engagement to occur. Pavement painting with red arrows drew people towards the containers, and enlivened the paved area around them. … Read more
UWSA Bike Lab – Winnipeg, Canada
The University of Winnipeg Student Association Bike Lab is an on-campus location for students and community members. The lab is inside of two conjoined shipping painters that are artistically painted on the outside. A glass door between the containers provides entry. Established in 2011, the Bike Lab hosts workshops for all skill levels and is … Read more
Camp – Winnipeg, Canada
This camp in Winnipeg, Manitoba was for people displaced by a recent natural disaster. They situated their camp in front of the Manitoba Legislative Building to draw attention to the needs of survivors.
Manitoba Centenary Fountain – Winnipeg, Canada
This fountain at Donald St and the Trans-Canadian Highway was presented to the people of Winnipeg in October 1970 by the M.E.P.C. Group of Companies and The Metropolitan Corporation of Greater Winnipeg to commemorate the centenary of Manitoba and the fiftieth anniversary of the first supply of water from Shoal Lake to the Metropolitan Area. … Read more
