emptyful, by Bill Pechet & Sentinel of Truth by Darren Stebeleski

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Millennium Library Park

251 Donald Street

• 5:30 pm Wine garden opens and tours begin, with entertainment by the Keith Price Trio, Trio Bembe and Shakespeare in the Ruins
• 7:30 pm Official opening, with performances by John K. Samson & Veda Hille and a chance to meet the artists
• 9:00 pm Dance party with Mama Cutsworth

The evening will be  hosted by writer & broadcaster Bill Richardson

Hosted by the Winnipeg Arts Council, the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ, and the Winnipeg Public Library

Sponsored by: Independent Specialty Wine Stores of Manitoba, The Keg, Arkadash, Place Louis Riel Suite Hotel, and East India Company

Full event details are available here.

If you’d like to read the donor update online, click here to download the PDF file.

As always, we appreciate your support, comments, questions and feedback!

All are welcome to attend!

The TD Friends of the Environment Foundation (TD FEF) is a national organization, formed by TD Bank Financial Group, with a grassroots focus that funds local projects dedicated to preserving the environment.

Since 1990, the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation has provided more than $57,000,000+ to support over 20,000+ grassroots environmental projects in communities across Canada. We are thrilled to be one of the recipients. Thank you, TD FEF!

The WCCC 2010 Major Public Art Project will be located in the Millennium Library Park and is being funded by the Cultural Capitals program and the Winnipeg Arts Council’s Public Art program. With a total budget of $575,000, this will be the largest public art project in Winnipeg to date. The call-to-artists will be sent out both nationally and internationally, and artists will be chosen by a five-person Selection Committee.

Once selected and installed, the piece will be a permanent, contemporary artwork using elements of water and light.

Whichever artist or artists are chosen will have to take the unique climate of Winnipeg into account, and ensure the artwork will also have a winter presence.

The Millennium Library Park was chosen because of its centrality and high traffic.  The location of the project is in line with our theme of ARTS FOR ALL. The artwork will be a legacy project, a permanent record of the commitment to art in the City of Winnipeg.

About the Winnipeg Cultural Capital of Canada 2010 Major Public Art Project and Winnipeg’s Public Art Program:

• A call to local, national and international artists will be made to find the right person or persons
• Artists will be chosen by a five-person Selection Committee that will include the project Landscape Architect, a City of Winnipeg staff member, a public art administrator, and two artists
• The WCCC 2010 Public Artwork will be located in the Learning Commons Zone, along the inside face of the lowered Donald Street exit ramp wall
• The WCCC 2010 Public Artwork will incorporate water and light; it will have a winter presence as well as operate as a water feature in more temperate months
• The Millennium Park is currently undergoing a major renovation spearheaded by the Winnipeg Library Foundation and funded by the municipal, provincial and federal governments of Canada.  The park design was developed by Hilderman Thomas Frank Cram Landscape Architects and Planners, Crozier Kilgour & Partners Ltd Structural Engineers, and SMS Engineering Mechanical & Electrical Engineers
• The Millennium Library Park location will be in walking distance of other major tourist and downtown attractions including The Forks National Historic Site; MTS Centre; Portage and Main; Broadway Avenue and the Manitoba Legislature Building; The Winnipeg Art Gallery; the historic Exchange District; and The Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
• Two other major Public Art Projects are located nearby at the Millennium Library; Untitled by Cliff Eyland and The Illumination by Nicholas Wade