BEAR By Brower Hatcher - Kelowna, BC
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Stuart Park is at 1414 Water Street, which is right across Water Street from City Hall. "BEAR" is at the southern end of Stuart Park.
Waymark Code: WMGQZ7
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 04/02/2013
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Stuart Park connects Waterfront Park to its south with Kerry Park to its north. A boardwalk runs the entire length of the park along Okanagan Lake, and connects many of Kelowna's marinas.
The park includes a B.C. Spirit Square, an ice rink, and public art displays. Still under development, more art displays are to be placed in the park in the future. At present, atop spirit square rests a large open frame sculpture of a grizzly bear. "Kelowna" is an English translation of an Okanagan-Sylix First Nation word for "Female Grizzly Bear".
The Bear's Plaque reads:
BEAR
By Brower Hatcher, 2010
Bear is a tribute to Kelowna's settlement on the shores of Okanagan Lake.
The theme of the artwork is a grizzly bear, "Kelowna" being an English translation of an Okanagan/Sylix First Nation word for "Female Grizzly Bear".
Within bear's body are symbols that represent periods of Kelowna's history. The boat-like shape at the base is a reference to the role the lake has played in the evolution of the community and the shaping of its identity.
Funded by the City of Kelowna Public Art Program
Name of statue: Bear
Name of creator: Brower Hatcher
Material: Steel tube
Date created: 2010
Additional Coordinates: Not Listed
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