Shenkman Theatre Sculpture Competition

Jennifer and I have moved on to a new art competition. We are now designing a sculpture for the main entrance of the Orléans Arts Centre which is currently under construction. The building which includes a 500-seat theatre is being designed by Ottawa firm and Carleton alumni Lalande + Doyle Architects (website under construction). The centre is budgeted at around $37 million and features an intricate curving glass wall composed of hundreds of specially cut glass panels. The arts centre is part of a three-phase project that includes housing, office space, athletic facilities, and retirement homes in a $220 million development of the Orleans suburban centrum area. The space approaching the main pedestrian entrance will be landmarked by an artist's sculpture.



Not to give too much away, but here are some digital sketches of our work so far. No real peeks until the competition jury makes their decision... for now it's a SECRET!!!
(I promise to provide more information on what I'm talking about once the artist has been selected). However, I do want to mention that we are also working in collaboration with Martin Conboy, a very accomplished lighting artist originally from Ireland, but working in Ottawa. I recommend a quick look through his web folio. Here's a fairly big sample of his high-profile jobs:


To my surprise, his website also includes a whole section of renderings or light studies which are in large part done by our own Prof. Yvan Cazabon!


+++CBC 2006 Article
+++Orléans Online Article
+++Carleton Magazine Article on Lalande + Doyle Architects
+++Martin Conboy website