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Naming of the City of Kelowna
The Work
Inspired by the story of local First Nations peoples who in 1862 made the resemblance of a settler crawling out of an underground shelter to that of a grizzly bear.
Freedom
The Work
Braden Kiefiuk, 2015. Collection of Argus Properties; Mule deer descend from Knox Mountain thanks to the abundance of food along Brandt's Creek and the limited presence of large predators. The metal artwork stands 9 ft. tall and each component was hand sculpted by the artist.
Coming Home
The Work
This life-sized limestone sculpture depicts a soldier returning from active duty.
The Project
The work was commissioned by the British Columbia Dragoons to commemorate its 100th anniversary in 2011. The work was donated by the Dragoons to the City of Kelowna.
Baseball Murals
The Work
Rutland Minor Baseball Association (RMBA) celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2012. To commemorate the event, RMBA received funding under the Community Public Art Program to apply murals to the baseball dugouts located at Edith Gay Park in the Rutland area of Kelowna, a recreation facility owned and maintained by the City of Kelowna.
Tradition of Service
The Work
Tradition of Service symbolizes the tradition of service provided by the Kelowna Fire Department since its inception in 1905. The granite Maltese Cross base forms the foundation for 3 brass figures: 2 firefighters and a young child during a rescue. The likenesses depict Kelowna Firefighters in action from a historical and a present-day perspective.
Father Pandosy Mission 150th Anniversary Commemorative Sculpture
The Work
The artist says the 2m tall statue is intended to “stand for generations to publicly inspire awareness and contemplation regarding Okanagan Valley history, both of Euro-Canadian and Okanagan First Nation/Syilx. It will enhance a sense of local identity and encourage us to consider how circumstances in our Valley came to be so.” The sculpture features a relief of the Four Food Chiefs of the Okanagan/Syilx people: Black Bear, Salmon, Bitterroot, and Saskatoon. The relief also includes Syilx Spiritual Guide, Coyote.
Windows to the Past
The Work
This set of 6 murals depicts events in the history of French-speaking settlers in the Okanagan. The murals are meant to enhance the visibility of the francophone community within the Central Okanagan as well as promote cultural diversity.
The Project
The Centre received a grant of $7,500.00 under the Community Public Art Program towards completion of the murals. The murals were installed in fall of 2014.
Illuminature
The Work
Illuminature is a series of plates that bracket each of 24 pedestrian-scaled light poles along Bernard Avenue, Kelowna’s “Main Street”. The installation consists of 8 designs (each repeated 6 times for a total of 48 works) and were commissioned in conjunction with the Bernard Avenue Revitalization Project. The budget for the project was $60,000.00. The selection process was an invited competition. Ms. Przybille’s submission was recommended by the evaluation panel from among 6 local artists who work in metal.