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RE: General Arts and Culture News - Acitta - 07-24-2020
I believe that Orange Monkey existed when I moved to the Region in 2001.
RE: General Arts and Culture News - goggolor - 07-25-2020
They've been around since at least 1995/96 - originally on the main floor of the Jane Bond building where the kitchen is now. They recently had some ownership changes (a new owner came on board) and started an offshoot record label.
RE: General Arts and Culture News - jeffster - 07-25-2020
Well, it seems that the Banana sculpture (the monkeys) hadn't been approved yet by the City of Waterloo.
https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/banana-sculpture-built-in-uptown-waterloo-without-city-s-permission-officials-1.5037772
Although this is on private property, it still needed approval first.
RE: General Arts and Culture News - panamaniac - 07-25-2020
Well, they'd best hurry up and approve it then!
RE: General Arts and Culture News - jeffster - 07-25-2020
(07-25-2020, 03:35 PM)panamaniac Wrote: Well, they'd best hurry up and approve it then!
Let's hope Waterloo doesn't try to make a statement regarding this.
RE: General Arts and Culture News - tomh009 - 07-25-2020
Does that mean a homeowner would also need city approval to place an artwork in the front yard?
RE: General Arts and Culture News - panamaniac - 07-25-2020
(07-25-2020, 03:42 PM)jeffster Wrote:Unless the sculpture is unsafe or something, I can’t think of any statement they could make that wouldn’t make them look like bozos.(07-25-2020, 03:35 PM)panamaniac Wrote: Well, they'd best hurry up and approve it then!
Let's hope Waterloo doesn't try to make a statement regarding this.
RE: General Arts and Culture News - ijmorlan - 07-26-2020
(07-25-2020, 05:10 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Does that mean a homeowner would also need city approval to place an artwork in the front yard?
I’m also having trouble understanding this. They have a building permit to put up a huge tower (which the consensus here seems to be is relatively unattractive), but they can’t decide for themselves what piece of artwork to put in front? Do they also need to get City approval to install a bench, or change the light fixtures on the front of the building? Do I need approval to plant tulips in my garden?
RE: General Arts and Culture News - jeffster - 07-27-2020
(07-26-2020, 08:48 PM)ijmorlan Wrote:(07-25-2020, 05:10 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Does that mean a homeowner would also need city approval to place an artwork in the front yard?
I’m also having trouble understanding this. They have a building permit to put up a huge tower (which the consensus here seems to be is relatively unattractive), but they can’t decide for themselves what piece of artwork to put in front? Do they also need to get City approval to install a bench, or change the light fixtures on the front of the building? Do I need approval to plant tulips in my garden?
I imagine if it was something that wasn't so tall and so unique, nothing would have been said. I am guessing that they likely didn't figure on needing approval with this work of art. When the work of art hit the news, someone at city hall questioned why it hadn't been approved. And now they're seeking approval after the fact. Perhaps Waterloo needs to have engineers look at it to make sure there is no risk to any that gets close to the structure, which makes sense.
RE: General Arts and Culture News - jamincan - 07-27-2020
It's almost certainly to prevent distasteful or offensive art from being installed. My guess is that this will be approved.
RE: General Arts and Culture News - tomh009 - 07-27-2020
But how would you even word a bylaw like that? How does one even define what "art" is?
Does Kitchener have this kind of a bylaw on its books, too?
RE: General Arts and Culture News - jamincan - 07-27-2020
After a bit of digging it's maybe that it would need to be approved under the development application? It's hard to say, though, because City of Waterloo does a terrible job of making their by-laws and policies readily available to the public. From the sounds of it, though, the mandate of the Public Art Committee isn't so much to approve or deny public-visible private art like this, but to govern public art owned by or lent to the City.
RE: General Arts and Culture News - tomh009 - 07-27-2020
That would make more sense. Maybe artwork taller than X requires a building permit?
RE: General Arts and Culture News - Brenden - 09-17-2020
Globe Studio, has acquired the other 1/2 of their building at 141 Whitney Place (Bonnie Stuart shoe factory), in Kitchener and are planning on expanding into that space. Globe Studios is an artist-run organization, that operates 22 fine art studios.
Funding came from Trillium and a loan from Libro Credit Union.
https://www.facebook.com/globestudios/posts/3624849124200265?__tn__=K-R
RE: General Arts and Culture News - Acitta - 09-23-2020
The Belmont Village Bestival 2020