On Thursday my daughter and I played Tourists in Vancouver! Ever done that? Explored all the cool places in our own home town - that you usually only see when you have out of town visitors?
Well we had a fabulous time visiting both old haunts and discovering new ones.....one of the new ones was the strange appearance of Eagles in the City!
Every winter from November to February literally thousands of Bald Eagles arrive to migrate on the West Coast of British Columbia to feast on Salmon on the banks of our rivers and tributaries. The Bald Eagle makes a statement of strength, striking appearance, grace and personifies freedom.
With this in mind the Bald Eagle has now migrated onto the streets of Vancouver! This is part of a Trilogy of public arts projects by the BC Lions Society. The first was the Orca coming out of the Pacific Ocean in 2004, then the Spirit Bear coming out of the forests of Northern BC in 2006 and now the Bald Eagle soaring through the skies of the West Coast from April 2009 to April 2010 in support of the BC Lions Society's Easter Seal Services.
Sponsorships are now being sold for Eagles, which will be placed in prominent public locations around the lower mainland as they are completed. Leading and upcoming BC artists are turning turn each of the seven-foot fibreglass sculptures into unique art pieces on behalf of their patrons.
One by one, all of the Eagles will be put on public display throughout 2009 and for the first months of 2010, when Vancouver hosts the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. They'll then be sold at auction in the Spring of 2010.
Apparently there are already commitments for 85 Eagles! It's a ‘win-win' because these Eagle sculptures help raise funds for various children's initiatives as the Orcas and Spirit Bears did, while also providing sponsors with an unparalleled opportunity for exposure in Vancouver and throughout the province.
Cool eh? It reminded me a lot of the Guitar Sculptures on Display throughout the streets of Austin, Texas
Some Think its Wacky and Weird - Where am I? - Update - I'm in Austin, Texas !
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