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Love Locks Sculpture Final Concept PARK BOARD COMMITTEE MEETING May 2, 2016 Recommendation THAT the Vancouver Park Board approve the concept for a love locks sculpture to be installed in Queen Elizabeth Park as described in this report. 2


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PARK BOARD COMMITTEE MEETING

May 2, 2016

Love Locks Sculpture Final Concept

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THAT the Vancouver Park Board approve the concept for a love locks sculpture to be installed in Queen Elizabeth Park as described in this report.

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Recommendation

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Background

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  • On October 21, 2015, Park Board Commissioners reviewed

the Report titled “Love Locks Sculpture Location and Development”

  • Queen Elizabeth Park was approved for Vancouver’s first love

locks sculpture

  • Staff were directed to report back with a proposal from the

successful artist

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Background

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Sculpture Location

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  • RFP was advertised between December 1, 2015 and

January 12, 2016

  • Three submissions were received
  • Proposals were evaluated by a team of four staff members

with expertise in public art, landscape design, and construction

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RFP Process

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Key criteria for the evaluation included:

  • Whether the design was unique to Vancouver and complemented

the site specific location;

  • Did the design further incorporate public amenity

(i.e. the sculpture also created seating, shade, lookout, etc.);

  • Would the form be visually appealing as the amount of locks grows;
  • Could the sculpture be made structurally sound and approved by a

structural engineer;

  • Did the proponent have experience in successful public art and/or

commemorative projects.

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RFP Process

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Successful Submission: Bruce Voyce

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  • Local artist from the Strathcona neighbourhood in Vancouver
  • Collaborated with many Lower Mainland municipalities to

produce site specific public art works

  • Creates sculptures out of steel, which often incorporate lighting,

plantings, and kinetic components

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Bruce Voyce

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Bruce Voyce

Six 15’ tall steel sculptures were developed with the Burnaby Parks Board

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Bruce Voyce

This sculpture connects the adjacent Skytrain with the hidden history of the area, where a train engine sank into nearby Still Creek over a century ago

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Bruce Voyce

Seven sculptures were designed for Holland Park in Surrey, BC. This collection of sculptures received an American Galvanizing Association Award of Excellence

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Proposed Concept: Love in the Rain

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Location: Love in the Rain

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Love in the Rain

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  • “Love in the Rain” is a participatory art project that speaks of love in

the temperate rainforest

  • The art project celebrates the shelter that love brings and the union

that it forms

  • The figures in the sculpture have intentionally been left both ageless

and genderless, locked together in an everlasting embrace

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Love in the Rain

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Love in the Rain

  • Surrounding horticultural beds will be themed in a colour

scheme of red, black, yellow and white to symbolize and celebrate all peoples

  • Skirts of the four couples will support several thousand

locks

  • Keys will be collected through a box on site
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  • Staff will explore a partnership with a local business to provide and

potentially engrave padlocks for sale

  • Potential to have a portion of sales contributed to local charities
  • With Board approval, the anticipated timeline for completion of

fabrication and installation of the artwork is August 2016

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Love in the Rain

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Love in the Rain

Link to the Strategic Plan: This proposal links to the Park Board Strategic Objective for Active Community Participation. By providing a new interactive arts and culture experience this project encourages active participation in parks.

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  • Bruce Voyce is a talented local artist and experienced working with

municipalities in the Lower Mainland

  • “Love in the Rain” designed for Vancouver’s love lock sculpture

meets all criteria set out in the RFP

  • The sculpture will provide both an aesthetically pleasing and

engaging new feature in the park

  • Staff recommend that the Board approve this concept allowing

fabrication to commence on the sculpture

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Summary

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Love in the Rain

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THAT the Vancouver Park Board approve the concept for a love locks sculpture to be installed in Queen Elizabeth Park as described in this report.

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Recommendation

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