Celebration of the Bow River 2010

Events celebrating our precious Bow River.

Thosuands of Calgarians gathered along the banks of the Bow River to watch the event.

At dusk, the spheres begin to glow.

Families enjoying the colour-coded spheres dotted around river islands between Edworthy Park and Prince's Island Park.

The data spheres become illuminated each evening at dusk. The installation makes use of light, motion, and colour to communicate information about the river: flow, quality, water cycle and demand.

Data is fed to each sphere individually creating light patterns. The lit spheres create a matrix of light that reminds us of the intricacies of the Bow River's lifecycle and our demands on it.

The spheres come alive at night.

The spheres come a live at night.

At dusk on August 21, 2010, 500 iluminated spheres were released into the Bow River.

Large crowds gather to watch the event.

The glowing spheres floated from Edworthy Park Lagoon down to Prince's Island Park.

A few of the 100 wooden boats that were released into the Bow River on June 12, 2010. The boats were made by artist Peter Von Tiesenhausen.

Detailed image of the beautiful hand-carved boats.

Brushing on the sediment.

Pouring sediment into the boat.

Charring the figure onto the boat.

After much anticipation, the boats are dropped into the Bow River.

Artists Chloe Lewis and Andrew Taggart collect and re-work objects found along the Bow River for The Museum of Bow exhibit.

A matchbox found along the Bow River, as part of The Museum of Bow exhibit.

A sling shot made from objects found along the Bow River, as part of The Museum of Bow exhibit.

Artist Derek Besant prepares his installations for I Am The River.

I Am The River installations appear on the inside and outside of busses and trains, at bus stops and on outdoor billboards.

One of Derek Besant's photographs from I Am The River on an outdoor billboard.

Isn't it nice to see art instead of advertisements?

Art instead of advertising found all over Calgary in the summer of 2010.

Designs by artist Jose Luis Torres for The Observatory, a temporary network of lookouts near the banks of the Bow River.

Artist Jose Luis Torres working on the design of his sculptural installations.

Temporary lookouts along the Bow River.

Artist Jose Luis Torres enjoys a view of the Bow River from his completed sculpture.

Sculptural installations were built in Edworthy Park, Shouldice Park and Saint Patrick's Island.

Cecile Belmont's first Letter Performance on September 16, 2010, at Olympic Plaza. Image courtesy of TRUCK Contemporary Art.

"We will take our canoe to go where the river flows through the plains." Image courtesy of TRUCK Contemporary Art.

"Identities are fluid like a river." Letter Performance at Eau Claire Market. Image courtesy of TRUCK Contemporary Art.