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1 month ago by Michelle Falk Add Comment

The Talus Dome

Its really just a culture and community-building experience, says Leslie Bush, the External
Relations Coordinator at the Edmonton Bicycle Commuters Society, about the groups rstever Public Art Ride. The Bicycle Society wants to expand more into building a culture
around cycling that isnt just about cycling. We thought this would be an ideal spot to start
bringing more people in who might not normally be a commuter or a real hardcore cyclist.

This is accessible to a lot of people.

The Public Art Ride is a 30-km cycling tour open to anyone with a bike. It will stop at some
of the most recent and noteworthy public art around the city. The route has ve to 12 public
art destinations planned, depending on weather, and Bush notes theyve partnered with the
Edmonton Arts Council to provide some curation along the route as well.

[We wanted to] have people on hand who know the history and the story behind some of the
art, she says. Who can highlight the importance of public art in the city while people are
out having a good time just enjoying the sun.

Four of the stops will have an art interpreter at them: New Life New Beginnings (2008,
by Richard Tosczak) at Hawrelak Park, the infamous silver-balled Talus Dome (2013, by
Ball-Nogues Studio), Impose, the temporary tree-house installation in Churchill Square (up
until September 15, by Threshold Art and Design Collective) and one of its artists, Danielle
Soneff, will be discussing this work as well as Willow (2014, by Marc Fornes and
THEVERYMANY) at Borden Park.

If the Bicycle Society gets a good turn out, the group plan to make it an annual or semiannual event. A week before the ride is scheduled to take place, almost 800 people had joined
the event on Facebook. Cyclists are also welcome to join midway through the route if they
dont want to do the full distance. (You can nd a detailed map on Facebook, in the Public
Art Ride event).

Its exciting to see so many people, this interested in it, Bush says. There is that culture
out there; were just making sure people have a place to experience it and connect them to
things maybe they didnt try before.

Sun, May 24 (1 pm)

Starts at Dr William McIntyre Park (83 Ave & 104 St), Free
#Ball-Nogues Studio #Edmonton #Edmonton Bicycle Commuters Society #Edmonton
Public Art #Hawrelak Park #public art #Richard Tosczak #talus dome

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