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Artwork Title: Aurora’s Dance, 2001

Project Title: 104 Street Project

Artist: Roy Leadbeater, Edmonton, Announced May 18, 2000

Location: 104 St. Promenade and 102 St., South of Jasper Ave.

Scope of Competition Call: Alberta Artists & Designers Announced Feb 14, 2000

Artist and Designer Submissions Received:33


© 2001 The Places, Detail: Aurora’s Dance by Roy Leadbeater

Commission Awarded: $85,000.00

Materials: Painted Sheet Metal, Laser Cut

Artwork Description: Drawing on the awesome inspiration of the Northern Lights, this sculpture represents the endless human capacity to innovate. It is a quality embodied in Syncrude’s Aurora Mine, the catalyst for "Aurora’s Dance". As well, it depicts our potential to conceive, design and apply advanced technologies in many fields of human endeavor.

Sponsoring Partner: Syncrude Canada Ltd.

Associate Partners: Finning (Canada), West Fraser Mills Ltd., The Alberta Foundation for the Arts

Community Partner: Endura Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

The Places Founding and Ongoing Partners:  Edmonton Journal, The City of Edmonton, Downtown Business Association, The Edmonton Business Council for Visual Arts

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