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Eye-catching public art installation unveiled at UBC Bus Exchange

Ten bronze cast panels designed by a prominent Musqueam artist have been installed at UBC’s Vancouver campus.

The title of the artwork, designed by Brent Sparrow Jr, is ʔəlqsən — the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ word for ‘point of land.’

The panels are attached to concrete pillars separating the bus loop from the new MacInnes Field, and thousands of students will see them every day, once students are back on campus post-pandemic.

The carvings feature supernatural and natural creatures in a Coast Salish design. Sparrow’s artist statement states: “eagles, salmon and thunderbirds, together, are uplifting and inspiring: symbols of protection and enlightenment.”

Sparrow worked with the MacInnes Field design team, campus stakeholders and representatives of the Musqueam Nation to produce the installation.

Photos: Musqueam art installation at UBC Bus Exchange

UBC Musqueam art installation
One of 10 cast bronze panels installed at the UBC Bus Exchange, designed by Brent Sparrow Jr. Credit: UBC
UBC Musqueam art installation
One of 10 cast bronze panels installed at the UBC Bus Exchange, designed by Brent Sparrow Jr. Credit: UBC
UBC Musqueam art installation
Design process of panels installed at the UBC Bus Exchange. The wood carvings were then cast in bronze. Credit: UBC
UBC Musqueam art installation
Artist Brent Sparrow Jr. and UBC President Santa J. Ono. Credit: UBC

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Peter Meiszner
Peter Meiszner
Peter Meiszner is an experienced journalist and media relations professional, based in Vancouver. As founder of urbanYVR.com, he has been reporting on urban development across the Lower Mainland since 2016, and has also served as vice-chair of the Gastown Historic Area Planning Committee. In October 2022, he was elected to Vancouver city council and is no longer actively reporting for urbanYVR.

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