July 22, 2014- Castlegar Sculpture Walk Sculpture of the Day “The Kiss”

After capturing on of the smallest sculptures on Castlegar’s Sculpture Walk yesterday, “Sova” today I have a large sculpture for you that can be found among other works outside of Castlegar City Hall and the Castlegar RCMP Detachment. “The Kiss” is absolutely beautiful, the way the sun hits it makes it an inspirational piece of aluminum art to behold. Dedicated to all of the loving hearts separated by law, “The Kiss” is not only significant because of its physical majesty but because of it’s message.

“The Kiss” comes to Castlegar’s Sculpture Walk from Serge Mozhnevsky who is based out if Coquitlam, British Columbia (yes another talented BC artist). For more one “The Kiss” click here.

June 8, 2014- Castlegar Sculpture Walk Sculpture of the Day "Northern Leopard Frog"

After a very busy Sunfest weekend I thought I would throw on a sculpture for todays feature that I see every single day when I go to the gym. “Northern Leopard Frog” is an impressive sculpture that scales the wall of Peak Physique on Columbia Avenue in Castlegar.

Kevin Kratz & James Karthein are the masterminds behind “Northern Leopard Frog” and another one of their works was named Peoples Choice Award Winner in 2012 and is permanently displayed in Castlegar as a result. You may have seen it, it is called “Patient Hunter” and it is a large blue heron on standing on a pier. It has become iconic in Castlegar and is used often in our towns marketing photos. 

Much like the heron the “Northern Leopard Frog” is a large sculpture, it nearly takes up the entire wall outside Peak Physique. The detail is incredible on this metal work sculpture, as you can see in comparison with the actual northern leopard frog pictured here.

I am very excited that this my fourth sculpture feature blog is another incredible piece from British Columbia. “Northern Leopard Frog” was crafted in Krestova! 

Thank you to Dr. James Singer and his family for sponsoring "Northern Leopard Frog" and being part of the beautification of Downtown Castlegar!  

For more about Kevin Kratz & James Karthein's "Northern Leopard Frog" click here. 

For my previous blog about Castlegar Sculpture Walk's “Eye of the Wind” click here.

Castlegar Sculpture Walk Kick-Off 2014

Another sure sign that we are in the last weeks of spring and that Summer 2014 is rapidly approaching

is that Castlegar Sculpture Walk is once again beautifying Downtown Castlegar.

Saturday night it was my pleasure to represent Mountain FM at the Sculpture Walk Opening Gala. Many of the artists were on-hand to meet-and-greet sponsors, volunteers and fans of Sculpture Walk.

The event was held (fittingly) at Kootenay Gallery and catered by the Element Club Bar and Grill.

To be honest with you, I had visited The Element earlier in the day for lunch. If you read this blog you know that I am a BIG fan of the team at the Element and I visit at least once a month to check out the monthly special. This month is Mexican Fiesta and features authentic tastes of Mexico. I'll have a blog with all the mouth-watering details on the amazing new additions to the menu tomorrow.

Now, back to Sculpture Walk talk.

Castlegar can now say that it is “The Sculpture Capital of Canada”, the phrase has been trademarked --- just one of the many happy announcements from last night’s gala.

I have never seen anything quite like Sculpture Walk. I think it is absolutely fabulous. For those who are not familiar with Sculpture Walk it is an impressive mixture of sculptures from local, Canadian and international artists spread throughout town. Sculptures are sponsored by businesses and compete for thousands of dollars in prize money throughout the summer. You can vote on your favourite for the annual People’s Choice Award.

Mountain FM is on the Sculpture Walk route and the work we sponsored last year (“The Green Man” by Daniel Kloc) was constantly being viewed by passers-by and people doing the sculpture walk until it was removed to prepare for this years showcase.

Here is a photo of all the artists that were at the Opening Gala.

For everything you need to know about Castlegar’s Sculpture Walk “The Sculpture Capital of Canada” click here. When you visit the event page you can see work’s that have been part of the previous Sculpture Walk’s and the maps for this year’s exhibition.

If you get a chance, visit Kootenay Gallery and checkout the very talented high school students artwork that is being displayed right now. We were blown away by the local talented youth that have their work displayed at Kootenay Gallery.

Next week I will do the entire walk and update you on it! For now here is our Mountain FM/1035 The Bridge sculpture Echino II by Greg Jones.