{"id":449122013,"date":"2017-10-02T15:55:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T20:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/lance\/2017\/10\/02\/fdv-sculpture-unveiled"},"modified":"2017-10-02T16:08:45","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T21:08:45","slug":"fdv-sculpture-unveiled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/lance\/2017\/10\/02\/fdv-sculpture-unveiled","title":{"rendered":"FDV sculpture unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"

The landscape in Whittier Park is now looking a bit different.<\/p>\n

On Sept. 21, Festival du Voyageur unveiled its new sculpture called We Dream of Flying Canoes <\/em>by artist David Perrett.<\/p>\n

The work was sculpted from the remains of an old landmark elm tree, which is believed to be more than 200 years old, that is located between Fort Gibraltar and the Maison Chaboillez in the park.<\/p>\n

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Photo courtesy of Dan Harper Photography\nArtist David Perrett sculpted We Dream of Flying Canoes at Whittier Park, which was officially unveiled on Sept. 21.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n

It pays homage to the legends of flying canoes that can be found in many North American cultures and will also feature a phosphorescent resin that will glow for hours after sunset. And in recognition of the traditional territorial rights of the Cree and Saulteaux First Nations, the clan totems used to sign the 1817 Selkirk Treaty will be carved into the piece.<\/p>\n

“I had a lot of memories of this tree from growing up in Winnipeg and these memories generally involve some form of play, whether it’s running around it or hiding behind it,” Perrett told The Lance<\/em> in July during the sculpting process.<\/p>\n

“As a sculptor, I always like to use something’s exiting form, so I thought about how I could make the design a playful gesture. I also thought about First Nations legends and voyageur themes to encompass a broad spectrum of canoes.”<\/p>\n

In a news release, Festival acknowledged the support of the City of Winnipeg and Coun. Matt Allard (St. Boniface) who helped secure a grant of around $16,000 to help transform the tree. As well, these funds will enable the creation of an educational program that will offer interpretive and pedagogical opportunities for Fort Gibraltar’s summer and winter school and public programs, organizers say.<\/p>

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Photo courtesy of Dan Harper Photography\nThe scuplture in Whittier Park pays homage to the legends of flying canoes that can be found in many North American cultures.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>
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Photo courtesy of Dan Harper Photography\nDavid Perrett's new sculpture for Festival du Voyageur in Whittier Park.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>
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Photo courtesy of Dan Harper Photography\nThe work was sculpted from the remains of an elm tree located between Fort Gibraltar and the Maison Chaboillez that is believed to be more than 200 years old.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>
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Photo courtesy of Dan Harper Photography\nFestival\u2019s president Simon Normandeau spoke at the official opening event on Sept. 21.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>
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Photo courtesy of Dan Harper Photography\nElder Linda Blomme spoke at the official opening event on Sept. 21.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":261348583,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_classifai_error":"","_classifai_text_to_speech_error":"","apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"education-subject":[],"media-literacy-topic":[],"post_topic":[],"content_type":[24],"class_list":["post-449122013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lance"],"acf":{"short_title":"","seo_title":"","deck":"","story_tag":"","byline":"Staff writer","updates":null},"apple_news_notices":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/lance\/2017\/10\/02\/fdv-sculpture-unveiled","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"FDV sculpture unveiled","url":"http:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/lance\/2017\/10\/02\/fdv-sculpture-unveiled","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/lance\/2017\/10\/02\/fdv-sculpture-unveiled"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/sf-canoe5-oct4.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.winnipegfreepress.com\/our-communities\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/04\/sf-canoe5-oct4.jpg"},"articleSection":"The Lance","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"feedloaderapi"}],"creator":["feedloaderapi"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Our Communities","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2017-10-02T20:55:00Z","datePublished":"2017-10-02T20:55:00Z","dateModified":"2017-10-02T21:08:45Z"},"rendered":"