A big part of the Saint John 225 celebration is to commission a major work of art that will represent the city's history. Committee member and art gallery owner Peter Buckland, who calls Saint John "the original city" tells CHSJ News the them of the sculpture will be the city as a meeting place starting with the first nations people.
200 thousand dollars have been set aside and the competition is open to any artist in the country. Buckland says the winning piece of art will be installed in a prominent location along the waterfront in 2011. He wouldn't divulge where that might be but did say it could not be put in place this year anyway because of the work being done on the Harbour Bridge.
Linked Header
