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The City of Saskatoon is pleased to announce that Cacher pour mieux montrer (Hide to show better) by artist duo Sans façon has received recognition as one of the top public art projects in North America in 2013 from American’s for the Arts, Public Art Year in Review.

Americans for the Arts Public Art Network (PAN) annually recognizes outstanding public art projects that represent the most compelling work for the year from across the continent.  This year, PAN received 342 applications from public art programs and artists, of which 37 were selected for recognition of excellence. The Public Art Network Year in Review is the only program specifically recognizing public art projects.
 
Cacher pour mieux montrer (Hide to show better), is an expression of the French idea that partial concealment enhances attractiveness by suggesting rather than displaying.  For the month of November 2103, existing public art pieces across the city were covered with industrial shrink-wrap.  The pieces remained shrouded while their shape stayed strangely familiar through the new sculptural smooth tight surface.  Cacher pour mieux montrer’s provocative and playful nature invited citizens to temporarily experience what our public space is like without our familiar public art works, inviting questioning and intrigue about the presence and function of public art.  The individual sculptures temporarily hidden from sight were re-revealed in December to great fanfare.

Sans façon required the support of the artists whose work they covered.  The 6 artists and 12 covered sculptures were:

• Ed Gibney:
 Stoic Dignity
 Cascadence
• Douglas Bentham:
 Pinnacle IX - Song of Ancients
 Head
 Arabesque
 Sentinel
• Kevin Quinlan:
 Buskers
 Saskatoon Cougar
• Patty Shiplet:
 Self Portrait
 Play
• Kent Pointon:
 The Winds of Change Are Upon Us
• Laura Hale:
 Maize

The goal of the Placemaker Program is to enhance civic spaces within commercial districts through the placement of temporary public art.  Public art refers to artwork that has been planned and executed in the public domain, in any media, that is outside and accessible to all.  Artists are requested to respond to the sites and take into account the physical or historical contexts.

For more information on the new art installations and the Placemaker Program, please visit www.saskatoon.ca, and look under “P” for Placemaker Program. 

For Immediate Release: July 28, 2014


NEW

FAITHFULL AVE SB LANES CLOSED FROM FAITHFULL CR (S. LEG) TO 51ST ST E
(Road Paving)
Two-way traffic set in NB lanes. Local access maintained.
Start: July 29, 7:00 a.m. End: July 30, 7:00 a.m.

4TH AVE N & 21ST ST E INTERSECTION LANE RESTRICTIONS
(Manhole repair)
4th Ave NB & SB through traffic maintained. Right turn only for 21st St E WB & EB
Start: July 29, 9:00 a.m. End: July 29, 3:00 p.m.

MINERS AVE NB LANES CLOSED FROM 54TH ST E TO 56TH ST E
(Road paving)
Two-way Traffic Set In SB Lanes. Local Access Will Be Maintained.
Start: July 29, 7:00 a.m. End: July 30, 7:00 a.m.

PRESTON AVE NB OFF RAMP CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE FROM CIRCLE DR EB CLOSED
(Sound wall installation)
Start: July 29, 9:00 a.m. End: July 29, 5:00 p.m.

ONGOING

8TH ST E WB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM LANSDOWNE AVE TO BROADWAY AVE
(Curb And Sidewalk Repair)
Access To Dufferin Ave Maintained.
Start: July 28, 7:00 a.m. End: August 1, 6:00 p.m.

CENTRAL AVE SB LANES AND NB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM 111TH ST W TO GRAY AVE
(water main lining)
Traffic will be detoured via Egbert Avenue
Start: July 15, 9:00 a.m. End: August 5, 6:00 p.m.

20TH ST W EB LANES CLOSED FROM AVE G S TO AVE F S
(Streetscaping)
Two way traffic will be accommodated in the westbound lanes.
Start: July 2, 9:00 a.m. End: July 30, 6:00 p.m.

8TH ST E EB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM MUNROE AVE S TO CUMBERLAND AVE S
(Water Main Lining)
Start: June 23, 9:00 a.m. End: July 29, 6:00 p.m.

All restrictions will be lifted as indicated, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Slow down, pay attention and respect work zones. Watch for pedestrians and work crews, and for everyone’s safety, please obey all detours, signs and barriers.

Know before you go! Plan your route around road work by check our Road Restrictions and Construction Projects interactive map, find traffic detour information on our saskatoon.ca homepage or subscribe to our Traffic Detour Service Alerts. you can also follow us on Twitter @cityofsaskatoon and with #betterroadsYXE and like Saskatoon City News on Facebook.

NEW SATURDAY

FAITHFULL AVE AND 52ND ST INTERSECTION CLOSED
(Manhole Repair)
Faithfull Ave NB right turn to 52nd St maintained.
Start: July 26, 7:00 a.m. End: July 26, 6:00 p.m.

NEW SUNDAY

CIRCLE DR AND CLANCY DR INTERSECTION 3-WAY STOP
(Traffic control maintenance)
Circle Dr speed reduced to 60km/h approaching Clancy Dr
Start: July 27, 5:45 a.m. End: July 27, 6:00 p.m.

FAITHFULL AVE NB AND SB LANES CLOSED BETWEEN FAITHFULL CR (S. LEG) AND FAITHFULL CR (N. LEG)
(Manhole Repair)
Start: July 27, 7:00 a.m. End: July 27, 6:00 p.m.

MILLAR AVE NB AND SB LANES CLOSED FROM 50TH ST E TO 51ST ST E
(Catch Basin Repairs)
Start: July 27, 7:00 a.m. End: July 27, 6:00 p.m.

BROADWAY AVE CLOSED FROM 2ND ST E TO 3RD ST E
(Patch paving)
Start: July 27, 7:00 a.m. End: July 27, 6:00 p.m.

BROADWAY AVE SB CURB (OUTSIDE) LANE AND NB MEDIAN (INSIDE) LANE CLOSED FROM 10TH ST E TO 11TH ST E
(Patch paving)
Start: July 27, 7:00 a.m. End: July 27, 6:00 p.m.

CLARENCE AVE SB CLOSED FROM CLADER CRES TO BRAND RD
(Patch paving)
Start: July 27, 6:00 a.m. End: July 27, 6:00 p.m.

UNIVERSITY BRIDGE WB LANES CLOSED
(Patch Paving)
Two way traffic will be set in the EB lanes
Start: July 27, 7:30 a.m. End: July 27, 6:00 p.m.

ONGOING

CENTRAL AVE SB LANES AND NB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM 111TH ST W TO GRAY AVE
(water main lining)
Traffic will be detoured via Egbert Avenue
Start: July 15, 9:00 a.m. End: August, 5, 6:00 p.m.

20TH ST W EB LANES CLOSED FROM AVE G S TO AVE F S
(Streetscaping)
Two way traffic will be accommodated in the westbound lanes.
Start: July 2, 9:00 a.m. End: July, 30, 6:00 p.m.

8TH ST E EB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM MUNROE AVE S TO CUMBERLAND AVE S
(Water Main Lining)
Start: June 23, 9:00 a.m. End: July, 29, 6:00 p.m.

All restrictions will be lifted as indicated, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Slow down, pay attention and respect work zones. Watch for pedestrians and work crews, and for everyone’s safety, please obey all detours, signs and barriers.

Know before you go! Plan your route around road work by check our Road Restrictions and Construction Projects interactive map, find traffic detour information on our saskatoon.ca homepage or subscribe to our Traffic Detour Service Alerts. you can also follow us on Twitter @cityofsaskatoon and with #betterroadsYXE and like Saskatoon City News on Facebook.

For Immediate Release: July 25, 2014


NEW

TAYLOR ST E WB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM IDYLWYLD DR S TO ST PATRICK AVE
(Curb work)
Start: July 28, 7:00 a.m. End: July 28, 6:00 p.m.

8TH ST E WB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM LANSDOWNE AVE TO BROADWAY AVE
(Curb and sidewalk repair)
Access to Dufferin Ave maintained.
Start: July 28, 7:00 a.m. End: August 1, 6:00 p.m.

FAITHFULL AVE NB LANES CLOSED FROM 51ST ST E TO FAITHFULL CR (S. LEG)
(Road Paving)
Two-way traffic set in SB lanes. Local access maintained.
Start: July 28, 7:00 a.m. End: July 29, 7:00 a.m.

MINERS AVE SB LANES CLOSED FROM 56TH ST E TO 54TH ST E
(Road paving)
Two-way Traffic Set In NB Lanes. Local Access Will Be Maintained.
Start: July 28, 7:00 a.m. End: July 29, 7:00 a.m.

25TH ST E WB RIGHT TURN LANE TO IDYLWYLD DR N NB CLOSED
(Bollard Installation)
Start: July 28, 9:00 a.m. End: July 28, 3:00 p.m.

ONGOING

CENTRAL AVE SB LANES AND NB MEDIAN LANES CLOSED FROM 111TH ST W TO GRAY AVE
(Water main lining)
Access to local businesses maintained. All other traffic will be detoured via Egbert Avenue.
Start: July 15, 9:00 a.m. End: August 5, 6:00 p.m.

20TH ST W EB LANES CLOSED FROM AVE G S TO AVE F S
(Streetscaping)
Two way traffic will be accommodated in the westbound lanes.
Start: July 2, 9:00 a.m. End: July 30, 6:00 p.m.

8TH ST E EB CURB LANE CLOSED FROM MUNROE AVE S TO CUMBERLAND AVE S
(Water Main Lining)
Start: June 23, 9:00 a.m. End: July 29, 6:00 p.m.

All restrictions will be lifted as indicated, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen circumstances.

Slow down, pay attention and respect work zones. Watch for pedestrians and work crews, and for everyone’s safety, please obey all detours, signs and barriers.

Know before you go! Plan your route around road work by check our Road Restrictions and Construction Projects interactive map, find traffic detour information on our saskatoon.ca homepage or subscribe to our Traffic Detour Service Alerts. you can also follow us on Twitter @cityofsaskatoon and with #betterroadsYXE and like Saskatoon City News on Facebook.

An increase in funding to the City of Saskatoon’s 2014 Sidewalk Rehabilitation program will see approximately 6 kilometres of sidewalk repaired this year, up from a total of 1.7 kilometres in 2013.

“New funding for sidewalk rehabilitation will allow us to better address deteriorating and cracked sidewalks,” says Mike Gutek, Director of Major Projects. “This year our priority is repairing sidewalks in conjunction with roadway rehabilitation in order to reduce the overall impact to motorists and pedestrians.”

Two major rehabilitation projects have been done: one along Assiniboine Drive between Warman Road and Ravine Drive in River Heights and another on Eastlake Avenue between 10th Street and 12th Street in Nutana.

The City is spending $1.8 million which is nearly four times as much in as 2013. Future planned funding increases will enable the City to address more of the Saskatoon sidewalk network. On average, a city block is 165 m, which means approximately 36 city blocks of a single path of sidewalk can be replaced in 2014.

“With a properly funded rehabilitation program, we can improve the condition of sidewalks with patches, crack filling and replacements,” Gutek says. “Residents will start to see sidewalk conditions improve over the next few years as funding levels increase.”

Residents can view locations of the City’s sidewalk rehabilitation program on the new Road Restrictions and Construction Projects interactive map found on saskatoon.ca under Check this Out! or click on Building Better Roads for more program details.

Know before you go! Plan your route around road work by checking our Road Restrictions and Construction Projects interactive map, find traffic detour information on our saskatoon.ca homepage or subscribe to our Traffic Detour Service Alerts. You can also follow us on Twitter @cityofsaskatoon and with #betterroadsYXE and like Saskatoon City News on Facebook