ProudCanadianCitizen@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 4 days ago‘It’s ridiculous’: Saskatoon’s $300K plastic rock sculptures spark debate over public art spendingwww.ctvnews.caAquileo | external-linkAquileo | message-square29Aquileo | linkAquileo | fedilinkAquileo | arrow-up192Aquileo | arrow-down14Aquileo | file-text
Aquileo | arrow-up188Aquileo | arrow-down1Aquileo | external-link‘It’s ridiculous’: Saskatoon’s $300K plastic rock sculptures spark debate over public art spendingwww.ctvnews.caProudCanadianCitizen@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 4 days agoAquileo | message-square29Aquileo | linkAquileo | fedilinkAquileo | file-text
Interesting how the final price of the ‘art’ was just under the total budget for artworks. I wonder how that happened?
Aquileo | minus-squarepasdechanceAquileo | linkAquileo | fedilinkAquileo | arrow-up7·4 days agoWere there other propositions? Was there a call for tenders or a vote of some sort? Maybe the locals love the idea? After all, there are other silly things in the prairies, even giant hoes… Unfortunately, it isn’t real… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giants_of_the_Prairies
Aquileo | minus-squaresystemglitch@lemmy.worldAquileo | linkAquileo | fedilinkAquileo | arrow-up2·4 days agoI’m a local, this is stupid and embarrassing.
Aquileo | minus-squarepasdechanceAquileo | linkAquileo | fedilinkAquileo | arrow-up1·4 days agoI would be too. I also think the weather will damage them, and they will be targets for petty vandalism.
Were there other propositions? Was there a call for tenders or a vote of some sort? Maybe the locals love the idea? After all, there are other silly things in the prairies, even giant hoes…
Unfortunately, it isn’t real…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giants_of_the_Prairies
I’m a local, this is stupid and embarrassing.
I would be too. I also think the weather will damage them, and they will be targets for petty vandalism.