New art at Edmonton Expo Centre features local talent from artists with disabilities

Two new sculptures built by local artists with developmental disabilities are on display at the Edmonton Expo Centre.

Two art installations made by local artists with developmental disabilities have found a new home at the Edmonton Expo Centre.

The sculptures were made by artists who work out of the Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts.

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One of the sculptures, which depicts large flowers, was a collaboration between the Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts and Chrysalis, an organization that connects people with disabilities with work and volunteer opportunities.

The other art installation staying at the expo centre is a large moose called ‘Big Boyd.’ It was created using recycled materials to highlight the importance of environmental sustainability.

Jared Quinney, one of the artists involved, told CTV News Edmonton the significance of its name.

“It was sort of really sad … Boyd Dymchuk, he was a very positive person at our studio,” Quinney said, adding that Dymchuk, a ceramic artist from Edmonton and member of the Nina Collective since 2016, was the creative lead for the moose art piece.

“He died immediately before the actual project got started … At the end, we had to think of a name for the piece. I (presented) the idea for Boyd to be remembered through this piece.”

The flowers and Big Boyd are near Hall F close to entrance five.