DRYDEN – The City of Dryden is looking to make public art out of two tree trunks at Cooper Park.
Artists in the area are invited to submit expressions of interest to carve two large cottonwood tree trunks at the park, located between Earl Avenue and the Wabigoon River.
The city’s call for expressions of interest (EOIs), posted on the municipality’s website, says the art carved into the trunks should convey “the cultural and historical significance of their location along the Wabigoon River.”
The call for EOIs further states that preference will be given to artists who are Indigenous and “who have experience and knowledge of Indigenous local history and art.”
The closing date is Oct. 23.
The city removed dead branches and heavy crowns from the two old trees several years ago. According to the city, the trees were no longer living or growing.
The city said they cannot disclose whether any expressions of interest have come in yet.
That information “will only be publicly shared once the EOI (process) has closed,” special projects manager Colleen Brosseau said in an email to Newswatch.
