Save the Bruce Head art installation at Portage and Main: keep the concourse open!

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#2

I feel strongly that this work of art needs to be treasured and enjoyed as it was meant to be.

JoAnne Nelson (Oakbank, 2024-03-08)

#3

This is an important and epic piece of Bruce Head’s contribution to Winnipeg, Canada and The Global Art Community and must be preserved and shared for generations to come!!

Tara Head (Oliver, 2024-03-08)

#7

Keep history, tradition and local artists alive.

Kathleen Johnson (Surrey, 2024-03-08)

#10

Art matters. I care deeply about this sculpture. It must be saved.

Ralph Markham (Melbourne, 2024-03-08)

#13

Have some respect for the great art made by our artists. These are historical and important pieces to be enjoyed for generations to come. Make the effort to do the right thing.

Brigitte Dion (Winnipeg, 2024-03-08)

#21

Art should not be destroyed.

Johanna Bates (Vancouver, 2024-03-08)

#22

Art is essential. Crossing Portage and Main is not.

Karen Webb (Brandon, 2024-03-08)

#24

This beautiful sculpture, done by the amazing Bruce Head, needs to be saved! It is priceless and can’t just be destroyed.

Luanne Diachun (Winnipeg, 2024-03-08)

#27

Mr. Head was an important Canadian artist!

James Worobec (Winnipeg, 2024-03-08)

#29

Please Save this beautiful and inspirational artwork!

elizabeth Campbell (Sterling, 2024-03-08)

#32

Art for Arts sake

Richard Millar (Winnipeg, 2024-03-08)

#37

This is a heritage site and essential to preserve and a landmark tribute from a notable Manitoba artist plus I have personal family connections with this family

Verona Malmquist (Oliver, 2024-03-08)

#39

The Bruce Head art installation at Portage and Main is an important part of Winnipegs history.

GAIL HARGREAVES (Winnipeg, 2024-03-08)

#41

Sentimental to family

Riley Johnson (Prince George, 2024-03-08)

#46

It's crazy to open the intersection. Keep the concourse!

Darrell Horn (Winnipeg, 2024-03-08)

#52

This work is beautiful and needs to stay where it was designed to be.

Shawna McKenzie (Winnipeg, 2024-03-09)

#55

Bruce Head's work should be preserved.

Barry Horeczy (Stittsville, 2024-03-09)

#58

He was my grandfather, and his work deserves to be seen for generations to come!

Cameron Nasholm (Penticton, 2024-03-09)

#64

Tara Head

Scott Carter (Oliver, 2024-03-09)

#68

This art is an important piece of art by a Manitoban master artists. The concourse also plays an important role for access from Portage and Main to Memorial via indoor spaces. It's a significant corridor, especially in the winter months which is most the year. It ties our downtown together. With more housing being developed and connected to this downtown corridor it becomes even more important. One can live and work along the space. No reason we can't have surface and underground corridors.

David Markham (Winnipeg, 2024-03-09)

#70

Much like the grand banker’s halls that still line Main Street near the famous intersection with Portage, the Bruce Head wall just below that intersection is an important part of its history and culture. To lose it would deny this and future generations the opportunity to (“appreciate the city’s unique history and, in time, (re)discover and reinvent it - much like the city did at The Forks. Let’s play the long game. It is what Winning does best.

Paul Taylor (Olympia, 2024-03-09)

#71

Bruce was an amazing artist. I want to see a peice of his beautiful art stay a legacy in Winnipeg.

Peaches Glenn (Murillo, 2024-03-09)

#73

Public art matters!

Mary McLaren (Dartmouth, 2024-03-09)

#75

Iam signing because this is my grandfathers legacy

Austin Head (Grande prairie, 2024-03-09)

#78

Bruce Head was a local artist - right from Winnipeg who created his works of art right in Winnipeg. He had had his art displayed in the MB Hydro building and the University of Manitoba had much of his art. This huge piece needs to continue to be appreciated and displayed. Keep the concourse open - don’t fill it in - that would be heart-breaking.

Stephanie Subtelny (Winnipeg, 2024-03-09)

#80

Bruce was a mentor to me in my art. I understand there are costs to keeping the space intact from a facilities point of view. Perhaps there is a better way to utilize the space while keeping the art intact.

Karen Biko (Calgary, 2024-03-10)

#90

Bruce Head is one of Manitoba/Canada’s foremost artists of his time. His “Wall” is a unique piece of his work. It deserves to be celebrated in a venue where all people can observe and enjoy. It should not be buried and forgotten.

Diane Bates (Winnipeg, 2024-03-11)

#97

I believe that this iconic piece of work should be saved for future generations to observe and marvel.

Jeff Monk (Gimli, 2024-03-11)

#100

I knew Bruce, and cherish the 2 works by him I'm fortunate to have.... And because it's time this City got its shit together re. public art.... S.L

Sig Laser (Winnipeg, 2024-03-11)

#103

Bruce Head was an important artist in Manitoba and his work needs to be reinstalled in an appropriate permanent home.

Lisa Rae Minuk (Winnipeg, 2024-03-11)

#105

I Am a huge Bruce Head fan

Alison Earl (Fort Erie, 2024-03-11)

#106

Bruce Head's artwork on the underground concourse is an iconic piece of this city's artistic and cultural heritage.

Neil Coligan (Winnipeg, 2024-03-11)

#113

I want BruceHead's Art saved!

Ellen Kruger (Winnipeg, 2024-03-12)

#117

I’m signing because this is an important historical work by the brilliant artist Bruce Head, a significant member of Winnipeg’s art community. Also, why do they have to fill in the entire underground mall? Just because people can now cross the street? What is the reason? Couldn’t this site be turned in a small art gallery / winter walking track / coffee shop down there, with this piece as its centre?

Catherine Hunter (Winnipeg, 2024-03-12)

#120

We need to preserve public art and maintain accessible means of travel downtown.

Vicki Rempel (Winnipeg, 2024-03-12)

#121

I am a big fan of the Bruce Head artwork in the concourse. It would be a crime to lose it.

Terry Sargeant (Gimli, 2024-03-12)

#123

I am from Winnipeg and remember this mural vividly! It is a work of art and should not be buried EVER!!

Barb Croft (Penticton, 2024-03-13)

#124

Because art history in our city is important.

Jordan Miller (Winnipeg, 2024-03-13)

#126

Whether the decision is to open the intersection at street level, to close the concourse or to retain the concourse, there is no legitimate excuse for failing to preserve an impressive and significant piece of public art from a major Manitoba artist.

Paul Thomas (Winnipeg, 2024-03-13)

#128

Art should not be burried

Hailey Prokop (Penticton, 2024-03-13)

#130

I'm a Canadian artist who appreciates the significance of this massive art installation by Canadian artist Bruce Head. I have also been a pedestrian who has tried to cross this intersection above ground. I prefer the safety of the concourse.

Barb Hoffmann (Selkirk, 2024-03-13)

#131

I support public art

Taylor Assion (Vancouver, 2024-03-14)

#132

I’m a former Winnipegger and I knew Bruce as a gifted artist and a friend. This work is remarkable and I’d hate to see it destroyed. But I understand why people want to be able to cross the intersection above-ground again. My wish for the people who are making the decision is that they will thoughtfully balance financial and environmental considerations with respect for the work of an outstanding Manitoba artist.

Heather Kennedy (Vancouver, 2024-03-15)

#133

Public art is essential and this piece is a legacy for Winnipeg.

Craig Mackie (Chelsea, 2024-03-15)

#134

Bruce Head was a great artist and his works should not be destroyed.

Jan Adaskin (Gibsons, 2024-03-15)

#135

This man must not be forgotten and the city should not be deprived of the pleasure and beauty of his art!

Lesley Hughes (Winnipeg, 2024-03-18)

#136

For me, this isn't just about Bruce Head's art (as important as it is). Simply put, I believe future Winnipeggers will one day look back and marvel at our incredible shortsightedness if we destroy this vital all-weather link through the downtown. Those who truly value Portage and Main should realize that the concourse is part of what makes it a vibrant and viable commercial centre. Like most Winnipeggers, I really don't care whether the surface is ever fully opened. But I care very much about whether this piece of infrastructure is destroyed. It's simply dishonest to position this as an either/or question.

Gail Granger (Winnipeg, 2024-03-22)

#139

I’m signing because this beautiful artwork should be a showcase piece to show off to visitors the same as all the other tourist attractions in this city and not dismissed like a derelict building

Brenda Rutherford (Winnipeg, 2024-05-07)

#142

Bruce Head was a treasured artist of Canada and his work has to be saved. This is a part of Manitoba history.

Nancy Brennan (Winnipeg, 2024-12-07)



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