Coventry Canal Art Trail

As a canal enthusiast I was delighted to come across the Coventry Canal Art Trail while searching the web for sculpture related sites.

This 5 1/2 mile canal provides a route from the Oxford canal into the heart of the city. The map shows the 26 sites of the artworks which comprises 39 works by 31 different artists. Five categories of work were commissioned: community art, entry markers, gateways, heritage markers and sculptural seating.

If I had to choose three favorites, I think they would be:

• The Journeyman, a tribute to the navvies who built the canal.
• Folding Wedges, a pair of benches in oak.
• Seats by the Water, and Traveller & the Stream, a combination of sculpture and landscape architecture.

Three very distinct styles. Three very striking works of art that can be enjoyed by the general public.


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