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Janet Katherine MacKay
210 Blackburn Avenue Email: janet@worldviewstudio.ca Education Bachelor of Fine Arts, McMaster University, 1969-73 
Confederation Boulevard Interpretation
A series of 25 interpretation panels located around the Capital’s ceremonial route, Confederation Boulevard. These beautiful panels with bronze frames, sculpted details and cast artifacts communicate the significance of the many spectacular views and institutions located along this route. This very complicated project required much liaison with partner institutions, municipalities, historical experts, and the NCC multi disciplinary project team in order to guide the design, sculpture, and fabrication technologies through to the successful completion. This project has won an award from Interpretation Canada.    Limited Edition bronze sculptures. Janet specializes in a narrative style of sculpture. Each sculpture tells a story whether it is based on her personal experience or an opera or a dance. She has completed a series 13 sculptures based on Wagners' epic opera "The Ring Cycle", and is presently working a series based on dance. Her sculptures are full of movement and detail and have a nostalgic feel of the art nouveau style.   
Expertise
Janet brings a number of specialized skills to her clients including but not limited to: Project Leader,
Employment History Graphic Illustrator, National Capital Commission (NCC), 1974 -1980 Although Janet’s role at the NCC was to provide professional design and project management services; she has also had the opportunity to provide sculptural services as well. Janet held down two careers over the last 7 years of her employment at the NCC –one in industrial design the other being a sculptor. Having expertise in these two fields makes her an indispensable asset by being able to provide management, design, and artistic services regarding interpretation, commemorations and public art. Janet retired from the National Capital Commission in the spring of 2007 in order to concentrate on her Art career.
Selected Affiliations: National Capital Network of Sculptors, member since 2005
Selected Exhibitions Worldview Gallery of fine art, Ottawa, November, 2008
Media Publications CBC Radio 1, Feature interview with Adrian Harewood on Wagner's Ring Cycle Series, September 2006
Galleries Robert Macklin Gallery 20 Market Street
Examples of completed works:
As NCC's Project/Design manager, Janet managed this project throuhg its entirety from the development of the theme, content, and messages through the design, prototyping, supervison of the sculpture, mold making, casting, fabrication, installation and commissioning. Janet' task was to develop a series of interpretation nodes located along the pathway shich follows the Ottawa River, communicating the importance of the Ottawa Rive (and all Rivers) in the opening up and development of Canada. The design needed to be enduring, resistant to weather and vandalism. It also needed to be able to fit the range of environments, relate to the river, intrigue and draw the attention of the demographic using the pathway. Janet met all these goals while ading her own artisitc flare through the aesthetic and sculptural aspects of the project. As with all Janet’s projects, this project was delivered on schedule and within budget.    
Confederation Boulevard Map Model
Janet was the NCC's Project/Design manager for the development of a pedestrian orientation system for Confederation Boulevard, the Capital's ceremonial route. The primary component of the system was a series of seven map models. Each map model is made up of a 48" diameter three dimensional bronze map of Confederation Boulevard and its attractions mounted on a custom concrete base with information and legend panels. Janet worked with in-house landscape architects, engineers, interpretation specialists, and information officers to ensure that the solution not only met the public's needs to orient themselves to the City's core and its attractions, but fit beautifully within this prestiguous streetscape's for many years to come. Her close supervison of the many fabrication contracts required to produce these map models (sculpture, mold making, casting, concrete molds, concrete casting, hpl panels, and installation) resulted in a high quality product that fit together seamlessly. These map models have proven to be very successful both at drawing visitors to them and helping them find thier way. |
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Art is a pure expression of self, the canvas of ones own soul. It is a true portrait of how one views ones self in relation to the world around it. Art is the "WORLDVIEW" the "ALL THAT IS" of the individual.
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