News Items tag as: Fossils from the Future

City Hall site of latest Fossils from the Future Relic
November 03, 2015 - 5:00 PM

KELOWNA - If you haven’t heard of them yet, you may well have seen some of them but not realized it. They’re called Fossils from the Future, and these mysterious objects have been appearing in the downtown Kelowna area for the past few months.
Third of nine 'Fossils from the Future' appears downtown
October 14, 2015 - 11:30 AM

KELOWNA - The third in a series of art pieces that have been popping up around downtown Kelowna can be seen on Bernard Avenue.
Second fossil from the future discovered in downtown Kelowna
September 18, 2015 - 10:30 AM

KELOWNA - Another fossil from the future can be seen in downtown Kelowna thanks to an Okanagan artist taking part in a controversial public art pilot program.
Downed spacecraft part of public art project in Kelowna
September 02, 2015 - 11:36 AM

KELOWNA - Take a walk downtown and you might come upon what appears to be a small crashed spacecraft. It seems to have become entangled and stuck suspended above a popular Cultural District walkway.

Is it some kind of hoax? No, it’s the launch of Fossils from the Future, a public art project, created by Okanagan-based artist Johann Wessels and presented by the Kelowna Art Gallery.
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City Hall site of latest Fossils from the Future Relic