Lighthouses As Art
By Sue Clark on Jun 5, 2009 in The Light Side 
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When we think of lighthouses in art, our minds naturally tend to photographs and paintings. But rarely do we ever think of statues and art and lighthouses in the same breath. After all, lighthouses are statues of a sort.
But in Halifax, NS, Canada, a local artist, Sandy Graham won the Trillium Public Art Competition, beating out 36 entries from around the world, including an airplane display from Australia and a bunch of spherical egg-like lighted rocks from Baltimore. In fact, according to the story at The Coast, the artist was so sure he wouldn’t win that he wasn’t even there, choosing (like a good father would) to instead pick up his daughter from day care.
The lighthouses were created out of galvanized steel, and the actual artwork will be installed in the Trillium at South Park Condos, in Halifax, NS. Even after seeing the rest of the entries, I believe the judges made a superior choice. But then I would. 
Photo from the story.
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2 Comment(s)
By Robert DaVia on Jun 5, 2009 | Reply
Several years ago, the town of Irondequoit (Rochester, NY) had a project where local artists could design lighthouses, that were later displayed around town.
Here is a link to my page:
lhtrail.seathelights.com/
By Sue Clark on Jun 5, 2009 | Reply
Portland ME had a similar display. All the lighthouses were auctioned off after it ended.
I also think a city in Ohio (Toledo maybe?) did one.
It’s a great fund raiser. Some of the lighthouses can bring in some big bucks. Well, they did, in a prior economy anyway.