"Spirit Catcher"

Spirit Catcher, created by artist Ron Baird for EXPO ’86 in Vancouver, B.C., is a 70’ x 65’ Corten steel sculpture based on the image of the Thunderbird, the messenger for carrying people’s dreams and desires to the Creator, in response to EXPO’s theme of communications. Donated in 1986 by The Helen McCrea Peacock Foundation in memory of Ken and Helen Peacock, it inspired the establishment of a public art gallery in Barrie. The Barrie Gallery Project opened to the public in 1988 and in 1992 became the MacLauren Art Centre. Spirit Catcher also became the first work in the permanent collection of the MacLauren.

Ontario · Canada