BowWave

BowWave BowWave brings engineering, art and science together to connect the people of Calgary to the land around us.

The BowWave rests on a gravel bar on the Bow river that was generated by the 2013 floods. It is at the nexus point of the TransCanada Trail, linked to three oceans, and is in the heart of our city. We are bringing people here to create new memories in a very old place. The Bow River is a bridge through time and we want to celebrate it! So we’re inviting everyone to see the river and play the river

. We want people of all ages to interact with the sensor-activated buttons (repurposed from the old planetarium) that trigger a 100 metre-long wave-like light display across the river. The sensors sing sounds and energize the flashing light array when activated by one (or many!) participants, with the various sequences and patterns creating excitement and wonder all along the riverbank! The BowWave brings together science, art, and people to make memories on a shifting landscape that celebrates the beauty of the river and the land around us.

Set up started!
09/22/2018

Set up started!

Alpha Lyrae is a multi star complex that houses Vega, a star that guides the brightness scale for all our lights. Vega w...
09/19/2018

Alpha Lyrae is a multi star complex that houses Vega, a star that guides the brightness scale for all our lights. Vega was the first star to be photographed in 1850, at the Harvard Observatory, It will once again be the north pole star around the year 13,727. When Vega aligns directly above Fort Calgary on this year’s autumnal equinox BowWave will open the portal to Alpha Lyrae. Come be transported to Vega, take flight under the ancient eagle constellation, as it turns the celestial clock on the equinox.

BowWave is a collective of artists, engineers, makers and fabricators; a multi-faceted group with as many interpersonal connections as propensities. They have come together to create Portal 6: Alpha Lyrae for Beakernight 2018.
This Saturday night September 22nd in Fort Calgary for

BowWave is a collective of artists, makers, and engineers; a multi-faceted group with as many interpersonal connections ...
09/19/2018

BowWave is a collective of artists, makers, and engineers; a multi-faceted group with as many interpersonal connections as propensities. They have come together to create Portal 6: Alpha Lyrae for Beakernight 2018.
SEPTEMBER 22ND FORT CALGARY

Come down to Beaker Night and checkout our art.
09/12/2018

Come down to Beaker Night and checkout our art.

Alpha Lyrae is a multi star complex that houses Vega, a star 25 light-years distant that used to guide humans as the north pole star some 12,000 years ago. While Vega won’t be our north pole star again until the year 13,727; on this year’s autumnal equinox it will be aligned above Fort Calgary,

09/10/2018
08/27/2018

We're Back! Beakerhead is just a few weeks away and we'll be lighting up the skies at BeakerNight

Even when it's off, it's sooooo on
09/17/2017

Even when it's off, it's sooooo on

30-minute countdown till sunset! Come forth and electrify the BowWave
09/17/2017

30-minute countdown till sunset! Come forth and electrify the BowWave

Earth Science for Society stopped to visit us! Beakerhead
09/17/2017

Earth Science for Society stopped to visit us! Beakerhead

Participaction!
09/17/2017

Participaction!

Come see the BowWave in all its glory! The light show starts at 8pm!
09/17/2017

Come see the BowWave in all its glory! The light show starts at 8pm!

If you missed the interview with Jamal from Freshly Squeezed on CJSW 90.9 FM you can hear here at the 40-minute mark. Li...
09/13/2017

If you missed the interview with Jamal from Freshly Squeezed on CJSW 90.9 FM you can hear here at the 40-minute mark. Listen to the whole episode to hear Jamal turn out some super fresh bassy beats.

Check out the Beakerhead home page to learn more about this killer festival and experience the BowWave in person Sept 13-16 after dark

Freshly Squeezed – Episode September 12, 2017 Interview with Marta Gorski, one of the minds behind the BowWave installation at Calgary's 2017 Beakerhead Festival! Find them ! Tracklist dead dog KVN AUST • Chill Children Winter Mood Workers • Chill Children Holy Hole Inna Donut KAYTRANADA...

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Alpha Lyrae is a multi-star complex that houses Vega, a star 25 light-years distant that used to guide humans as the north pole star some 12,000 years ago. While Vega won’t be our north pole star again until the year 13,727; on this year’s autumnal equinox it will be aligned above Fort Calgary, allowing BowWave to open an interstellar gateway. Enter Portal 6: Alpha Lyrae. Come to be transported to Vega and take flight under the ancient eagle constellation as it turns the celestial clock on the equinox.