The Region of Waterloo International Airport is growing. The investment in the YKF’s growth is enhancing customer experience and contributing to the economic growth of the community.
In keeping with high industry standards and contributing to a world-class customer experience, YKF features artwork by local, internationally renowned artists.
The ART YKF Gallery features four exciting installations that explore the themes of travel, movement and memories for visitors to discover and enjoy!
A Call for Indigenous Artists! The Region of Waterloo invites you to create a large-scale digital mural for the Region of Waterloo International Airport (YKF)! We’re looking for proposals from Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Urban Indigenous artists. You can either create a brand-new piece or adapt an existing artwork under the theme of "Honouring These Lands and Waterways". Submit your proposal by November 8! Learn more.
Field of Winds, 2003
Artist: Linda Covit
Material: Stainless steel, brass, aluminum with silk screened elements
Location: Outside entrance to Region of Waterloo International Airport, Breslau, public space
Nine mobiles each have two branches of brass leaves atop a stainless steel pole. The poles ascend in height from 10 to 14 feet, creating upward movement across the sky. The branches are constructed to move in the breeze. Aluminum light posts line the walkway to the terminal building. Each supports a plaque with silk-screened text or images depicting an event from the rich history of the airport. One reads: "Mary Weber, 20 years old, learned to fly at Lexington Field and became the fifth woman in Canada to receive a pilot's licence."
Learn more about Linda Covit
Crossing with the Light, 2019; Pedestrians Crossing #1, 2015; Otherwise Occupied, 2019
Titles from Left to Right
Artist: Sherry Czekus
Material: Oil on canvas
Location: YKF Departure Lounge, restricted area, valid boarding pass required
Czekus’ paintings put the viewer in the middle of bustling, energized streets filled with people in transit. The paintings evoke memories of travel with their sense of movement, overlapping patterns, and snippets of walking figures.
From the artist: "Making my paintings begins with becoming one of the crowd as part of the everyday experience. On busy city sidewalks with my camera, I make my source images of the urban crowd and its figurative gestures, intersections, and spaces between its members."
Learn more about Sherry Czekus
Memory and the Temporal Exchange, 2017
Artist: James Nye and Amber Pacheco
Material: Acrylic on canvas, briefcase hardware
Location: YKF Domestic Arrivals Building, public space
This sculptural painting folds up to form a piece of luggage, and is fittingly installed above a baggage carousel. Memory and the Temporal Exchange is a token of the memories and experiences we carry with us on our personal journey. The artists seek to evoke the temporal aspect of human existence and the fleeting nature of experience. Through the representational collage of images, the artists pay homage to the process of creation. The artwork serves as a window into the artists' process and experience, while the deconstruction and portability of the painting instill a narrative of false privacy. Our baggage, whether emotional or physical, becomes the bridge of experience between states of being.
Learn more about James Nye
Learn more about Amber Pacheco
The Wall of Nightmares and Dreams, 2010
Artist: Ernest Daetwyler
Material: Plastic toys, painted plywood, hardware
Location: YKF Departure Lounge, restricted area, valid boarding pass required
The Wall of Nightmares and Dreams is a sculptural work created with colourful plastic toys collected in Waterloo Region. The piece is inspired by the experience of childhood, from the playful perspectives of both child and parent. The abundance of toys inspire stories and memories, becoming a mirror of our society in this moment of time. The installation offers a bird’s-eye view of a toy microcosm of sorts, similar to the unique vantage point of a traveller peering down on earth from their airplane window.
Learn more about Ernest Daetwyler
To learn more about public art and keep up to date with upcoming artists visit the Public Art Program page.
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