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The MacKenzie Art Gallery (MAG; French : Musee d’art MacKenzie ) is an art museum located in Regina, Saskatchewan , Canada . The museum occupies the multipurpose T. C. Douglas Building, situated at the edge of the Wascana Centre . The building holds eight galleries totaling to 2,200 square metres (24,000 sq ft) of exhibition space.

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66-739: The museum originates from a private collection donated to Regina College (later the University of Regina ) from Norman MacKenzie. In 1953, the college established the Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery in order to exhibit works from that collection. In 1990, the art museum was incorporated as an independent institution from the university, and moved into the T. C. Douglas Building at the southwestern edge of Wascana Centre. The MacKenzie Art Gallery's permanent collection has over 5,000 works spanning over 5,000 years of Canadian history . In addition to exhibiting works from its collection,

132-445: A bicameral system of university government consisting of a senate (faculty), responsible for academic policy, and a board of governors (citizens) exercising exclusive control over financial policy and having formal authority in all other matters. The president, appointed by the board, was to provide a link between the 2 bodies and to perform institutional leadership. In the early part of this century, professional education expanded beyond

198-558: A junior college in 1925, and was disaffiliated by the Church and fully ceded to the university in 1934; in 1961 it attained degree-granting status as the Regina Campus of the University of Saskatchewan . It became an autonomous university in 1974. The University of Regina has an enrolment of over 15,000 full and part-time students. The university's student newspaper, The Carillon , is a member of CUP . The University of Regina

264-620: A period of continuing to operate its private girls' high school closed its Regina facilities in 1970. ) In September 2000, the 600 City of Regina Wing of the Royal Canadian Air Force Association, erected a bronze war memorial plaque dedicated to the former personnel of No. 2 Initial Training School, who trained in the Conservatory of Music building during the Second World War. Because there

330-684: A recent spurt of growth and expansion, having been static for some two decades after the construction of the Language Institute at the end of the 1970s. Since the late 1990s, several new buildings have been added including the Dr. William A. Riddell Centre; the Wakpá Tower (South) and Paskwāw Tower (North) Residences; the Centre for Kinesiology, Health & Sport; First Nations University of Canada and Research & Innovation Centre; along with

396-481: A result, the University of Regina was established as an independent institution on 1 July 1974 and the first University of Regina degrees were conferred at the spring convocation in 1975—although its development was slow until the 21st century, when a renewed burst of building and expansion occurred. That being said, several of the university's faculties are significantly smaller in the 21st century than they were in

462-538: A significant expansion of the Education Building. The building of the Wakpá Tower (South) and Paskwāw Tower (North) Residences also involved a significant redevelopment of the landscaping of the campus around a new oval as an aesthetic and community hub of campus. Future plans include construction on the east side of the Ring Road. The goal is to accommodate an enrolment of 25,000. In the summer of 2005

528-467: A stark concrete modernist style, were by Minoru Yamasaki , the architect of the original World Trade Center in New York. [was that ...the buildings] would be located close enough together that passage between them in the winter could be provided through connecting corridors in the "podium" or first [ground] floor of all buildings in the central instructional complex. Each podium would be larger than

594-641: A theological training facility in Regina but had never established substantial numbers in Canada west of Ontario compared with larger denominations, meanwhile merged with Emmanuel College in Saskatoon and withdrew from tertiary education in Regina. The upgrading process accelerated in 1961 when the college was granted full-degree-granting status as the Regina Campus of the University of Saskatchewan and students completing degrees at Regina Campus were granted degrees of

660-697: A variety of programs at the certificate, diploma, undergraduate and graduate degree levels. The University of Regina also has one graduate school, the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy . It delivers Masters and Doctoral programs in conjunction with the University of Saskatchewan . The University of Regina also offers a number of pre-professional transfer programs with other universities and professional colleges: Agriculture and Bioresources, Chiropractic, Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Optometry, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, and Veterinary Medicine. At

726-655: Is a research university reputed for having a focus on experiential learning and offers internships, professional placements and practicums in addition to cooperative education placements in 41 programs. In 2009 the University of Regina launched the UR Guarantee Program, a program guaranteeing participating students a successful career launch after graduation by supplementing education with experience to achieve specific educational, career and life goals. Partnership agreements with provincial crown corporations, government departments and private corporations have helped

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792-475: Is also home to several varsity club teams, including cheerleading, curling, dance team, rowing, men's rugby sevens, women's rugby sevens, women's softball, synchronized swimming, ultimate, and triathlon. In the summer of 2005 , the university hosted the Canada Summer Games . The university's student newspaper is The Carillon . It for many years was an organ of radical student dissent and in

858-505: Is approximately 9,300 square metres (100,000 sq ft), although some portions of the building are not used by the museum. The building contains eight galleries, which includes 2,200 square metres (24,000 sq ft) of exhibition space. In addition to its exhibits, the museum also maintains technical areas including a conservation lab, workshop, preparation rooms, a 185-seat theatre, storage facilities, gift shop and conference rooms. The museum's white Tyndall stone facade building

924-498: Is home to the School of Journalism, which was one of the first established in western Canada. The School publishes a student periodical, The Crow , and hosts the annual Minifie lecture, in honour of one of Canada's most illustrious journalists, James M. Minifie (1900–1974). The University of Regina does not have its own campus radio station, although the independent community radio station CJTR-FM actively solicits volunteers among

990-498: Is one of the universities with co-operative education in Saskatchewan. Many of the university undergraduate students are enrolled in the co-op program, with the highest percentage being in the faculties of science and engineering. The Faculty of Arts offers an innovative internship program for its undergraduate students. Regina College originally housed male and female student residences which were converted to academic use when

1056-477: The French language , one of the country's two official languages . In June, the museum began charging adult visitors admission to access the second floor galleries of the museum, although other parts of the museum grounds remained free for visitors. However, shortly after announcing the introduction of admission fees, the museum announced it would offer free admission to the second floor gallery 12 days each year, over

1122-499: The Saskatchewan Arts Board . As of 2019, the museum's permanent collection holds over 5,000 works, spanning a period of 5,000 years. The museum's mandate includes providing the public with an encyclopedic range of different forms of culture and visual arts. However, its collection maintains a large focus on art from Canada , particularly indigenous Canadian artists, artists from Saskatchewan, as well as artists from

1188-683: The Saskatchewan Arts Board . The University of Regina provides services to Indigenous people in more remote communities. The University of Regina's SUNTEP program was developed in partnership with specific Indigenous communities to meet specific needs within Indigenous communities. Indigenous Elders are present on campus at University of Regina to provide social supports. Through the University of Regina's Kâspohtamatâtân Mentorship Program Indigenous students act as role models to younger students still in their home communities. The University of Regina has established an Aboriginal Career Centre to assist with

1254-1139: The University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan , the Federal Public Building in Edmonton, Alberta , the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Quebec , the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Manitoba , the Banff Springs Hotel , the Empress Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia , les Apartements Le Chateau in Montreal, Quebec and many others include Tyndall Stone in their construction. The Tyndall Stone quarry

1320-490: The University of Saskatchewan . Regina College and its successor Regina Campus of the University of Saskatchewan and University of Regina have retained the Methodist motto "as one who serves" (Luke 22.27). The policy of university education initiated in the 1960s responded to population pressure and the belief that higher education was a key to social justice and economic productivity for individuals and for society. In 1961

1386-471: The University of Toronto (and ultimately the collegiate system of Oxford and Cambridge ) and built facilities at the new campus. (St Chad's, a fourth denominational college in Regina, operated by the Anglican Church of Canada on the former Anglican diocesan property on College Avenue immediately to the east of Regina College, merged with Emmanuel College on the Saskatoon campus in 1964 and, after

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1452-415: The 1960s and 70s frequently had a very high community profile as its editorial postures occasioned vigorous denunciation by university administration figures and in the conservative general press. As student mores in subsequent generations have become less disputatious The Carillon has evolved into a less political paper which currently is a somewhat conventional newsletter of campus affairs. The university

1518-744: The 1970s as priorities have shifted from liberal arts to vocational training. The original Regina College buildings on College Avenue continue in use; the old Girls' Residence is now the Regina Conservatory of Music; in 1997 the Fine Arts Department moved from the old Normal School building to the new W.A. Riddell Centre and the Normal School was substantially renovated to become the Canada-Saskatchewan Soundstage . The campus has experienced

1584-666: The Annapurna sculpture was repatriated to Government of Uttar Pradesh . The sculpture was ceremonially installed at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple on 15 November 2021. The museum property is situated at the southwestern edge of Wascana Centre , an urban park centred around an artificial lake, and Wascana Creek . The museum's building is a multipurpose space, with parts of the building space dedicated to museum use, whereas other parts are used as office space for several provincial departments and ministries. The building

1650-505: The Mackenzie Art Gallery the oldest public art museum in the province of Saskatchewan. In 1990, the museum was incorporated as an institution independent of the University of Regina, although maintains partnerships with the university. In the same year, the museum moved to its present building. The museum continues to act as custodians for the art collection owned by the University of Regina, although those works are owned by

1716-569: The Saskatchewan Indian Federated College, established in 1976 and then housed in a building immediately west of College West. It was an original foundation at the University of Regina. Its new building to the east of Luther College replaced its original facilities to the west of College West and was opened by Prince Edward in 2003 and visited by the Queen in 2005 when she installed a commemorative stone to symbolise

1782-693: The South Saskatchewan Community Foundation, which helps to manage and disperse the funds on the museum's behalf. The museum has set the fund aside to help support the museum's annual budgets, programs, as well as fund the construction of a cafe, and event space. The museum underwent several changes in 2019, including the launch of a re-branding campaign in May, unveiling a new logo for the institution. The museum also announced its commitment towards increasing its support for Indigenous Canadian artists, as well as expanding its usage of

1848-551: The University of Regina both place students in work experience opportunities and help gain employment post-study. The University of Regina is a non-denominational university, which grew out of Regina College, founded in 1911. In direct response to the award of the University of Saskatchewan to Saskatoon rather than Regina, the Methodist Church of Canada established Regina College in 1911 on College Avenue in Regina, Saskatchewan, starting with an enrolment of 27 students; it

1914-511: The University of Regina hosted the 2005 Canada Games . Many events took place in the newly completed state-of-the-art Centre for Kinesiology , Health and Sport. The administration of the games proceeded from the University of Regina Students Union offices and various other locations. The Regina Research Park is located immediately adjacent to the main campus and conducts many of its initiatives in conjunction with university departments. In recent years, local benefactors have substantially endowed

1980-502: The University of Regina. Saskatchewan's network of Regional Colleges further extend program delivery across the province. The University of Regina offers courses through Cumberland College, Northlands College, North West Regional College, Great Plains College, Carlton Trail Regional College, Parkland College, and the South East Regional College. The University of Regina has ten faculties and one school that offer

2046-480: The University of Saskatchewan on the same basis as the old Regina College, out of premises located elsewhere in Regina. Campion College became a junior college of the University of Saskatchewan like Regina College in 1923, later severed that association in favour of one with St Boniface College in Manitoba, and returned to federated college status with the University of Saskatchewan in 1964. It built its facilities on

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2112-410: The University of Saskatchewan. The arts and sciences programs evolved with the growth of Regina Campus, which held its first convocation in 1965. The new campus was begun in 1966 on Wascana Lake, to the southeast of the old campus whose buildings, however, remain in use: the old Girls' Residence is now used by the Regina Conservatory of Music; the Normal School, having at various times housed not only

2178-417: The beginning of postmodern architecture—Yamasaki's modernist aesthetic was already somewhat passé in the view of many architects. Campion College and later Luther College, which like Regina College had also been denominational junior colleges affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan, established "federated college" status on the model of Victoria , Trinity , St Michael's and University Colleges at

2244-664: The burrowing organisms is not known, but fossil burrows of this type have been given the name Thalassinoides . Tyndall Stone was first used in 1832 for building Lower Fort Garry , and has since become popular for building purposes throughout Canada and the United States . The Canadian Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, Ontario , the Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina, Saskatchewan ,

2310-479: The centre of a predominantly English speaking campus, La Cité universitaire francophone at the University of Regina offers a wide range of French programs, services and activities. La Cité directs and supports research projects related to francophones in minority situations, as well as unique university-community initiatives that contribute to the development of the Fransaskois community. The University of Regina

2376-508: The college became affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan in 1934. (The old Girls' Residence now accommodates the Regina Conservatory of Music.) The Main (Wascana) Campus has residence space for about 1,200 students on-campus. Each bedroom is single-occupant, but many spaces on campus are designed to facilitate double occupancy, increasing capacity if required to address high demand without building additional residence space. The University of Regina residences have enlivened campus life from

2442-422: The college was renamed the University of Saskatchewan, Regina Campus. In 1974 it became the independent University of Regina. The original United Church affiliation is, however, symbolically commemorated in the convocation furniture, resumed by the university for ceremonial use from one of the last downtown United Churches, which closed in the 1990s. With the transfer of control to the University of Saskatchewan

2508-569: The museum has also organized, and hosted a number of travelling arts exhibitions . The art museum originates from the collections of Norman MacKenzie, who bequeathed his collection to the Regina College (later the University of Regina ) in 1936. The college established an art museum to exhibit Mackenzie's collection in 1953, known as the Norman MacKenzie Art Gallery. The establishment of a museum that year makes

2574-653: The museum upon their deaths. The museum also has a number of outdoor artworks in its permanent collection, most of which are exhibited at the MacKenzie Sculpture Garden, situated south of the museum building. The sculpture garden includes the Bronze Mother and Child II statute by Jacques Lipchitz . As a part of the museum's commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Canada in 2017, the museum commissioned for an outdoor art display by indigenous Canadian artists; budgeted at C$ 315,000, most of which

2640-820: The name " Cougars " in all sports, except the Regina Rams , which were originally a community junior football team competing in PJFC football without affiliation with the university, and who joined University ranks in 1999 as a member of the Canada West Conference of U Sports. Men's varsity teams include the Regina Rams (football), basketball, cross country, hockey, swimming, track and field, volleyball and wrestling. Women's varsity teams include basketball, cross country, hockey, soccer, swimming, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. The University of Regina

2706-418: The new Regina Campus in 1968 and subsequently vacated its original high school premises on 23rd Avenue. Its Regina Campus building was designed in accordance with Minoru Yamasaki 's original plan for the campus, with a "podium," contemplated as eventually being joined with the campus-wide ground floor. Thus far this has not occurred and Campion's building remains isolated. Luther College opened its building on

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2772-597: The new Regina Campus in 1971 but continues to operate its high school on Royal Street, on the site of the first Government House of the North-West Territories . By this point the original Yamasaki plan for the campus was being reconsidered and the Luther College complex is isolated to the east of the principal campus buildings, though it is connected by an all-weather corridor via Campion College. The First Nations University of Canada grew out of

2838-510: The next five years. The free admission program was funded through a C$ 1 million private donation to the museum. In 2019, a sculpture holding a bowl of rice, thought to represent Vishnu , was identified by Winnipeg-based artist Divya Mehra was potentially stolen from an active temple in 1913. Siddhartha Shah of the Peabody Essex Museum later confirmed her findings, and that the sculpture actually depicted Annapurna . In 2021,

2904-736: The now- United Church of Canada , the successor to the Methodist Church. Regina College continued as a Junior College until 1959, when it received full degree-granting status as a second campus of the University of Saskatchewan. However, in 1934, the United Church was financially hard pressed by the Great Depression and in any case its history from the great Egerton Ryerson of urgent advocacy of universal free public education made its involvement in private schools anomalous. It accordingly fully surrendered Regina College to

2970-540: The range of courses offered was somewhat broadened. During this period Campion and Luther Colleges, which maintained private high schools in Regina under the auspices respectively of the Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches, also retained junior college status in affiliation with the University of Saskatchewan; the Anglican Church (then known as the Church of England in Canada), whose St Chad's College had operated

3036-410: The remaining floors of the buildings rising above it, thereby creating the impression of separate buildings rising from a common base. The buildings would be constructed around sunken, landscaped courts which would be accessible visually and physically by generous windows and doors from the corridors located along these enclosing walls... The Dr. John Archer Library , the main library of the university,

3102-735: The residential Canadian Bible College in Regina and offered some of its courses for accreditation with the University of Regina but was unable to obtain university status in Saskatchewan and vacated to Calgary in 2003. Additionally, the University of Regina has two "Affiliated Colleges:" The Gabriel Dumont Institute and the Saskatchewan Polytechnic (formerly Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology, SIAST). The university also has two "Associated Colleges:" Athol Murray College of Notre Dame and Briercrest College and Seminary . These institutions offer collaborative, associated, or articulated programs in conjunction with

3168-624: The rest of Western Canada . The museum's permanent collection originates from the private collections of Norman MacKenzie, bequeathed to the museum in 1936. In 1953, the college opened a museum to exhibit the works. The museum's collection continued to expanded, with the museum and its collection later being incorporated as an institution independent of the university in 1990. The museum's permanent collection includes works by Saskatchewan-based artists, Joe Fafard , and David Thauberger ; in addition to non-Canadian artists like Hans Hoffman , Pablo Picasso , Auguste Rodin , and Andy Warhol . The museum

3234-469: The roof's membrane. The renovations to the building was conducted in order meet environmental sensitivity needs for the exhibition of certain artworks. In addition to the building, the museum also maintains an outdoor sculpture garden located southwest of the building's main entrance. The sculpture garden was opened on Canada Day in 1999. The sculpture garden exhibits works from the museum's permanent collection, as well as other works on long-term loan from

3300-676: The school's student body. The University of Regina is home to the Interactive Media and Performance Labs ( IMP Labs ), which includes programming for the student body as well as members of the community. The Labs have been particularly recognized through the IMP Labs Hip Hop Project with Scott Collegiate . The directors of this program, Dr. Charity Marsh and Chris Beingessner, received the Lieutenant Governor's Arts Awards for Arts and Learning through

3366-434: The somewhat bleak atmosphere of its founding days: The University of Regina internally designates a significant portion of spaces annually to incoming (first year) students in an effort to facilitate the growing number of non-resident (international, out-of-province, rural) students choosing to live on-campus. The University of Regina is a member of U Sports and fields men and women's teams in various sports. Its teams bear

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3432-481: The special relationship between Canada's First Nations and the sovereign. The United Church, having vacated tertiary education in Regina when it ceded Regina College to the University of Saskatchewan, and the Anglican Church, having removed its St Chad's College from Regina to Saskatoon, do not maintain any presence at the University of Regina. The Christian and Missionary Alliance Church formerly maintained

3498-423: The sun shines, the river flows. The art museum has issued a number of publications. A selected sample of these publications include: University of Regina The University of Regina is a public university located in Regina, Saskatchewan , Canada. Founded in 1911 as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada , it began an association with the University of Saskatchewan as

3564-497: The teacher-training facility that is now the university's Department of Education but the Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History , war-training facilities during World War II when it was temporarily resumed by the federal crown and latterly the university's Fine Arts Department, is now the Canada-Saskatchewan Soundstage . The original design of Regina Campus (as of Wascana Centre itself) and its initial buildings, in

3630-477: The traditional fields of theology, law and medicine. Graduate training based on the German-inspired American model of specialized course work and the completion of a research thesis was introduced. Regina College commenced a formal association with the University of Saskatchewan as a junior college offering accredited university courses in 1925 though continuing as a denominational college of

3696-555: The transition to a fulfilling career. 50°24′55.99″N 104°35′16.63″W  /  50.4155528°N 104.5879528°W  / 50.4155528; -104.5879528 Tyndall stone Tyndall Stone is a registered trademark name by Gillis Quarries Ltd. Tyndall Stone is a dolomitic limestone that is quarried from the Selkirk Member of the Ordovician Red River Formation in

3762-569: The university with scholarships and chairs in various disciplines. In 2015, The University of Regina opened La Cité universitaire francophone (La Cité) which is the first French University in Saskatchewan. The university offers French language classes for French students learning the language and the culture of la francophone and Fransaskois. It also offers La Rotonde which is a place to learn about French culture. The university has three federated colleges: Campion and Luther colleges had been high schools offering junior college courses accredited by

3828-541: The university, with the museum maintaining its own permanent collection, originated from the Norman MacKenzie collection. In 1998, the MacKenzie Art Gallery became the first public art museum in Canada to appoint an indigenous Canadian as its head curator. In August 2018, the museum received its largest donation in its history, a C$ 25 million anonymous donation. The donation was endowed to

3894-612: The vicinity of Garson and Tyndall , Manitoba , Canada. It is a cream-coloured limestone with a pervasive mottling of darker dolomite. The mottling gives the rock a tapestry-like effect, and it is popular for use as a building and ornamental stone . Tyndall Stone is highly fossiliferous and the fossils contribute to its aesthetic appeal. It contains numerous fossil gastropods , brachiopods , cephalopods , trilobites , corals , stromatoporoids , and others. The mottling results from burrowing by marine creatures that occurred during and shortly after limestone deposition. The identity of

3960-433: Was adjacent to the now long-defunct St Chad's College (a theological seminary for the training of Anglican clergy) and Qu'Appelle Diocesan School, also on College Avenue. James Henry Puntin (architect) designed several buildings on campus including: Regina Methodist College (1910); East & West Towers (1914); Ladies Residence (1914); Gymnasium (1925); Power Plant (1927); Music & Arts Building (1928). "In 1928, Darke Hall

4026-509: Was built on College Avenue, [d]escribed...as "an admirable theatre, one which few cities can rival." In 1934 Regina College became part of the University of Saskatchewan. The University of Saskatchewan a single, public provincial university created in 1907 was modeled on the American state university, with an emphasis on extension work and applied research. The governance was modeled on the University of Toronto Act , 1906 which established

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4092-479: Was no follow-through regarding plans by the University of Saskatchewan to establish additional faculties at Regina (rather than the Saskatoon campus), the Faculty Council was formed to study the feasibility of creating an autonomous institution. A Royal Commission under a Supreme Court of Canada justice, Emmett Hall , found there to be "two campus groups warring within the bosom of a single university." As

4158-705: Was one of the first Canadian art museums to exhibit works from indigenous Canadian as pieces of fine art , exhibiting its first piece in 1975. In January 2019, the museum received a donation of 1,000 works by contemporary indigenous artists from Canada and Native Americans in the United States , with the donation partly made because of the MacKenzie's early history with the exhibition of indigenous works. The donors, Thomas Druyan and Alice Ladner, further announced that their remaining collection, as well as any works acquired by them since their donation, would be gifted to

4224-570: Was opened in 1967, one of the original three buildings of the new campus (the others being the classroom and laboratory buildings), and named after Dr. John Archer in 1999. Further building has been substantially in accord with Yamasaki's vision, notwithstanding some controversy over the years as to the suitability of its austere style for the featureless Regina plain; by 1972 with the demolition of Yamasaki's 1955 Pruitt–Igoe housing project in St. Louis, Missouri—such demolition being considered by some to be

4290-419: Was originally erected as a government office building in 1978, and was named after former Premier of Saskatchewan , Tommy Douglas . The museum did not move into the building until 1990. In September 2002, the museum completed a C$ 8.3 million renovation, which saw the removal and reinstallation of the building's Tyndall stone facade, to install vapour barrier seals; replacement of all windows, and replacement of

4356-548: Was paid for by the Department of Canadian Heritage . The museum intended for the commissioned work to reflect on the country's national commemoration, efforts on reconciliation, and intercultural relations. The 30 metres (98 ft) artwork was installed in May 2018, on the exterior facade of the building, facing Albert Street. Titled Kâkikê/Forever by Duane Linklater , the piece is made up of large custom-built acrylic letters made of LED lights and aluminum and read "As long as

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