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Public Art
Right to Repossess
Join us for the unveiling of Right to Repossess, a new temporary public art installation created by the Bawaadan Collective.
Date: Wednesday, September 30, from 2 pm to 3pm
Location: Gore Park (1 Hughson St S, Hamilton, ON)
Art in public places enriches the quality of life of citizens by adding cultural, social and economic value to our shared public places. It encourages a sense of belonging, social cohesion, cultural understanding and allows for the expression of our evolving collective history, values and culture.
The City of Hamilton is committed to working with artists, businesses, and citizens in the ongoing development and implementation of art in public places projects to enhance our sense of community and public places across the City.
Public Art Collection
The City of Hamilton, local artists and community organizations have installed murals, sculptures and integrated art pieces that add character to public places and reflect our shared stories and identities.
Public Art
Calls for Artists & Public Consultation
Calls for Artists to create publicly commissioned art are issued throughout the year, and citizens are invited to contribute through public consultation. Review the Art in Public Places Policy for an outline of these processes as well as key priorities and guiding principles for art in public places for the City of Hamilton.
Public Art
Works in progress
The City of Hamilton is continually working with artists and community to create more art in public places. Calls for Artists to create publicly commissioned art are issued throughout the year, and citizens are invited to contribute through public consultation. Adjudication by a volunteer citizen jury is the final step in the selection of the winning proposal.
Review the Art in Public Places Policy and Public Art Master Plan for an outline of these processes as well as key priorities and guiding principles for art in public places for the City of Hamilton.
Sign up for the Hamilton Public Art Connection mailing list to stay up to date about calls for artists, public consultation events, celebrations of new installations and other related news.
Public Art
Recently Installed Works
Guiding Policies
The City of Hamilton is committed to working with artists, businesses and citizens in the ongoing development and implementation of public art projects to enhance our sense of community and public places across the City. Public Art staff support processes of commissioning or acquiring art for installation in public places in adherence with several guiding policy documents including the Art in Public Places Policy (2020) and the Public Art Master Plan (2016). We are currently undergoing a review process to update these policies and processes.
Please contact us at [email protected] to request policy documents by email.
Public Art
Special Projects & Temporary Art
Right to Repossess
Created by the Bawaadan Collective Members using a mixture of willow, cedar post, corn husk, wood, and clay, "Right to Repossess" explores what nature’s dominance could look like, if we collectively agreed to follow Natural Law above all else. Monuments, political narratives, and claims to permanence will eventually be overtaken by time and returned to the Earth. Through the image of Mother Earth reclaiming the plinth of the former Sir John A. MacDonald statue in Gore Park, the work asks whether land itself becomes a witness to history and whether nature ultimately reclaims spaces shaped by human conflict, celebration, and remembrance.
Traffic Signal Cabinet Wraps
The City of Hamilton is beautifying the urban landscape by wrapping traffic cabinet and utility boxes with artwork by local artists. Designs are vibrant, positive works focused on celebrating the stories and features of the city of Hamilton. Artwork is considered temporary with a maximum lifespan of 10 years.
Legal Street Art Walls
The City of Hamilton has installed spaces where street artists are free to create sanctioned art. Legal street art walls are located at:
Keddy Access Trail
A series of mural projects for barrier walls along the Keddy Access Trail and the Jolley Cut Underpass.
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