Hamilton the Electric City Public Art Project

Meredith Plant
Call 905-546-2424 Ext. 1219
Email [email protected]
The City of Hamilton is undertaking a process to commission a permanent Public Art work(s) to be sited at Confederation Beach Park in Hamilton.
Call for Artists
The City of Hamilton is seeking Artists and Artist-Led Teams to submit proposals for a permanent Public Art work(s) to be sited at Confederation Beach Park, 180 Van Wagners Beach Road, Hamilton Ontario, Ward (5).
Artists will be selected by a citizen jury through a two-stage process involving a concept and design proposal, followed by public consultation on selected Artists’ detailed proposals.

Award $185,000
For design, fabrication and delivery to site. Short-listed Artists invited to complete a stage two submission will receive a $1500 honorarium
The Call for Artists closed on January 19, 2023 and the stage 1 adjudication process is underway.
Call for Artist Documents
Focus Group Report
A virtual focus group discussion was held with community stakeholders, artists and subject matter experts on January 13, 2022. The focus group developed the Project Goal and Themes that artists will be asked to address in Public Art submissions to this competition. Please review the Hamilton the Electric City, Nikola Tesla and the Five Johns Public Art Focus Group Report