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Public Art - Collection

This website features over one hundred artworks located right here in North Vancouver. The artworks are one-of-a-kind pieces that were created through one of three public art project streams; civic, community or developer. Each public artwork has a story to tell about our unique corner of the world. Explore this outstanding collection and discover more about our people, our history, our environment and our culture.
The tree is a powerful metaphor of history. The composition of tree rings found on the stairwell offers subtle hints to the history of the City of North Vancouver. Each ring represents three year...

A community art project that saw the creation of an outdoor chessboard (100 square feet) for users of the Parkgate Community Centre.

Located in the open public plaza, and suspended from the north wall of the elevator shaft, the piece consists of large, translucent glass panels painted with a digitally manipulated image of a gian...
A zero material wast artwork.  These negative and positive tree sculptures were created using only four sheets of raw materials.  Arrival being created from the off-cuts of Reflections.&n...
A collection of six stainless steel paddles (and one oar), modeled on indigenous cultures from around the world, create an allegorical piece that tells the story of migration and settlement on a sc...
An integrated bench installation at the pedestrian entry to this Lynn Valley town house complex - four benches are grouped around a central courtyard containing a kinetic weather sculpture (windvan...
Banners are hung for two seasons and then recycled into shoping bags if they are in usable condition.   2001-2002 - Joan Elliott 2003-2004 - Luciann Alvarez, Ross Munro, Elisa Rath...

Fifteen eclectic birdhouses have been built by local artists with a variety of materials to creatively incorporate the needs of the local bird habitat.

Cast in aluminum and perched atop andesite columns ranging in height from 11 to 14 feet, three ravens are captured in flight. Each of the ravens is mounted on a bearing system and rotates gently in...

Fifty-five 10 to 12 inch mosaics have been cemented to single sections of the wall facing the public walkway. These include bugs, animals, birds and sea life found in the area.

Seven bridges along the Wagg and Mission Creek Path have each been installed with four panels to create a contemplative walking poem. The cut out silhouettes on the steel panels illustrate forests,...
Set in a small pond within a triangular traffic island, the fountain marks the entrance to Capilano Highlands. Norris is more famous for his iconic "Crab Fountain" at the Vancouver Museum...
The steel beams have been designed to reflect the outlined shapes of the mountains surrounding the North Shore and reflect the artist's perception of "spiritual quality" within the la...
Imagine our Future City was a Centennial public art contest that asked students throughout the City to draw their vision for the future of North Vancouver. What do you think the City will look like...
The Youth Centennial Committee in partnership with the North Vancouver School District coordinated the development of a mural on the retaining wall at Queen Mary Elementary School. The mural captur...
This artwork represents the parallel between nature and human life. The title, Circulus Vitae, is Latin for Life Circle. The artwork connects the relationship between trees - as part of our environ...
Coho Creek is comprised of two installations, each found on either side of the intersection of Keith Road and Mahon Avenue.  These rock spirits are found on the west side of the interesection,...
The mosaic river is part of 'Coho Creek' and represents a salmon stream that may have existed at this site before asphalt and concrete covered it. The mosaic stream includes red salmon head...
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