List of public art in Halifax, Nova Scotia


This is a list of permanent public art in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The list contains only works of permanent public art freely accessible in public spaces, and not, for example, works inside museums that charge admission, or that are installed for short-term display.
ImageTitle / subjectLocationDateArtistNotes
Edward CornwallisCornwallis Park
1931J. Massey RhindRemoved on January 31, 2018 and placed in storage.
Lace UpEmera Oval
2013Ilan SandlerCommissioned to commemorate the 2011 Canada Winter Games
The WaveHalifax Boardwalk
c. 1986Donna Hiebert
Samuel CunardHalifax Seaport
2006Peter Bustin
The EmigrantHalifax Seaport
2013Armando BarbonBronze and marble. Depicts an emigrant leaving his home country to start a new life in Canada.
Saunders Park memorial sculptureSaunders Park
1966Fairey Canada Ltd.The park is named after Donald Saunders, aviator, and manager of the Halifax Civic Airport at this location, 1931-1941.
Robert BurnsVictoria Park
George Anderson Lawson
Walter ScottVictoria Park
North Is FreedomHalifax North Memorial Public Library
2007Doug Bamford and Stephen BrathwaiteNamed for a George Elliott Clarke poem, the monolith has four lines written by the poet about the surrounding neighbourhood which he considers his home, and other words that tell the story of the local community. The monolith is made from Corten steel.
Marine VenusUniversity Avenue, Dalhousie University
1967Robert HedrickCommissioned for Expo 67, donated to Dalhousie University in 1969 by Seagram.
Sailors' MemorialSackville Landing
Peter Bustin
Orzo South Park Street
1981Adrien FrancescuttiOne of three statues made of granite from a staircase removed from a building on Barrington Street. Removed on November 26, 2014 and temporarily relocated to the garden of a private homeowner while the adjacent YMCA is redeveloped.
Winston ChurchillGrafton Park
1980Oscar Nemon
20th Century StudentDalhousie University
1968Reg DockrillRemoved in 2012 due to corrosion and structural damage.
Halifax Explosion Memorial SculptureHalifax North Memorial Library
1966Jordi BonetRemoved in 2004 and replaced with North is Freedom.
Bronze Kindred SpiritsAlderney Gate, Dartmouth
1990Dawn McNutt
Halifax Explosion Memorial Bell TowerFort Needham
1985Core Design Group
LifeBen's Bakery, Quinpool Road
1968Joseph Drapell
OriginsOndaatje Courtyard, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
1995John Greer
HumanginationBarrington Street
1979Adrien Francescutti
Bird of SpringOndaatje Courtyard, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
1988Abraham EtungatRemoved
The Iron WorkerMacdonald Bridge Dartmouth end
2005Peter Bustin
"Harbour Lookoff" signPoint Pleasant Park
School of Architecture, Technical University of Nova Scotia
Celtic CrossGeorge Street
2000Donated by Charitable Irish Society of Halifax
Weldon sculpturesUniversity Avenue
1968Gord SmithTwo sculptures by the same artist – one in the forecourt and one in the building lobby.
VytaiemoCornwallis Park
1992Dawn McNuttSponsored by Ukrainian Canadian Congress.
Custom House LionsGranville Mall1904Reassembled at current site in January 2005.