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Public Art

Public art has the power to energize public spaces, promote thinking and debate, and celebrate an area’s past, present or future. It transforms the places we work, live and play into more welcoming and beautiful settings. Guided by the City Plan: Nanaimo Reimagined (PDF), public art can be permanent or temporary, and come from many sources (municipal, developer, neighbourhood). Recent projects:

Noel Brown, Welcome Pole for Maffeo Sutton park, 2021 Welcome Pole
Maffeo Sutton Park
X̌e’x̌e‘ Sq̒upástul u tu T̒hewum Qa’ ‘i’ K̒wat̒lkwa, Sacred Gathering of the Freshwater and Saltwater (human figure)X̌e’x̌e‘ Sq̒upástul u tu T̒hewum Qa’ ‘i’ K̒wat̒lkwa

Sacred Gathering of the Freshwater and Saltwater
Beban Park Pool

 

Joel Good_EagleXyunumus
Harewood Skatepark

 

moth colouring page

Bowen Creatures
Bowen Park Complex

Contact Us

Culture & Events
250-755-4483
cultureandevents@nanaimo.ca

Last updated: June 12, 2025

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