Halifax Regional Municipality public art opportunities and updates on commissions, installations and unveilings.
The Halifax Regional Municipality is seeking artist-led proposals for the design of an original artwork to be installed in the newly renovated Dartmouth North Community Centre (134 Pinecrest Drive, Dartmouth, NS). The intended site of the artwork is a elevated wall space in the main hallway and gathering area.
Dartmouth North Community Centre
Project Budget: $45,000 + HST
Deadline for Submission: Friday, September 27, 4pm AT
The Dartmouth North Community Centre serves one of HRM’s most vibrant and diverse cultural constituencies. A broad number of user groups take advantage of the Centre’s offerings which include athletics and recreation, arts and cultural expression, community gatherings, family and social support services, educational activities and workshops, and more. Given all of this, it is important that the artwork commissioned through this process be relevant and engaging to a wide range of audiences of all ages, interests, cultural backgrounds and socio-economic realities. Artists are encouraged to engage with community or school groups in the creation of the artwork.
Key Project Goals
- Bring colour and vibrancy to the predominantly white space
- Engage the community and build a sense of belonging to the space
Project Contact
Lindsay Cory, Community Developer, Public Art
902.456.8384
lindsay.cory@halifax.ca
Additional Information
Creighton and Charles intersection
Interim traffic calming and safety improvement measures have been installed along Creighton and Maynard Streets in Halifax in the summer of 2023. The infrastructure will make space for a new bikeway, slow vehicles, and shorten pedestrian crossing points. Working with students at Joseph Howe Elementary School 3 local artists will design street paintings for the bump-out areas near the school on themes to be decided through consultation with the community and the students. Children at the school will design the street murals in collaboration with the selected artists and then paint the designs together with the community. Following the community paint day, a ‘learn to ride & outdoor art tour’ event to celebrate the work will take place.
Key Project Goals
- Better defines the space, increasing visibility and minimizing opportunity for confusion for vehicles;
- Better reclaim the space for pedestrians and help people to visualize the space as more than a space for cars;
- Enhances project aesthetic appeal;
- Inspires people, draws visitors in, and enhances quality of life;
- Increases safety; and
- Creating a sense of ownership of the streetscape by the neighbourhood.