List of public art in Halifax, Nova Scotia

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This is a list of permanent public art in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Title / subject	Location	Date	Artist	Notes
Edward Cornwallis	Cornwallis Park 44°38′23″N63°34′11″W / 44.639824°N 63.569594°W / 44.639824; -63.569594 (Edward Cornwallis)	1931	J. Massey Rhind	Removed on January 31, 2018 and placed in storage.^[1]
Lace Up	Emera Oval 44°38′58″N63°35′16″W / 44.649564°N 63.587751°W / 44.649564; -63.587751 (Lace Up)	2013	Ilan Sandler	Commissioned to commemorate the 2011 Canada Winter Games ^[2]
The Wave	Halifax Boardwalk 44°38′50″N63°34′12″W / 44.647173°N 63.570023°W / 44.647173; -63.570023 (The Wave)	c. 1986	Donna Hiebert	^[3]
Samuel Cunard	Halifax Seaport 44°38′28″N63°34′00″W / 44.641135°N 63.566541°W / 44.641135; -63.566541 (Samuel Cunard)	2006	Peter Bustin	^[4]
The Emigrant	Halifax Seaport 44°38′29″N63°34′00″W / 44.641401°N 63.566777°W / 44.641401; -63.566777 (The Emigrant)	2013	Armando Barbon	Bronze and marble. Depicts an emigrant leaving his home country to start a new life in Canada.^[5]
Saunders Park memorial sculpture	Saunders Park 44°38′47″N63°36′40″W / 44.646305°N 63.611132°W / 44.646305; -63.611132 (Saunders Park)	1966	Fairey Canada Ltd. ^[6]	The park is named after Donald Saunders, aviator, and manager of the Halifax Civic Airport at this location, 1931-1941.
Robert Burns	Victoria Park 44°38′31″N63°34′48″W / 44.641888°N 63.579919°W / 44.641888; -63.579919 (Robert Burns)		George Anderson Lawson	^[7]
Walter Scott	Victoria Park 44°38′28″N63°34′46″W / 44.640992°N 63.579374°W / 44.640992; -63.579374 (Walter Scott)
North Is Freedom	Halifax North Memorial Public Library 44°39′14″N63°35′10″W / 44.654026°N 63.585995°W / 44.654026; -63.585995 (North Is Freedom)	2007	Doug Bamford and Stephen Brathwaite	Named 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.^[8]
Marine Venus	University Avenue, Dalhousie University 44°38′15″N63°35′18″W / 44.6374°N 63.5882°W / 44.6374; -63.5882 (Marine Venus)	1967	Robert Hedrick	Commissioned for Expo 67, donated to Dalhousie University in 1969 by Seagram.^[9]
Sailors' Memorial	Sackville Landing 44°38′49″N63°34′15″W / 44.64693°N 63.57078°W / 44.64693; -63.57078 (Sailors' Memorial)		Peter Bustin
Orzo (a.k.a. The Kiss)	South Park Street 44°38′37″N63°34′49″W / 44.64363°N 63.58023°W / 44.64363; -63.58023 (Orzo (a.k.a. The Kiss))	1981	Adrien Francescutti	One 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.^[10]
Winston Churchill	Grafton Park 44°38′38″N63°34′28″W / 44.643914°N 63.574501°W / 44.643914; -63.574501 (Winston Churchill)	1980	Oscar Nemon
20th Century Student	Dalhousie University 44°38′38″N63°34′28″W / 44.643914°N 63.574406°W / 44.643914; -63.574406 (20th Century Student)	1968	Reg Dockrill	Removed in 2012 due to corrosion and structural damage.^[11]
Halifax Explosion Memorial Sculpture	Halifax North Memorial Library 44°39′14″N63°35′09″W / 44.6540°N 63.5859°W / 44.6540; -63.5859	1966	Jordi Bonet	Removed in 2004 and replaced with North is Freedom.
Bronze Kindred Spirits	Alderney Gate, Dartmouth 44°39′51″N63°34′07″W / 44.6642°N 63.5685°W / 44.6642; -63.5685 (Bronze Kindred Spirits)	1990	Dawn McNutt
Halifax Explosion Memorial Bell Tower	Fort Needham 44°39′57″N63°36′04″W / 44.6657°N 63.6012°W / 44.6657; -63.6012	1985	Core Design Group
Life	Ben's Bakery, Quinpool Road 44°38′43″N63°35′49″W / 44.6453°N 63.5970°W / 44.6453; -63.5970 ("Life" sculpture)	1968	Joseph Drapell
Origins	Ondaatje Courtyard, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia 44°38′54″N63°34′22″W / 44.6483°N 63.5729°W / 44.6483; -63.5729 ("Origins" sculpture)	1995	John Greer
Humangination	Barrington Street 44°38′34″N63°34′18″W / 44.6428°N 63.5717°W / 44.6428; -63.5717 (Humagination)	1979	Adrien Francescutti
Bird of Spring	Ondaatje Courtyard (formerly Cheapside Park), Art Gallery of Nova Scotia 44°38′54″N63°34′22″W / 44.6482°N 63.5727°W / 44.6482; -63.5727 (Bird of Spring)	1988	Abraham Etungat	Removed
The Iron Worker	Macdonald Bridge Dartmouth end 44°40′11″N63°34′39″W / 44.6696°N 63.5776°W / 44.6696; -63.5776 (Bird of Spring)	2005	Peter Bustin
"Harbour Lookoff" sign	Point Pleasant Park 44°37′37″N63°33′55″W / 44.6269°N 63.5654°W / 44.6269; -63.5654 (Harbour Lookoff sign)		School of Architecture, Technical University of Nova Scotia
Celtic Cross	George Street 44°38′55″N63°34′21″W / 44.6487°N 63.5725°W / 44.6487; -63.5725 (Celtic Cross)	2000		Donated by Charitable Irish Society of Halifax
Weldon sculptures	University Avenue 44°38′16″N63°35′15″W / 44.6379°N 63.5874°W / 44.6379; -63.5874 (Dalhousie Law School sculpture)	1968	Gord Smith	Two sculptures by the same artist – one in the forecourt and one in the building lobby.^[6]
Vytaiemo	Cornwallis Park 44°38′24″N63°34′09″W / 44.6400°N 63.5692°W / 44.6400; -63.5692 (Vytaiemo memorial)	1992	Dawn McNutt	Sponsored by Ukrainian Canadian Congress.
Custom House Lions	Granville Mall	1904		Reassembled at current site in January 2005.^[6]

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↑ "'Controversial Cornwallis statue removed from Halifax park". CBC News. January 31, 2018.
↑ "Public art". Halifax Regional Municipality. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
↑ O'Connor, Joe (May 2, 2012). "Halifax Wave's white flag in 26-year fight with sculpture-climbing kids". National Post . Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
↑ Wagner, Richard (January 2007). "Sir Samuel and the new Queen Victoria". The Porthole. The World Ship Society, Port of New York Branch. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
↑ "Halifax Port Authority is Pleased to Present "The Emigrant"". The Halifax Port Authority. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
1 2 3 DeLory, Barbara (2011). Three centuries of public art: historic Halifax Regional Municipality. Halifax, N.S.: New World Pub. (Canada). ISBN 978-1895814354.
↑ Gallagher, Martha. "Top 5 Statues in Halifax you HAVE to see!". Destination Halifax. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
↑ "Rust and rescue". The Coast . October 16, 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
↑ Rebecca Schneidereit, Contemplating 'Marine Venus', Dal News, Dalhousie University, June 6, 2008
↑ "A NEW HOME FOR "ORZO" THE SOUTH PARK YMCA PUBLIC ART STATUE". YMCA Halifax. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
↑ "Damaged sculpture at Dalhousie removed". Halifax Chronicle-Herald. 19 August 2012.

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[1] "'Controversial Cornwallis statue removed from Halifax park". CBC News. January 31, 2018.

[hrmpa-2] "Public art". Halifax Regional Municipality. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

[wave-3] O'Connor, Joe (May 2, 2012). "Halifax Wave's white flag in 26-year fight with sculpture-climbing kids". National Post . Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved 16 April 2023.

[4] Wagner, Richard (January 2007). "Sir Samuel and the new Queen Victoria". The Porthole. The World Ship Society, Port of New York Branch. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

[hpa-5] "Halifax Port Authority is Pleased to Present "The Emigrant"". The Halifax Port Authority. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

[3centuries-6] 1 2 3 DeLory, Barbara (2011). Three centuries of public art: historic Halifax Regional Municipality. Halifax, N.S.: New World Pub. (Canada). ISBN 978-1895814354.

[top5-7] Gallagher, Martha. "Top 5 Statues in Halifax you HAVE to see!". Destination Halifax. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

[rust-8] "Rust and rescue". The Coast . October 16, 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

[9] Rebecca Schneidereit, Contemplating 'Marine Venus', Dal News, Dalhousie University, June 6, 2008

[10] "A NEW HOME FOR "ORZO" THE SOUTH PARK YMCA PUBLIC ART STATUE". YMCA Halifax. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2015.

[11] "Damaged sculpture at Dalhousie removed". Halifax Chronicle-Herald. 19 August 2012.

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