PUBLIC ART
Public Art at Concordia showcases permanent and temporary public art installations year-round.
Public Art Commissions
Indigenous Medallion Commission
Indigenous Fine Arts graduate, Jason Sikoak's artwork titled A Song for Nuliajuk, will be cast in bronze and integrated into the renovated Henry F. Hall Terrace on the university's downtown campus in fall 2026. The work will become part of Concordia's permanent public art collection.
Jason Sikoak, A Song for Nuliajuk (detail of drawing for the bronze medallion)
Indigenous Mural Commission
Local Indigenous artists, Hannah Claus and Kaia’tanó:ron Dumoulin Bush, chose to co-create imagery for a mural called Teionihtiohtià:kon that will be integrated into the renovated Henry F. Hall Terrace in fall 2026. Kaia’tanó:ron Dumoulin Bush will work with MU, a local mural company, to create the artwork which will become part of Concordia's temporary public art program.
Hannah Claus and Kaia’tanó:ron Dumoulin Bush, Teionihtiohtià:kon (detail of drawing for the mural)
First public art installation for the Honouring Black Presence program
The inaugural installation, entitled Those that pass through, remain, return by artist and alumnus Charles Campbell will inhabit the Bishop Street entrance to the Henry F. Hall Building for three years.
Those that pass through, remain, return, 2025
Take a tour of Concordia's public art!
Discover our public art through self-guided tours of the collection on the Sir George Williams and Loyola campuses. Follow a map, or explore thematic tours on both campuses with an audio guide.
New tours added for Loyola campus for fall 2025.
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Concordia University is proud to partner with the City of Montreal on its initiative to spotlight public art.
Territorial acknowledgement
Concordia University is located on unceded Indigenous lands. The Kanien’kehá:ka Nation is recognized as the custodians of the lands and waters on which we gather today. Tiohtià:ke/Montreal is historically known as a gathering place for many First Nations. Today, it is home to a diverse population of Indigenous and other peoples. We respect the continued connections with the past, present and future in our ongoing relationships with Indigenous and other peoples within the Montreal community.
