DISCOVER
50 years of public art at Concordia University
Discover our Permanent collection
Learn about Concordia’s public artworks permanently on display and presented across Concordia’s two campuses: Sir George Williams Campus and Loyola Campus.
Untitled, Jean McEwen, 1966
Discover our temporary artwork
Learn about the public artwork on display for the next three years at the Sir George Williams Campus.
Those that pass through, remain, return, Charles Campbell, 2025
Discover our self-guided tours
Take a self-guided tour of either the Sir George Williams or Loyola campuses and get a closer look at Concordia’s public art collection.
What is public art?
Public art is original artwork located in public space that engages the public, is free to experience, and accessible to all.
- It has aesthetic qualities, and can be of different typologies, durations, and media.
- It can be permanent or temporary.
- It engages the public and can represent public interest.
- It can be object or non-object based, such as sculpture, media art, sound or light art, performances, socially engaged art projects and art that uses digital technologies, is interactive, accessible online, or other forms yet to be identified.
- It engages with the contemporary artistic period when it is produced.
- It takes into consideration site and context as part of its process.
Montre-moi par où on commence. Dis-le-moi au creux de l’oreille, Marc-Antoine Côté, 2020
