DISCOVER

50 years of public art at Concordia University

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.