Research in artworks: Permanent

Nom de noms/Name of Names!

Luc Paris, Marc Fournel & Jean-Yves Vigneault, Nom de noms/Name of Names!, 1995
This sculpture was made by Luc Paris, Marc Fournel and Jean-Yves Vigneault, on the occasion of the International Year of the Family in 1994. It features the engraved names of children born in Hull in [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Paris, Luc; Fournel, Marc; Vigneault, Jean-Yves
Installation year: 
1995

North is Freedom

Stephen Bamford, North is Freedom, 2007Stephen Bamford, North is Freedom, 2007Stephen Bamford, North is Freedom, 2007Stephen Bamford, North is Freedom, 2007
A kid stands on the roof of the Halifax North Memorial Public Library, on Gottingen Street, and watches as a young woman helps a young man climb to the top of a 20-foot-high steel monolith, play out i [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Bamford, Stephen
Installation year: 
2007

Nous

Marie-Christiane Mathieu, Nous, 2007Marie-Christiane Mathieu, Nous, 2007
Nous links the Dawson College cafeteria, where the tragic event of September 13, 2006 took place, and the new auditorium of the College. The project transcends the human tragedy by using the work [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Mathieu, Marie-Christiane
Installation year: 
2007

Nous sommes un peuple

Luc Archambault, Nous sommes un peuple, 2000. © Josianne GervaisLuc Archambault, Nous sommes un peuple, 2000. © Josianne GervaisLuc Archambault, Nous sommes un peuple, 2000. © Josianne GervaisLuc Archambault, Nous sommes un peuple, 2000. © Josianne Gervais
The work consists of a low relief that evokes the original purpose of the Institut Canadien, 2 bronze sculptures and of five brass plates that evoke its history. The text is engraved on the wall [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Archambault, Luc
Installation year: 
2000

Nulle part/Ailleurs

Michel Goulet, Nulle part/Ailleurs, 2002Michel Goulet, Nulle part/Ailleurs, 2002
The work consists of twenty painted galvanized steel chairs. Text by Luc LaRochelle is cut out into the seats. The letters are punched through, allowing light to pass through. The text can be read on [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Goulet, Michel
Installation year: 
2002

Ô

Élisabeth Mathieu, Ô, 2004
Hanging sculpture consisting of two components made of a series of glass trapezes and parallelograms that feature silk-screened motifs representing water and that are set in a structure. Attached to t [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Mathieu, Élisabeth
Installation year: 
2004

O Canada

Charles Comfort, O Canada, 1943Charles Comfort, O Canada, 1943Charles Comfort, O Canada, 1943
Mural depicting various activities and resources of Canada. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Comfort, Charles
Installation year: 
1943

Obelisk

Catholic School Board Students, Obelisk, 1975Catholic School Board Students, Obelisk, 1975
Obelisk of mosaics [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Catholic School Board Students
Installation year: 
1975

Obélisque en hommage à Charles de Gaulle

Olivier Debré, Obélisque en hommage à Charles de Gaulle, 1992
Sculpture in the shape of an obelisk, consisting of seven superimposed elements. Depending on the point of view, it offers either uniform or fragmented surfaces. A vertical blue crack runs through the [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Debré, Olivier
Installation year: 
1992

Oeillée vers le large

Gérard Thériault, Oeillée vers le large, 2002Gérard Thériault, Oeillée vers le large, 2002
Large sculpture representing an Amerindian looking in the distance. The work is made of wire that has been rolled into voluminous shapes to create the character. A poem by the artist and an explanator [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Thériault, Gérard
Installation year: 
2002

One Long Autumn

Jonathan Eschuk & Kelly Mellings, One Long Autumn, 2002Jonathan Eschuk & Kelly Mellings, One Long Autumn, 2002Jonathan Eschuk & Kelly Mellings, One Long Autumn, 2002Jonathan Eschuk & Kelly Mellings, One Long Autumn, 2002
Colored glass with text and images from archives. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Eschuk, Jonathan; Mellings, Kelly
Installation year: 
2002

Origines

Jean-Pierre Morin, Origines, 1998
Two sculptures indicate the entrance way to the hospital's day center. They are installed asymmetrically on the railings of the bridge connecting the street to the building's main entrance. Each [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Morin, Jean-Pierre
Installation year: 
1998

Our Land - Our Future

Vilem Zach, Our Land - Our Future, 1986. © Robbdogg120Vilem Zach, Our Land - Our Future, 1986. © Robbdogg120
Sculpture of a man and a woman representing the farmers. [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Zach, Vilem
Installation year: 
1986

Out Of Thin Air

Alan Storey, Out Of Thin Air, 2004Alan Storey, Out Of Thin Air, 2004
Out of Thin Air is a set of five interactive copper panels that respond to changes in time and passers-by. It is a highly imaginative, almost futuristic piece that employs, in part, a refrigeration un [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Storey, Alan

Parvis et portail n°22

Yves Trudeau, Parvis et portail no22, 2000Yves Trudeau, Parvis et portail no22, 2000
Sculptural installation consisting of three elements referring to the advent of the new millennium and the rural past of Ville Saint-Laurent. A pyramidal aluminum structure sits on the right [...]
Artwork creator(s): 
Trudeau, Yves
Installation year: 
2000