List of public art in Halifax, Nova Scotia
This is a list of permanent public art in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The list contains only works of permanent public art freely accessible in public spaces, and not, for example, works inside museums that charge admission, or that are installed for short-term display.
| Image | Title / subject | Location | Date | Artist | Notes |
| Edward Cornwallis | Cornwallis Park | 1931 | J. Massey Rhind | Removed on January 31, 2018 and placed in storage. | |
| Lace Up | Emera Oval | 2013 | Ilan Sandler | Commissioned to commemorate the 2011 Canada Winter Games | |
| The Wave | Halifax Boardwalk | c. 1986 | Donna Hiebert | ||
| Samuel Cunard | Halifax Seaport | 2006 | Peter Bustin | ||
| The Emigrant | Halifax Seaport | 2013 | Armando Barbon | Bronze and marble. Depicts an emigrant leaving his home country to start a new life in Canada. | |
| Saunders Park memorial sculpture | Saunders Park | 1966 | Fairey Canada Ltd. | The park is named after Donald Saunders, aviator, and manager of the Halifax Civic Airport at this location, 1931-1941. | |
| Robert Burns | Victoria Park | George Anderson Lawson | |||
| Walter Scott | Victoria Park | ||||
| North Is Freedom | Halifax North Memorial Public Library | 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. | |
| Marine Venus | University Avenue, Dalhousie University | 1967 | Robert Hedrick | Commissioned for Expo 67, donated to Dalhousie University in 1969 by Seagram. | |
| Sailors' Memorial | Sackville Landing | Peter Bustin | |||
| Orzo | South Park Street | 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. | |
| Winston Churchill | Grafton Park | 1980 | Oscar Nemon | ||
| 20th Century Student | Dalhousie University | 1968 | Reg Dockrill | Removed in 2012 due to corrosion and structural damage. | |
| Halifax Explosion Memorial Sculpture | Halifax North Memorial Library | 1966 | Jordi Bonet | Removed in 2004 and replaced with North is Freedom. | |
| Bronze Kindred Spirits | Alderney Gate, Dartmouth | 1990 | Dawn McNutt | ||
| Halifax Explosion Memorial Bell Tower | Fort Needham | 1985 | Core Design Group | ||
| Life | Ben's Bakery, Quinpool Road | 1968 | Joseph Drapell | ||
| Origins | Ondaatje Courtyard, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia | 1995 | John Greer | ||
| Humangination | Barrington Street | 1979 | Adrien Francescutti | ||
| Bird of Spring | Ondaatje Courtyard, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia | 1988 | Abraham Etungat | Removed | |
| The Iron Worker | Macdonald Bridge Dartmouth end | 2005 | Peter Bustin | ||
| "Harbour Lookoff" sign | Point Pleasant Park | School of Architecture, Technical University of Nova Scotia | |||
| Celtic Cross | George Street | 2000 | Donated by Charitable Irish Society of Halifax | ||
| Weldon sculptures | University Avenue | 1968 | Gord Smith | Two sculptures by the same artist – one in the forecourt and one in the building lobby. | |
| Vytaiemo | Cornwallis Park | 1992 | Dawn McNutt | Sponsored by Ukrainian Canadian Congress. | |
| Custom House Lions | Granville Mall | 1904 | Reassembled at current site in January 2005. |