Public Art
You will find public art in many places in our community: in galleries, on beaches, on street corners and in public buildings. Art is part of our community’s identity.
With over 100 pieces in our Public Art Inventory, below are some highlights from the collection.
Above: Emerging Power by Ian Rowles
Bicycle Rack Design Contest
We’re looking for artists to create original, fun and functional design ideas for new bicycle racks that will be installed in West Vancouver’s business districts.
Submit your creative ideas for a chance to win $1,000. The deadline for submissions is May 15 at 2 p.m.
Expression of Interest and Submission Guidelines
Questions?
Contact John Calimente, Transportation Planner
For more information about Call to Artists, contact:
Doti Niedermayer
Senior Manager of Cultural Services
AquaScapes
The south wall of the Aquatic Centre is actually an award-winning installation of moveable sunshades. More Information
Beach Tangle
Beach Tangle is a 12- by 20-foot sculpture of driftwood pieces and objects combed from West Vancouver's beaches and shores. More Information
Big Chairs
Infrastructure or art? Located at the foot of 18th Street on the beach by the Seawalk, the Big Chairs might tempt you to sit and read. More Information
Chimney Mural
The Music Box hosts arts programs, concerts and workshops and is a piece of art itself. The chimney mural pays homage to its artistic location by depicting a variety of art forms, painted on the cinder blocks that go from the ground up to and through the building’s roof. More Information
Community Faces
West Vancouver was a venue city for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, and the West Vancouver Community Centre hosted joyous community celebrations up to and during the Games. Community Faces features portraits of those who took part. More Information
Eye of the Mountain Bear
Walking through Ambleside, you’ve probably passed this fountain with a sculpture carved from a 12-tonne jade boulder from the Cry Lake Jade Mine, near Kutch Creek in northern BC. More Information
German Friendship Globe
Precisely engraved with the continents of the world, the globe floats on a thin cushion of pressurized water in a granite basin. The Friendship Globe was donated by members of the German Community of Greater Vancouver, led by Harald Lincke, a long-time West Vancouver resident. More Information
Granite Assemblage
Ambleside Landing is home to this artificial tide pool created by fifty granite cubes and rectangles set at the edge of the harbour. The effect of the extended landscape at the waterfront draws visitors into this work of environmental art. More Information
Harmony
Harmony is a beautiful stained glass window created in honour of Lieutenant in Command Gordon Stone, who died during active service in 1918 in WWI. More Information
Kwakiutl Bear Pole
In front of the ferry terminal building in Horseshoe Bay you’ll find this Haida-style totem pole carved from Western red cedar. More Information
Lucky: Mona’s Harbour Seal
This bronze sculpture of an appealing, friendly harbour seal encourages users of the Aquatic Centre to rub it for luck. Originally from Stinson Beach, California, the sculpture was donated by Jim Brickley. More Information
Spirit House Post: Gathering of Nations
Located on the Great Lawn on the Community Centre grounds facing Marine Drive, the Spirit House Post is often the centre of community celebrations. The four faces represent water, land, sky and the Eagle deity. More Information
Spirit of the Mountain
This signature sculpture is another West Vancouver landmark, greeting visitors at the entrance to Ambleside Park. More Information
Squamish Nation Welcome Figure
The Welcome Figure is a West Vancouver landmark in Ambleside Park, visible from Lions Gate Bridge, Stanley Park and the waterfront of West Vancouver. More Information