Tag: Public Art

Online map shows of Snuneymuxw art in and around Nanaimo 

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A new self-guided virtual tour will help people discover Indigenous artwork in and around Nanaimo. 

Nanaimo looks for proposals for temporary public art program 

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Nanaimo is looking for artists for its 2027 temporary public art program. Artists selected for the program will begin their projects this year, with installations planned for next year. 

New public art in Nanaimo showcases rare local flower 

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A new public art piece in Nanaimo’s Kinette Evergreen Park is meant to celebrate the area’s native plants. 

New ‘windphone’ at Nanaimo cemetery invites visitors to share words never said

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 A new wind phone at Bowen Road Cemetery offers a space for reflection and remembrance. 

Nanaimo selects artists to help beautify public spaces 

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Nanaimo has selected a group of artists to help shape public spaces over the next two years. 

Nanaimo student’s art will be on new street banners 

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Nanaimo will display new street banners designed by a local student

New mural in south end Nanaimo park will be inspired by the neighbourhood 

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A mural in Nanaimo’s south end will get a revamp from its original artist. Yvonne Vander Kooi painted Land, Sea and Sky at Deverill Square Park in 2009

Nanaimo looking for members for public art working group 

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The City of Nanaimo is seeking members for its 2026–28 Art in Public Spaces working group.

Nanaimo unveils new Snuneymuxw art on Zamboni

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A Snuneymuxw artist now has his work displayed on one of Nanaimo’s ice-resurfacing machines. 

New art on commercial street carries on legacy of Snuneymuxw master carver 

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 New decorative bollards on Nanaimo’s commercial Street feature artwork from a late Snuneymuxw master carver.

New public art in Nanaimo visualizes history 

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Histogram Histories, by Kiranjot Kaur, turns statistical data about Nanaimo into a hanging sculpture. 

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