Living Arts Centre public art

Book Wall is a large stainless-steel sculpture, depicting stacked books. The artwork is a visual embodiment of knowledge in the 20th century and an homage to the deliberate study and reading of books, encyclopedias, periodicals and newspaper.

Pool of Knowledge is a square water fountain, featuring flooring made of panels that incorporate letters of the alphabet. In 1997, when the artwork was created, the internet was known as the “information superhighway”. The work symbolizes letters being transformed into digital code, suggesting the coming information age but also indicating the overwhelming nature of this information. The artwork asks its viewer to consider how can information be deciphered and how can one navigate this new digital landscape?

Data Wall is a sculpture featuring stone binary numbers, layered and stacked on top of each other. It is a visual manifestation of the changing landscape and the reduction of information to binary code in the digital age.

Studio Pavilion complements the other sculptures in Stacey Spiegel’s narrative series, located on the grounds of the Living Arts Centre. In Studio Pavilion, the artist has utilized metal screens to depict barcodes.

Located in the Great Hall, this large-scale integrated artwork by Canadian artist Stuart Reid is composed of stained and coloured glass and commemorates donors to the Living Arts Centre Foundation. The artist’s imagery is inspired by the building’s architecture and the energy of its programs, symbolized through themes of spring, creativity and renewal.

This textile artwork is located on the wall of the west entrance hallway, visible primarily from the second and third floor walkways. It is constructed of street signs and other found objects.