City of Guelph public art collection

Public art is defined as art that exists in the public realm and is freely accessible by everyone.

The City of Guelph recognizes that public art plays an important role in building vibrant communities and contributing to cultural identity.

The City’s artworks are located in various municipally-owned indoor and outdoor public spaces throughout Guelph. These works are intended to enrich our landscape, stimulate thought and serve as landmarks for gathering spaces.

The City’s public art inventory is a collection of works that the City has acquired in various ways over time: some have commemorated special events, some have been gifts, and others have been commissioned by the City.

The growing collection is diverse in medium and form. The earliest piece, The Blacksmith, dates back to 1885.

IODE Memorial Fountain, A.B. Lund, 1914

IODE Memorial Fountain, A.B. Lund, 1914

A Bird in Hand, Ted Fullerton, 2014

A Bird in Hand, Ted Fullerton, 2014

A Community Coming Together, Goldie Sherman, Katrin Wolters, Barbara Guy Long, various community members, 2008

A Community Coming Together, Goldie Sherman, Katrin Wolters, Barbara Guy Long, various community members, 2008

Bird/Watching, Ted Fullerton, 2014

Birds of a Feather, Ted Fullerton, 2014

Carousel Shell Wind Vane, Stephen Lewis , 1999

Carousel Mural, Greg Elliott, 2002

Children’s Rights Monument, Harold Muller, 2006

Four Seasons, Thomas Kemp Kieffer, 1970s

Garbasaurus, Greg Elliott, 1999

IODE Memorial Fountain, A.B. Lund, 1914

IODE Cross of Sacrifice, Unknown, 1925

John Galt Bust, John Miecznikowski, 1979

McCrae Park Gates, Les Smith, 1946

McCrae House Memorial, A.C. Burnett Nicol, 1946

Passages, Peter Johnston, 1997

Perch, Ted Fullerton, 2014

Pulling Together, Ken Danby, 1993

Reflection Garden, James Wallace (artist) and Wendy Shearer (landscape architect), 2000

Remember Flanders, Ruth Abernethy, 2015

Sundial, Various, 1997

Spider Chrysanthemum, Tammy Ratcliff, 2004

Terrain of Sensation, Pearl Van Geest, 2014

The Family Sculpture and Fountain, William McElcheran, 1985

The Blacksmith Fountain, Unknown, donated by J.B Armstrong, 1885

The Frog Waterspout, William McElcheran, 1985

Time Line/Water Line, John McEwen, 2001

The Paper Bag Princess Statue, Ben McCarl, 2013

Time Line/Water Line Maquette, John McEwen, 2000

War Memorial Cenotaph, Alfred Howell, 1927