Guides, Brochures and Links
There are a variety of ways to learn about and explore Richmond’s public art. Discover them online on our Public Art Registry page, or take a look at our public art brochures.
The City of Richmond is proud to be home to a wealth of signature public artworks and is dedicated to creating a vibrant city in which to live and visit. Use these brochures as a guide to visit some of our more recent additions to the public art registry. You will discover public art integrated into parks, architectural facades, on the grounds of civic buildings and along the Canada Line skytrain stations.
Village Public Art Brochures
The City Centre Area Plan has identified a network of six attractive “urban villages” that break the City Centre into identifiable pedestrian-scaled communities and create a network of focal points. Public art can help establish the unique identity for each village while creating continuity, connectivity and synergy among them.
Brighouse Village | Civic Heart
Public Art Brochure
Brighouse, the traditional heart and civic focal point of Richmond and its City Centre, is a high priority for public art. Like Lansdowne, it is a zone of high-density, mixed commercial/residential use, with some of the largest buildings in the downtown core.
Brighouse Village | City Centre
Public Art Brochure
Lansdowne, a high-density, mixed commercial and residential district is an important location for public art. The unique growth planned for this area will provide numerous opportunities for integrating public art into its many future neighbourhood parks.
Lansdowne Village
Oval Village | Sport and Recreation
Public Art Brochure
Building on the success of the Richmond Olympic Oval’s public art program, redevelopment of this light industrial area into a high density mixed-use neighbourhood provides an opportunity to incorporate public art which reflects the cultural history and the waterfront environment.
Oval Village
Steveston Waterfront Neighbourhood
Public Art Brochure
Steveston is a historic salmon canning centre located on the southwest tip of Richmond, B.C., and continues to have a historical role as a port site, business centre and residential hub in Richmond. It has valuable heritage resources that have sparked a strong desire from the Steveston community to conserve the Riverfront's heritage and significant buildings.
2019 Steveston Village
Alexandra Neighbourhood Public Art Brochure
The Alexandra Neighbourhood Public Art Plan builds on the history and ecology of the Alexandra Neighbourhood of West Cambie to provide a thematic framework for the creation of public art to enrich this emerging community. Opportunities are identified for public art to play a role in achieving a connected community.
Alexandra Neighbourhood Public Art Brochure
Public Art in the City Brochure
You can find public art maps, guides, postcards and other educational materials at City venues such as City Hall or the Richmond Cultural Centre, all of which are also available to download below.
The 2009 Public Art Brochure is a great introduction to the early Public Art in Richmond.
Public Art Brochure
Other Resources
Creative City Network of Canada
The Creative City Network of Canada (CCNC) is a national non-profit organization made up of municipalities, arts organizations and individuals working to support cultural development in their communities. The CCNC is committed to connecting everyone involved in public art such as artists, public art officers, curators, conservators, installation crews, foundries, private donors, businesses and citizens to raise the level of Public Art practice in communities across Canada.
Akimbo
Providing information from Toronto to national and international artists.
CaFE
A US-based resource that includes opportunities for Canadian and international artists.
The Public Art Directory
A UK-based service listing public art calls.
Public Art Online
Information and knowledge on an international scale.
A US-based resource that includes opportunities for Canadian and international artists.