Public Art at South Common Community Centre and Library
The City's public art program(External link) contributes vibrancy, colour, and character to public spaces in Mississauga. Through a formal selection process, the City commissions professional artists to create art that is free and accessible for all to enjoy.
As part of the City's redevelopment of South Common Community Centre and Library(External link), the City is commissioning an artist or artist team to create a hanging indoor sculpture for the library, that reflects community life and environment.
Your input matters
Five artists and artist teams were shortlisted by an arms-length art selection committee and invited to develop proposals. We're looking to Mississauga residents to help the art selection committee choose the winning design.
Click on the images below to see the design concepts that each team has proposed for the artwork. Once you have reviewed the designs, you will be invited to take the survey, which closes April 21, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
Intellectual property: all artwork presented here remains the intellectual property of its creator.
Somewhere Behind Our Eyes
Artist: Dennis Lin(External link)
This suspended sculpture is a deeply community-driven work, built from objects donated by the people of Mississauga - items carrying personal, cultural, and historical significance. As a visible minority and the child of immigrant parents, I understand the weight of holding onto objects, not just for their function, but for the histories, emotions, and sense of belonging they embody… Continue reading
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The Colour of Memory
Artists: Coryn Kempster and Julia Jamrozik(External link)
Imagine a cloud of memories floating up to the ceiling of the library. As they rise, they crystalize into the form of the many colours associated with them. Slowly they come together, gently rotating around one another to form a column of colours, the colours of memory. Watch the video(External link)
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Wave of Current
Artist: Xiaojing Yan(External link)
Wave of Current is a hanging artwork made from recycled ocean plastic ropes, gently flowing above the atrium of the South Common Community Centre and Library. Inspired by Mississauga’s Credit River, the ropes are braided into spirals and arranged into soft waves, in calming shades of blue and green… Continue reading
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Cloud Tree
Artists: Ixchel Suarez(External link) and Richard Watts(External link)
Cloud Tree is a suspended installation that symbolizes the interconnectedness of global cultures through the universal significance of trees. Inspired by the concept of a "World Tree" or "Global Family Tree," the piece is composed of translucent tree rings sourced from fallen Ontario trees, each engraved with the names of trees from participants' home countries in their native languages.… Continue reading
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Connection to Nature
Artist: Matthew Mazzotta(External link)
Connection to Nature is a new interactive and participatory public artwork for the Mississauga library. The sculpture is composed of an illuminated cloud hung from the ceiling connected to a bright pink bench on the ground plane with two bright pink ropes providing the image of a swing hanging from a cloud...Continue reading
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