Public Art and Placemaking | City of Peterborough

Public Art and Placemaking help shape Peterborough’s public spaces. They do more than beautify our city - they build connections, reflect community identities, honour local histories, and contribute to Peterborough’s cultural vitality.

The City’s collection includes permanent sculptures, murals, integrated artworks, temporary installations, and heritage monuments that celebrate the people and stories that define our community.

Want to discover artworks and heritage monuments across Peterborough? Use the Interactive Public Art Map to explore their locations and stories.

Public Art Jury

The Public Art Jury ensures a fair and transparent selection process for public art in Peterborough.

Comprised of arts professionals, the Jury evaluates submissions based on artistic merit, feasibility, and community relevance. City staff provide technical support as non-voting advisors.

Jurors are appointed for the 2026 term.

Jury recommendations are brought forward to the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee for endorsement, in alignment with the City’s Public Art Policy.

Meet the Jury

Azadeh Monzavi

Azadeh Monzavi is a researcher/artist, sessional lecturer, and Ph.D. Candidate in the Communication and Culture program at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her research and artistic practice explore the intersections of memory, identity, textiles, and the body as sources of lived experience and knowledge.

With a background in art history, her work examines themes of intersectionality, materiality, and visual culture within a feminist framework of cultural studies. Her artwork Namesake (2022) is part of the Canada Council Art Bank collection, and she has completed a residency with the Textile Museum of Canada.

Bonnie Kubica

Bonnie Kubica is a local chef, caterer, and artist who holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Ottawa and is a former recipient of a Canada Council Explorations Grant. She maintains a strong interest in public art and regularly travels to visit museums, galleries, and public art installations for inspiration.

Kubica works across sculpture, mixed media, and photography and has a deep interest in art theory, art history, and philosophy. She is passionate about the role public art can play in enhancing community spaces and fostering civic pride.

Bronwyn Cronin

Bronwyn Cronin is a mixed media artist and emerging arts professional based in Ontario. She attended the Haliburton School of Art + Design at Fleming College and recently completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fine Arts and Art History at NSCAD University.

Her work is grounded in contemporary art discourse and curatorial practice, and she is particularly interested in accessible arts programming, equitable artist selection processes, and the role of public art within shared civic spaces.

Said “Sahira” Jiddawy

Said “Sahira” Jiddawy is a graphic designer specializing in scalable brand identity systems and a multidisciplinary performance artist dedicated to community building. Born in Zanzibar and raised in Toronto, their ADHD-informed practice bridges autonomous movement, original music, and political storytelling to challenge systems and celebrate transformation.

A 2025 Black August Arts Residency artist and a 2025 Peterborough Artsweek presenter, Sahira continues to expand their creative voice through experimentation and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Timothy Laurin

Timothy Laurin is a Métis, Two-Spirit artist who graduated from Sheridan College School of Design and holds a graduate degree from York University. With over thirty years of professional practice and two decades of teaching experience across Ontario, Tim works across printmaking, sculpture, metalsmithing, clay, and glass.

His work has been exhibited internationally and is held in major collections including the Royal Ontario Museum and the Corning Museum of Glass.

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Simcoe Street Transit Terminal

Public Art Policy

The Public Art Policy, adopted in 2009, recognizes the role public art plays in creating culturally vibrant cities, identifies processes for generating and selecting projects and committees and commits an annual Public Art fund to maintain existing artworks and to commission new projects from artists across the country.

Land Acknowledgment

We respectfully acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and treaty territories of the Williams Treaties First Nations, which include the Anishinaabeg peoples of Hiawatha, Curve Lake, Alderville, Beausoleil, Georgina Island, Rama, and the Mississaugas of Scugog Island.

For thousands of years, the Michi Saagiig Anishinaabeg have lived in reciprocity with these lands, guided by traditional knowledge, ceremony, and responsibility. These Nations continue to uphold their responsibilities as stewards of the lands, waters, and caretakers of knowledge.

We also acknowledge the lasting impact of those treaties, including the injustices they entailed and the continued strength, resilience, and resurgence of Indigenous communities today. As we live, work, and gather here, we are called to reflect and act on our responsibilities in the spirit of reconciliation, respect, and partnership.