The City of Charlottetown is launching a new public art project located at intersections across the city. Four public art pieces have been installed on traffic control boxes, adding a touch of colour and creativity to high-visibility areas.
In late 2024, the City and the Arts Advisory Board issued an open call for public art. Through an independent juried selection process, four P.E.I. artists were commissioned to create original designs for traffic control boxes at local intersections. The artworks have been reprinted on vinyl and are expected to last at least five years.
“I am so pleased to see the installation of these new public art pieces that not only celebrate the work of island artists, but they also bring colour and vibrancy to public spaces and main corridors,” said Councillor Terry Bernard, Chair of the Economic, Tourism, and Cultural Development Committee. “Projects like this make Charlottetown a more attractive and beautiful place to live, work and play.”
The artworks can be viewed at the following locations:
Location: Kent Street/Great George Street
Artist: Erin Juli Arsenault
Title: A Walk Downtown, 2025
Medium (original): Gouache, colour pencil
Location: Euston Street/Weymouth Street
Artist: Chester Hewlett
Title: A Path Through Time, 2025
Medium (original): Digital illustration
Location: Kensington Road/Exhibition Drive
Artist: Nancy Cole
Title: Busted Guts, 2025
Medium (original): Hand-tinted braided nylon thread embroidery on canvas print
Location: St. Peters Road Roundabout at Belvedere Avenue
Artist: Hilary J. MacDonald
Title: Coalescence, 2025
Medium (original): Acrylic on canvas
To learn more about the project, the artists and their work, please visit
Charlottetown.ca/publicart.
The traffic control box public art project aligns with the City’s strategic direction of community-building and placemaking, as well as the Cultural Policy’s strategic priority of creativity on every corner.