North is Freedom Monument

2017 marks the 10th anniversary of the installation of the sculpture North is Freedom in Halifax. Commissioned in 2006 as an initiative to provide a public art compliment to the redesign of the North Branch Memorial Library’s entry plaza, the corten steel sculpture is inscribed with an original poem by noted poet, author, and playwright George Elliott Clarke. The monolith also features two young figures (a third stands atop the library itself), ascending the face of the sculpture. The figures were cast by the artists with the willing participation of several local youth. (https://www.halifax.ca/parks-recreation/arts-culture-heritage/public-art-projects#:~:text=North%20is%20Freedom,-2017%20marks%20the&text=Commissioned%20in%202006%20as%20an,and%20playwright%20George%20Elliott%20Clarke.)