June 25, 2026
“Art Projects for Schools”
Public Lecture by Terry Smith-Lamothe: Thursday, June 25th, 2026, at 7:00p.m. This is a free event, no registration required.
Site specific art for schools offers an opportunity for local participation by students, staff and community members and nurtures a sense of pride and ownership in the building. Art produced for a school building can include references to local history and culture and identify the building as “belonging” to that particular community;/place/time. By fostering a sense of pride and ownership in the school, through student participation in the process, there has been a nice side-effect — the building is less likely to be vandalized or otherwise disrespected. Join architect and artist Terry Smith-Lamothe for a look at projects for schools across Nova Scotia and beyond — mosaics, wall tiles, murals, stained glass and concrete impressions are just some of the media on display in this talk.
Terry Smith-Lamothe was Senior Architect for the Province for 14 years and Senior Healthcare Architect with Build N.S. for 3 years. As an artist, he has worked in metal, wood, stone and, large-scale stained glass installations. St. Norbert’s Catholic Church has five of his windows. During that time, he had the role of Design Team Leader on over 20 new schools in our region and facilitated artworks in most of them with support from the Department of Education and Childhood Development and Public Works. Bluenose Academy has a mosaic of the Bluenose in the lobby which installation he supervised. For each project, he made arrangements with art teachers, architects and school faculty to have art designs created and then realized through workshops with students, staff and parents. Children through the Primary to 12 levels have been involved in Terry’s projects.