Burlington residents were able to view and comment on the proposals online and during Culture Days last September at the nearby Haber Recreational Centre.

A community jury reviewed 340 comments, along with the artistic and technical merits of each proposal, to make its selection.

“The use of bold colours and patterns will create a year-round focal point for the park and the abstract nature of the design allows for a broad range of interpretations, allowing each viewer to connect to the work in their own way,” read a statement from the art jury.

For the past 10 years, PA System has worked on a range of visual arts projects in the Arctic. It has created numerous murals in Cape Dorset, Igloolik, Iqaluit and Hall Beach as well as in the northern Quebec towns of Kangiqsujuaq and Kuujjuaq.

PA System’s Hatanaka and Thompson exhibit and paint murals around the world. Their work can be seen in the Royal Ontario Museum, the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona and the Guanlan International Printmaking Base.

The duo also has facilitated youth projects at York University, the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health and the National Gallery.

For more information about the city public art program, call 905-335-7600, ext. 7352, or visit www.burlington.ca/culture.