Public Art in Alingsås

Throughout Alingsås, you can find public art in many different places. On these pages, you can discover some of the artworks owned and managed by the municipality. Perhaps you have walked past one of them and wondered about its meaning? Or maybe you have never noticed it before – until now?

An artwork can raise questions and inspire emotions in the viewer, rather than provide answers to what is already known or expected.

Public art can become landmarks and meeting places in the urban environment. It can challenge the rational and planned aspects of our shared spaces, while inviting reflection, creating beauty, telling stories, and connecting us to our history and our present.

Public art adds character and identity to buildings, streets and squares, and over time becomes part of our shared cultural heritage. The art created today will, like the growth rings of a tree, reflect the society we helped shape. In the same way, older artworks reflect their own era and provide insights and perspectives on history.

Public art is accessible to many, and artworks are often placed in locations where people naturally pass by. It is here – in our shared public spaces – that the greatest number of people have the opportunity to experience art.