Metro is hosting a community celebration to commemorate the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project reaching its halfway there milestone. The event is free and open to all. Activities include dance performances, artist poster signings, a marketplace, opportunities [continue reading]
Here are five things to know about the artworks-in-progress for the future Fairview Heights Station. The artworks will contribute to a welcoming environment for future riders and connect the station to surrounding neighborhoods. Kim Schoenstadt’s artwork design features architectural “mash-ups,” creating playful new impossible forms. The artist celebrates iconic and lesser known buildings that represent the [continue reading]
Here are five things to know about the artworks-in-progress for the future Aviation/Century Station. The artworks will contribute to a welcoming environment for riders and connect the station to surrounding neighborhoods. Sherin Guirguis’s artwork explores themes of migration and the intersection of cultural histories. Her artwork design combines visual elements like the colors of the sky [continue reading]
Here are five things to know about the artworks-in-progress for the future Westchester/Veterans Station. The artworks will contribute to a welcoming environment for riders and connect the station to surrounding neighborhoods. Artist Geoff McFetridge uses simple lines and flat color to create his own visual language. His use of geometry alludes to architecture, and the [continue reading]
Here are five things to know about each of the artworks-in-progress for the future Expo/Crenshaw Station. The artworks will contribute to a welcoming environment for riders and connect the station to surrounding neighborhoods. Erwin Redl – Glass Entrance Pavilion Inspired by the glass panels at the nearby West Angeles Cathedral Artwork will be [continue reading]
UPDATED: Nov. 2, 2016 Here are five things to know about the artworks-in-progress for the future Hyde Park Station. The artworks will contribute to a welcoming environment for riders and connect the station to surrounding neighborhoods. Artist Carlson Hatton aims to capture the soundtrack of Hyde Park and the surrounding community in his artwork design. He was inspired [continue reading]
Here are five things to know about the artworks-in-progress for the future Martin Luther King Jr. Station. The artworks will contribute to a welcoming environment for future riders and connect the station to surrounding neighborhoods. Mara Lonner – Glass Entrance Pavilion Artist is a long-time Leimert Park resident and design concept was inspired while walking [continue reading]
Here are five things to know about the artworks-in-progress for the future Downtown Inglewood Station. The artworks will contribute to a welcoming environment for riders and connect the station to surrounding neighborhoods. Artist Kenturah Davis was inspired by the definition of “sonder” from the Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows.” The artwork designs mark the moment that [continue reading]
Here are five things to know about the artworks-in-progress for the future Leimert Park Station. The artworks will contribute to a welcoming environment for riders and connect the station to surrounding neighborhoods. Ingrid Calame– Glass Entrance Pavilion The artwork designs are composed from rubbings that Ingrid and local youth have made from textures found in the [continue reading]
UPDATE: Metro artist Faith Ringgold has been named winner of the 2017 Distinguished Artist Award for Lifetime Achievement by the prestigious College Art Association. Born in Harlem in 1930, the artist, feminist, activist, and educator works in a variety of media, including painting, quilts, sculpture, performance, and children’s books. She [continue reading]
