Metro Art 2022 Call to Arts and Cultural Organizations
UPDATED 5/13/2022 – The deadline for the 2022 Arts & Cultural Organization Pool Request for Qualifications has been extended to Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at 5:00 pm (PDT). Arts [continue reading]
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Who We Are… Celebrating Metro riders and more
Have you passed through Union Station lately? If so, you may have seen an exhibition Metro Art launched in December titled We Are…Portraits of Metro Riders by Local Artists in [continue reading]
Artist Kim Schoenstadt and Hank’s Mini Market invite community members to share stories of Hyde Park and Inglewood
Hybrid architectural structures based on existing and historical buildings from surrounding neighborhoods are depicted in Metro Art-commissioned artist Kim Schoenstadt’s artwork for the future Crenshaw/LAX Line’s Fairview Heights Station. In conjunction with her station [continue reading]
New video: preview the artwork at future Historic Broadway Station
Check out the latest Metro Art time-lapse video to watch how the spirit of L.A.’s Pacific Electric streetcars — known as the Red Cars — reemerges in the careful assembly [continue reading]
Metro Art Inspires LA Youth
This past fall semester, students from 26 alternative high schools across L.A. County looked to Metro Art for inspiration to create artworks about people and places of significance in their lives. Each school year, community arts [continue reading]
New photos: artworks honor the spirit of Rosa Parks at Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station
In case you missed it, December 1 marked the anniversary of Rosa Parks’ groundbreaking act of civil disobedience. We thought it would be a good time to share some [continue reading]
Nos Vemos: visiting with artist/jewelry designer Melina Aguilar of City Champ
The final artist we’re featuring in our four-part series Nos Vemos/We See Us, which highlights arts-based approaches to community engagement to help inform future transportation investments in the Southeast L.A. area, is Metro [continue reading]
Glass artwork installed at Expo/Crenshaw Station pavilion entrance
Metro Art recently installed an artwork by Erwin Redl at the currently under construction Expo/Crenshaw Station. This new artwork — titled Inside Out – Outside In – Inside Out — spans [continue reading]
Nos Vemos: visiting with photographer Billy Montenegro of SELA Foto Tour
We invite you this week to meet a third Nos Vemos/We See Us artist – part of Metro Art’s ongoing series this fall! Billy Montenegro, the founder of the SELA Photography Club, is [continue reading]
New video showcasing the community creative process in ‘The Heart of Hyde Park’
Hear behind-the-scenes local reflections on the Heart of Hyde Park, a landmark mural (and love letter to the community) that was created by and with members of the Hyde Park community. We’re debuting it in honor of National Arts and Humanities Month [continue reading]