With great sadness, Metro Art shares the news of the passing of artist Tony Gleaton. His 2003 artwork at Sierra Madre Villa Station in Pasadena depicts several area residents in [continue reading]
Local high school students have been meeting this summer to help design a monumental mural for the Crenshaw/Expo Station construction fence that will celebrate the surrounding neighborhood. Through the nonprofit organization artworxLA and under the guidance of professional artist Michael Alvarez, workshops have been staged at nearby Lula Washington Dance Theatre, where students [continue reading]
In Metro’s ongoing effort to improve the transit environment and attract customers to our system, Metro completed installation of new artworks at Manchester Station as part of the Silver Line [continue reading]
Look for poetry on your next bus ride and may poet Timothy Donnelly’s words let your mind wander with the latest Poetry In Motion/LA™ poster installment. It is the first of six poetry posters scheduled to go up on Metro buses in the coming year. Timothy’s poem (pictured above) was selected by our [continue reading]
Union Station was the place to be last Friday for lovers of 1920s and 30s era jazz. Dave Stuckey & The Hot House Gang played their hearts out, whipping swing dancers young and old into a musical frenzy. The event was part of the Metro Art Presents series of free [continue reading]
A new exhibition of three artists’ work is on display inside Union Station illuminating the passageway walls connecting Union Station East and West. Organized by Metro Art, the display consists [continue reading]
Changes are afoot at the busy intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and La Brea Avenue. The artwork that in 2006 transformed the Metro Customer Center façade from a dreary institutional facility [continue reading]
Local high school students are invited to attend a series of free workshops beginning next week to help design a monumental mural that celebrates the neighborhood surrounding the Crenshaw/Expo Station. Students will have the opportunity to work with a professional artist from artworxLA, and delve into the landmarks, streets and residents who [continue reading]
A sycamore is emerging at the corner of Vignes and Cesar Chavez. But this is not its first appearance. Art installation began Monday at the Division 13 Bus Maintenance and Operations Facility [continue reading]
Congratulations to Metro artist Michael C. McMillen on his 2015 Guggenheim Fellowship! Michael created the artwork Geologica 42 for Fillmore Station along the Gold Line, which opened in 2003. Guggenheim Fellowships are awarded to those who demonstrate exceptional capacity for productive [continue reading]
