CTA Kedzie Station Coast of Chicago – by John Himmelfarb
What is Art in Transit?
As the name would suggest it refers to Public Art along the Chicago Transit Authority [CTA] stations.
It started in the year 2004, when the CTA in conjuncture with the City of Chicago Public Arts Program, installed nine permanent works of art on eight renovated train stations on Pink Line. Since then the CTA has been creating ongoing programs to install permanent works of art on CTA stations. Like on Brown Line, original artworks were installed in each of the 18 renovated stations .
Art-in-Transit as such provide artworks at the gateway of the communities. The Program is funded by the Federal Transit Administration. It includes work by local and national artists or team of artists who create creating permanent public art works. The medium includes mosaics, art glass, ornamental fencing, mixed-media artwork, and freestanding sculpture and furniture.
The Official CTA website, “Public Art on CTA”.. click here..
CTA Art in Transit
The Official CTA website, “Public Art on CTA”.. click here..
BROWN LINE
- Kimball / Hope and Renewal – by Josh Garber
- Kedzie / Round and Round – by Anne Marie Karlsen
- Francisco / Carpet – by Ellen Harvey
- Damen / American Tourister – by Ron Baron
- Paulina / Transitions – by Barbara Cooper
- Paulina / Transitions – by Barbara Cooper
- Southport / Green and Yellow – by Elizabeth Fraiberg
- Belmont / Space Junction of Energy – by Jerald Jacquard
- Belmont / We All Ride the Train Together – by David Lee Csicsko
- Fullerton / Doors Open Everywhere at Fullerton – by Michael Dinges
- Fullerton / Landslide – by Derick Malkemus
- Diversey / [Arriving Home – by Dennis Oppenheim
- Sedgwick / Time is the Enemy – by Carlos “Dzine” Rolon
PINK LINE
- Kedzie / Coast of Chicago – by John Himmelfarb
- California / Amor – by Christopher Tavares Silva
- Western / Ice Cream Dream – by Hector Duarte
- 18th Street / Untitled – Various Artists
ORANGE LINE
- Roosevelt / Hopes and Dreams – by Juan Chavez and Corinne Peterson
- Pulaski / Untitled- by Hector Duarte
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