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2009 Brendan Gill Prize Recipients - Doug and Mike StarnUpdated about a month ago
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- Arts for Transit Presents: The...
Bronx, NY
Saturday, October 24 at 10:00am - Art Along the Way: Masstransis...
Brooklyn Heights
Thursday, October 8 at 6:00pm - In the Bronx: Art Along the 4 ...
Bronx, NY
Saturday, September 26 at 10:00am - Meet the Artist + Make the Art!
New York Transit Museum
Saturday, September 12 at 1:30pm - Art Along the Way: Coney Islan...
Coney Island
Saturday, July 18 at 11:00am - Nostalgia Ride: West Farms-Eas...
Bronx
Saturday, June 20 at 10:00am - Art Along the Way: Masstransis...
New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn H...
Saturday, June 13 at 2:00pm - Windows of the Elevated
New York Transit Museum's Sanford ...
Sunday, May 10 at 1:30pm - Art Along the Hudson Line
GCT/MNR Hudson Line
Saturday, May 9 at 10:00am - Windows of the Elevated
New York Transit Museum's Sanford G...
Saturday, May 9 at 1:30pm
MTA Arts for Transit AFT is getting ready to install many new projects in 2010, including eight stations in the Rockaways. See behind-the-scenes shots from artist George Bates' recent visit to Peters Glass Studio, the fabricator of his glass block project Beach 60th St. station.
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MTA Arts for Transit Looking for fun gift ideas? Check out the AFT goodies available through the New York Transit Museum (or the Gallery Annex & Store in Grand Central Terminal), including our fabulous coffee-table book "Along the Way: MTA Arts for Transit", AFT posters, art cards, and cds by our Music Under New York (MUNY) musicians. Items are also available online.
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MTA Arts for Transit Got some art-loving friends? (We know you do!) Encourage them to become fans of the MTA Arts for Transit page -- or follow us on Twitter.
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Arts for Transit encourages the use of MTA public transit in the NYC region by presenting visual and performing arts in subway and commuter rail stations.
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Call for Artists: AFT is seeking artists for two upcoming projects (MNR Port Chester/New Haven Line and Arthur Kill Station/Staten Island Railroad). For detailed submission info please see: http://www.mta.info/mta/aft/about/call.h
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MTA Arts for Transit seeks professional artists for consideration to create public artwork for the Metro-North Railroad Port Chester Station on the New Haven Line in Westchester County. Please download ...
MTA Arts for Transit Congratulations! Last night artists Doug and Mike Starn received the 2009 Brendan Gill Prize for their AFT-commissioned artwork, "See it split, see it change" permanently installed at South Ferry Station. The Municipal Art Society awards the prize annually "to a single piece of work which embodies the great spirit of B...rendan Gill." (Gill was a beloved long-time Municipal Art Society trustee, renowned New Yorker theater critic, author, and architectural preservationist.)
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We are optimistic! AFT's MetroCard project "optimism" by artist Reed Seifer has been quietly surprising subway riders for the past few months. This week the project captured the attention of the New York Times. Read about it in these two great articles: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/1
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New York’s latest large-scale public art project is being exhibited in an unlikely space: the backs of millions of MetroCards.
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Millions of visitors to Times Square pass it every day. Some stop to listen, while others wonder about a mysterious low-pitched sound coming from somewhere below the subway grating. Artist Max Neuhaus called it a 'situational work' -- a constant, intense organ-like sound circulating underneath and around a pedestrian ...island in the very heart of Times Square.
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MTA Arts for Transit Two Brooklyn-based AFT projects in the works: Jay St. station (Ben Snead) & Ocean Parkway Viaduct (Deborah Masters). Stay tuned for more news upon completion.
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MTA Arts for Transit For your listening pleasure: This is a great interview about art in the subway with our friend, Tracy Fitzpatrick, who is a curator at the Neuburger Museum. Her book "Art and the Subway: New York Underground" was just published by Rutgers University Press.
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WNYC culture is exploring how New York commutes. Visit WNYC's Door to Door project where you can watch some video profiles of commuters and listen to other WNYC segments in the series. Tracy Fitzpatrick explains how New York City’s subway has captured the imaginations for people around the world. ....
MTA Arts for Transit More great coverage on the newest AFT project! Sol LeWitt's monumental wall drawing is now installed at 59th Street -Columbus Circle. The artist created the proposal in 2004, and working with Dattner Architects, selected the site in an expansive wall facing a wide stairway leading to the platforms of the A, C, B, D and... 1 trains. Take a trip to see it for yourself or read Carol Vogel's great article here:
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With its 250 jewel-toned tiles spanning 53 feet, LeWitt’s “Whirls and Twirls (MTA)” provides a surprising visual jolt for the subway commuters at Columbus Circle.
MTA Arts for Transit Enjoy the spectacular collection of new artwork located on the elevated 4 line that runs along Jerome Avenue. Join MTA Arts for Transit assistant director Amy Hausmann and explore art installations by Vito Acconci, Carol Sun, Dina Bursztyn, Juan Sanchez, Laura Battle, Jose Ortiz, Mario Muller, Andrea Dezso and more, fr...om Yankee Stadium to Woodlawn. Time will be set aside for a brief lunch stop. Presented in celebration of the Grand Boulevard and Concourse Centennial.
New York Transit Museum Tour
Time:10:00AM Saturday, September 26th
Location:Bronx, NY
MTA Arts for Transit Brooklyn subway riders of the early 1980s remember the colorful movie that emerged from the dark tunnel before crossing over the Manhattan Bridge (the bridge celebrates its 100th birthday this year.) Titled "Masstransiscope," this fanciful installation was created by artist Bill Brand and located in the unused subway s...tation at Myrtle Avenue. Brand's work has been recently restored to its former glory. Join the artist for a talk and a ride-by tour of this popular 28-year old project and its recent refurbishing.
New York Transit Museum Tour
Time:6:00PM Thursday, October 8th
Location:Brooklyn Heights
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Check it out! AFT's newest project, Sol LeWitt's "Whirls and twirls (MTA)," was recently completed and can now be seen at the 59th Street-Columbus Circle (below the 60th St. entrance). Today would have been the late artist's 82nd birthday.
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MTA Arts for Transit Artist Jean Shin creates elaborate works of art using everyday objects. Her 2008 mosaic mural at the Broadway station of the Long Island Rail Road uses pottery shards and portrays the Korean culture she knows so well. Meet Jean, hear how she makes her work, then join Museum educators for a workshop, where you'll make y...our own mosaic, inspired by her art. Ages 7+.
New York Transit Museum Children's Program
Time:1:30PM Saturday, September 12th
Location:New York Transit Museum
