Artworks, Stations

Regional Connector Transit Project

Three shiny new Metro rail stations in downtown LA mark the completion of the Regional Connector Transit Project. The A, E and L Lines are now two rail lines — the new A and E Lines. That means more direct rides between Azusa, East LA and beaches. Eight artists were  commissioned to create site-specific, integrated artworks for the three new stations.

This project makes it easier to ride across LA County as passengers will be able to travel between Azusa and Long Beach, and between East Los Angeles and Santa Monica, without transferring lines. Learn more about the new stations.

STATION ARTISTS

Click on artists’ names for stories behind the development of each artwork.

Little Tokyo/Arts District

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Historic Broadway

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Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill

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IN THE COMMUNITY

Regional Connector artists are engaging downtown communities through a range of activities, such as art-making workshops, artist talks, events at local schools and public performances that connect to the artwork. These activities are intended to inform the artists’ design processes and/or build public awareness of the future artworks at Regional Connector stations.  In addition, local youth-designed temporary murals were created and later installed on the construction site fences at Historic Broadway Station and Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill Station.

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE ARTISTS AND ARTWORK

IN THE NEWS

  • Forbes – Art On The Metro, Los Angeles’ Moving Museum
  • Essence – Black Artists Are Capturing The Heart Of LA, One Train Station At A Time
  • LA Weekly – THE JOURNEY IS THE EXHIBITION: METRO ART BUILDS REGIONAL CONNECTIONS
  • LA Downtown News – Inspiring in Transit: Metro Art reveals monumental installations
  • The Art Newspaper – Los Angeles inaugurates three new art-filled metro stations
  • US Times Post – Visit the Metro Regional Connector for underground art from LA
  • Artillery Magazine – ART THAT TRANSPORTS: Three New Metro Stations Featuring Eight Installations
  • LA Times – For L.A.’s newest underground art experience, head down to the Metro Regional Connector

ART ADVISORY GROUP

Bryan Barcena
Director, Regan Projects (former Assistant Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles)
Kori Newkirk
Artist
Ed Schad
Curator and Publications Manager
The Broad
Leticia Buckley
Chief Executive Officer, La Plaza de Cultura y Artes (former Senior Civic Strategist, the Music Center)
Ming Ng
Vice President, Community Engagement
Music Center
Morgan Jaybush Sykes
Project Manager
Omgiving
Charles Gaines
Artist
Escott Norton
Executive Director
Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation
Lanka Tattersall
former Assistant Curator
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Nick Griffin
Vice President of Economic Development
Downtown Center Business Improvement District
Erica Overskei
Program Manager
Arts Brookfield
Daisy Villa
Artist
Leslie Ito
former President and CEO
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center
Renee Petropoulos
Artist
Qris Yamashita
Graphic Designer
Gabrielle Newmark
Founder
Swamp Pink Landscape Architecture
Program Director
Industrial District Green
Cheyanne Sauter
Former Executive Director
Art Share L.A.