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
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Little Tokyo/Arts District
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Historic Broadway
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- Andrea Bowers, The People United (“El pueblo unido jamás será vencido,” Sergio Ortega and Quilapayun; “Brown Beret 13 Point Political Program,” La Causa)
- Mark Steven Greenfield, Red Car Requiem
- Clarence Williams, Migrations
- Ralph Gilbert, Performance on the Streets of LA (temporary exhibition)
Grand Av Arts/Bunker Hill
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- Ann Hamilton, over-under-over
- Pearl C. Hsiung, High Prismatic
- Mungo Thomson, Negative Space (STScI-2015-02)
- Samira Yamin, All is Flux (temporary exhibition)
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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
- Metro Art Three New Stations Media Announcement + Fact Sheet
- Art banners brighten up construction areas of the Regional Connector Transit Project
- Artists selected for Regional Connector project
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. |
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