Metro Art

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  • Metro Art Bus at Union Station

    Metro Art Bus at CicLAvia—The Valley

    Canoga Park Hub 22222 Sherman Way, Canoga Park, CA, United States

    By popular demand, #MetroArtLA now has a 4th Metro Art Bus traveling through the streets of Los Angeles County! Join us for its debut at CicLAvia—The Valley on Sunday, February 26, from 9am-3pm.

    Free

  • ON VIEW: Journeys Continued: LA Communities Through the Eyes of Artists

    Union Station 800 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    ON VIEW THROUGH THE END OF 2024: Journeys Continued… LA Communities Through the Eyes of Artists builds on an exhibition presented in 2017 and focuses on neighborhoods and cities within Los Angeles County “through the eyes of artists.” Local artists capture the look and feel of each community from a personal perspective, highlighting special, surprising and/or lesser-known facets of that place. Neighborhood parks, street food vendors, family bicycle rides and local landmarks along daily commutes are among the subjects for these distinctive works of art.

    Free

  • Metro Art Presents Tres Souls at Union Station

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    Union Station 800 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Metro Art Presents Los Angeles trio, Tres Souls, at Union Station for an evening of boleros reminiscent of the Golden Era of Mexican Cinema of the 1940s - 1960s. All ages are welcome to join for this one-of-a-kind cultural celebration!

    Free
  • Geoff McFetridge artwork detail

    Community Bike Ride and Westchester/Veterans Station Art Tour

    Ride-On Bike Shop and Co-Op 4319 Degnan Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Join Metro Art commissioned artist, Geoff McFetridge, and Ride-On! Bike Shop/Co-Op on a 5-mile community bike ride from Ride-On! in Leimert Park to Westchester/Veterans Station.

    Free

  • Francesco Simeti sketch and collage workshop at the West LA Veterans’ Garden

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    West LA Veterans’ Garden 100–138 Davis Av, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Image above: Detail of Francesco Simeti’s in-progress station artwork design.   Francesco Simeti is one of four artists commissioned for the under construction Westwood/VA Hospital Station. Learn about Simeti’s artwork in-progress and create sketches and collages inspired by the garden. Participants may choose to have their work considered for inclusion in the artist’s final design for the station. RSVP by May 19. Art supplies and lunch will be provided to all who RSVP.  > To RSVP and for more information, please email metroart@metro.net or call 213.922.4278   Francesco Simeti sketch and collage workshop at the West LA Veterans’ Garden Tuesday, May 23, 2023 11am-2pm 100–138 Davis Av Los Angeles, CA 90049 (Located behind the Jackie Robinson Stadium on Davis Av. Note: Map apps call it the “Grow Native Veterans’ Garden”)  

    Free

  • Journeys by Bike: Community Ride to Exposition Park

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    Union Station Ticketing Concourse 800 N. Alameda, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Join Metro Art and Metro Bike Share for a special multimodal community ride celebrating Bike Month through art!

    Free

  • Day 1 – MAPPING PERFORMANCE: 10 Years of Metro Art Presents

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    Union Station 800 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Hosted at Los Angeles Union Station, MAPPING Performance: 10 Years of Metro Art Presents will celebrate with percussion-driven music and dance drawing from Southeast Asian and Afro-Brazilian traditions, bringing the community together in the heart of Los Angeles at the heart of the LA Metro transit system.

    Day 1 will feature Southeast Asian traditions and diasporic artists who bring their cultural backgrounds into contemporary practices.

    Free

  • Day 2 – MAPPING PERFORMANCE: 10 Years of Metro Art Presents

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    Union Station 800 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    Hosted at Los Angeles Union Station, MAPPING Performance: 10 Years of Metro Art Presents will celebrate with percussion-driven music and dance drawing from Southeast Asian and Afro-Brazilian traditions, bringing the community together in the heart of Los Angeles at the heart of the LA Metro transit system.

    Day 2 – which will be highly participatory – will highlight Afro-Brazilian traditions, such as capoeira, which blends music, dance, and acrobatics, as well as samba-reggae.

    Free

  • The Yellow Car and Los Angeles at Union Station

    TOUR: The Yellow Car and Historic Union Station (at capacity)

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    Union Station 800 N. Alameda Street, Los Angeles, CA, United States

    This tour reached capacity within 48 hours! An additional tour will be offered this summer--details to be announced. While the Pacific Electric Railway’s Red Cars are one of the best-known fixtures of Los Angeles rail history, whose name evokes trolley trips to the beaches or mountains for Angeleno history buffs, the Yellow Cars of the Los Angeles Railway Corporation (or LARy) were equally important. Featuring materials sourced from the Metro Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library and Archive, Metro Art’s exhibition in the Union Station Waiting Room Gallery, The Yellow Car and Los Angeles, offers a fond look back at two foundations of public transit in the region: the Yellow Cars and the transition to LA’s first years of bus service. Together, these early rail and bus lines shaped the Metro system we have today. Learn about the history of the Yellow Cars, how the system connected to Union Station, and the experience of this LA architectural landmark in its early years. This tour will be co-led by Chris Salvano, Digital Resources Librarian in the Metro Dorothy …

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