October 2009
1 post
A lovely transport-inspired art project →
From the South Manchester Reporter…
“Artist Sarah Evans, 25 is collecting tales of love, lust and dating from bus passengers. She gives out stamped, addressed postcards on the 85 and 86 route for people to fill in and send back to her….”
August 2009
2 posts
Transported Art Strategy - Briefing Paper →
This is a link to the briefing paper that The White Room and Liam Curtin wrote for the Transported Art Strategy. It sets out the initial idea, along with some points of inspiration and was designed as a discussion piece for the forum event last month.
The draft strategy is now almost complete as well, and will be posted on here in due course. If you would like to make sure that you recieve a copy...
July 2009
8 posts
POST YOUR OWN THOUGHTS & IDEAS →
WatchVox Pops from the people of Manchester, with their thoughts about Art on Public Transport.
June 2009
9 posts
Rapping Flight Attendant →
An example of someone who wanted to help liven up passengers travel experiences.
Bus.Tops →
What about art that you can influence? Bus.Tops allows people to vote on a wide range of user-submitted ideas to appear on digital screens on the top of bus stops.
April 2009
7 posts
Contemporary Art at Terminal 5 →
In a collaboration between Goldsmiths and BAA, students from all levels and disciplines proposed innovative installations for Heathrow Terminal 5, culminating in the commission of two artworks for Departures.
Subways need not be boring or dreary! →
This is a fantastic site with loads of ideas and pictures of what can be achieved - if we had a subway system (but the ideas can still be transferred)!
“Make stations more than just a station.”
– Mark Baker - Client Stakeholder Manager, Northern Rail
“Around 60,000 people a day use Piccadilly station. A lot of people spend a lot...”
– Keith Lumley - Media Relations Manager, Network Rail (North West)
February 2009
12 posts
Nexus - Art on Transport →
One of the current leaders in integrating Public Art and Public Transport, Nexus’ Art on Transport project has been going for over 25 years.
Hilary Paynter’s ‘From the Rivers to the Sea’ combined with ‘Station Colours’ by Morag Morrison on the Tyne & Wear Metro
“I feel close to the rebelliousness and vigour of the youth here. Perhaps time...”
– Eric Cantona.
“For Manchester is the place where people do things…. ‘Don’t...”
– From “What the Judge Saw” by Judge Parry 1912
Street with a view - view it here! →
