Art & Transit

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Give us art with a purpose, Edmonton Transit advisers say
Public art could be a cool bench inspiring selfie after selfie.

It could be mural that makes a dead space feel welcoming, inviting riders to linger and talk or send a tweet, making the station safer for everyone.

But most of Edmonton’s public art isn’t interactive. That’s a wasted opportunity, said Edmonton’s transit system advisory board on Tuesday, calling on councillors to rethink their policy around public art.

“Attractive stations can really promote people going in,” said Izak Roux, chairman of the advisory board. If artists were brought in earlier during the design process, their art could be functional, he said, adding it could provide more seating, security and sense of place.

The board also called for public art to be spread throughout the city, even to some bus shelters, and redistributed so it can benefit some of the aging stations that need it most.

Full Story (Edmonton Journal)

 

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Attract more riders to transit with art, says advisory board
Edmonton's transit advisory board says it has found a new way to make transit safer and promote ridership: public art.

The board wants to see more art and interesting design worked into transit stations and shelters.

Right now, the city allocates one per cent of all city project funding to public art, though there is no specific policy for transit projects.

"We need something else to look at new and existing transit facilities, to bring art into those places and make it more pleasant to use," said Izak Roux, chair of the advisory board.

The board said it would like to see Edmonton go beyond individual installations to create more inviting spaces, which will in turn attract more people and make for safer facilities.

Full Story (CBC Edmonton)

 

[archited]

Amen!

 

[Das Ponto]

Genius idea!

 

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LRT artwork to embrace stories of settlement and reconciliation
August 11, 2017

Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) and the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights are teaming up to create permanent art installations in six Edmonton LRT stations as part of a Canada 150 legacy project called “Paint the Rails.” Artwork will reflect on stories around settlement and reconciliation in Edmonton.

Media are invited to join a public engagement session for the project, where artists, elders, knowledge keepers, historians, members of Edmonton’s diverse cultural communities, and other stakeholders will come together to help guide stories and inspire the content for the artwork.

Date: August 14, 2017
Time: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Location: 11335-85 Street NW

For more information:
jhcentre.org

Media contact:
Nexi Alarcon
Paint the Rails Communications
John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights
780-289-3079

Jas Badesha
ETS Communications
780-508-9509

 

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Paintings will bring history of Edmonton's diverse communities to LRT stations
A new art project will tell the stories of Edmonton's diverse communities on the walls of LRT stations.

As one of the city's Canada 150 legacy projects, the goal of Paint the Rails is to delve into Edmonton's historical milestones, said Maigan van der Giessen of the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights, who is the creative lead.

"Some of them are not pretty stories. Some of them are really uplifting things where we've done really well," said van der Giessen.

"It's sort of weaving all those together and say, 'Let's tell the real story of us, not just the story we'd like everyone to know.' "

The art will appear in six LRT stations: University, Corona, Churchill, Kingsway, Coliseum and Clareview.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/paint-the-rails-lrt-edmonton-1.4247364

 

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Artists paint murals in Edmonton LRT stations to promote diversity
Local artists are hopeful that the small brushstrokes they're making on the walls of an Edmonton LRT station will have a big impact.

Carla Rae Taylor is painting a mural in the concourse of Churchill Station that honours missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

"Basically, we are taking the stories of diverse cultural communities and bringing them to the forefront of people's thoughts," said Taylor on Sunday, as she began drafting silhouettes on the walls.

The mural is part of a project called Paint the Rails, which delves into important moments in the city's history.

"It really is a thoroughfare," Taylor said of the station. "Hopefully they'll see them every day and get the messages over time."

A partnership between the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights and Edmonton Transit Service, Paint the Rails is one of the city's Canada 150 legacy projects.

In addition to Churchill, artists will paint murals in five other stations: University, Corona, Kingsway, Coliseum and Clareview.

Artist AJA Louden will begin work at University Station in the new year.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/paint-the-rails-churchill-lrt-1.4409583

 

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The artwork is the fifth and final Paint the Rails mural. The piece aims to share the local moments that matter to the identity of Edmonton’s Chinese, Sri Lankan, Latin American, and Filipino communities. The mural is inspired by textiles, fabric, clothing, blankets, and woven cultural items shared from each cultural community’s diverse traditions. This mural seeks to represent local stories that we don’t get to hear, bringing joy, beauty, and storytelling to our public spaces.

Fabric of the City — John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights

The artwork is the fifth and final Paint the Rails mural. The piece aims to share the local moments that matter to the identity of Edmonton’s Chinese, Sri Lankan, Latin American, and Filipino communities.

www.jhcentre.org

Paint the Rails — John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights

www.jhcentre.org

 

[Edmontonian]

I like the idea of representing other cultures around the city... but I only really like the part of the mural directly above the LRT station sign.

 

[Aaron_Lloyd]

I'm really not a fan of these half-assed attempts at public art.