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Transforming transit spaces into everyday art experiences, since 1985.
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@artweeknyc is almost here!
How do artists create meaningful, lasting works for spaces experienced by millions every day? Join artists Ivan Forde (@workdaily) and Howardena Pindell as they discuss their newly announced MTA commissions and the power of public art in the transit system.
The conversation will feature MTA Arts & Design Director Tina Vaz and will be moderated by @artnews Deputy Editor Alex Greenberger.
Learn more through the 🔗 in bio.
09 Nov 2026
We have our weekend plans! It’s always a great time to explore “In Service: MTA Photographs by Christopher Payne” in our underground art museum that’s open 24/7.
The exhibition offers a behind-the-scenes look at the people, craftsmanship, and hard work that keep New York’s transit system moving every day.
Want to learn more about the exhibition? Explore it on the Bloomberg Connects app through the link in our bio!
And keep an eye out for these fresh exhibition posters hitting the @nytransitmuseum store soon! 🔜
#artsdesign #mtapublicart #photography #inservice #christopherpayne
06 Nov 2026
Earlier this week, Arts & Design was honored to present a special preview at 34 St-Herald Sq of Dawn Avery’s opera “Native Voices Karenna—Lay Our Vibration Down.”
Attend the New York-stage premiere tonight @thecooperunion!
Featuring:
Dawn Avery - Composer (Mohawk descent)
Ty Defoe - MC and performer and the character of Bigtree (Oneida/Anishinaabe)
Lauren Steven - Traditional Wabanaki, Passamaquoddy singer
Kate Morton - Mezzo-soprano, Character of Sacajawea and Mother Earth (Cherokee)
Jarrod Lee - Bass baritone, character of Benny Andrews and Ancestors
#MTAArtsAndDesign #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #NativeVoices #IndigenousArtists #nycarts
05 Nov 2026
A little Halloween art hunt at Bedford Av🦇👀
There’s a whole world of details waiting to be discovered in Marcel Dzama’s No Less Than Everything Comes Together. @marceldzama
Next time when you’re passing through Bedford Av, look around, you might find even more in person 🔍
📍Bedford Av (L)
How many did you find? Tell us in the comments!
No Less Than Everything Comes Together (2021) © Marcel Dzama, Bedford Av Station. Photo: Kris Graves.
#halloween2026 #arthunt #mtapublicart #mtaartsdesign
31 Oct 2026
To honor Native American Heritage Month, Arts & Design will present a special collaboration with The Cooper Union. Mark your calendar for Herald Sq on Monday, November 2 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., when performers will preview scenes from the upcoming New York-stage premiere of Dawn Avery’s opera Native Voices Karenna—Lay Our Vibration Down.
Following this special performance, see the opera in full on Thursday, November 5 at The Cooper Union.
Featuring:
Dawn Avery – Composer (Mohawk descent)
Ty Defoe - MC and performer and the character of Bigtree (Oneida/Anishinaabe)
Lauren Steven- Traditional Wabanaki, Passamaquoddy singer
Kate Morton - Mezzo-soprano, Character of Sacajawea and Mother Earth
Jarrod Lee - Bass baritone, character of Benny Andrews and Ancestors
#MTAArtsAndDesign #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #NativeVoices #IndigenousArtists #nycarts
30 Oct 2026
Three artists. Three major commissions. A new chapter for public art begins! 💙🚆
MTA Arts & Design is pleased to announce three exciting new commissions by acclaimed artists Ivan Forde, Trevor Paglen, and Howardena Pindell. Each artist will bring a unique vision to a permanent, site-specific installation at an MTA station. ✨
#mtapublicart #mtastation #permanentart #mtaartsdesign #commisonart
30 Oct 2026
Artists, this is your stop! 🚨
Your artwork could become part of New Yorkers’ everyday commute! MTA Arts & Design is looking for artists for the LIRR Bellerose and Floral Park stations.
Artists working in all mediums are welcome to apply!
📅 Deadline: November 20, 2026
🔗Submit your portfolio: Link in bio.
Tag an artist who needs to see this! ✨
#callforartists #MTAArtsDesign #MTAPublicArt #LIRR #NYCArts
27 Oct 2026
Closing out Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating National Poetry Day with a little Poetry in Motion reading for your commute 🌅
“Harlem Snapshot” comes alive in the poet’s voice in English and in Spanish through Alejandra Hernandez Oliveros.
A perfect moment to honor the voices, rhythms, and stories that shape New York.
Translation by @medoriorules
Artwork by @heejungcho_art
15 Oct 2026
Latin rhythms are taking over all five boroughs tomorrow, Wednesday, October 7, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. Check out our full Stations Series lineup and drop by to catch these talented musicians.
Bronx: Parkchester (6), lower mezzanine
noon-3 p.m.: Edgar Suarez – salsa and merengue vocalist
Brooklyn: Atlantic Terminal / Atlantic Av–Barclays Ctr, upper mezzanine between (2,3) and (D,N,R)
noon-3 p.m.: MARLEY – singer-songwriter
Manhattan: 34 St–Herald Sq, mezzanine above (N,Q,R,W)
noon-3 p.m.: Hasta La Zeta – Latin and Caribbean music ensemble
Queens: Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Av/74 St, mezzanine above (E,F,M)
noon-3 p.m.: Inti and the Moon – Latin American folk group
Staten Island: St. George Ferry Terminal
noon-3 p.m.: Anthony Carrera – handpan percussionist
06 Oct 2026
Behind every portrait in “In Service” is an artisan devoted to their craft. Meet Barry Jacobs, a sign painter with 23 years of service at the New York City Transit Sign Shop. Before the exhibition was installed, we had the chance to share a sneak peek of his portrait with him.
Head to the @grandcentralnyc Dining Concourse to see Barry’s photograph IRL and take in the other worker portraits on view. Learn more about the people and places featured in our exhibition guide on @bloombergconnects.
OR hear directly from the artist and join our @openhousenewyork tour. @christopherpaynephoto will be giving two walkthroughs of the exhibition on Oct 17. Sign up now!
NOTE: Meta is incorrectly marking this video as AI content. This video was filmed, produced and edited by the MTA video team.
05 Oct 2026
Set your alarms! Tickets for our @openhousenewyork tours go on sale tomorrow, Friday, October 2, at noon.
This year we’re offering two kinds of tours that demonstrate the wide range of arts programming accessible throughout the transit system.
Art from Grand Central to Times Square
Fri, Oct 16, 1-3 p.m. | Sat, Oct 17, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Go underground to view extraordinary subway art installations with Deputy Directors Yaling Chen and Cheryl Hageman, featuring works by renowned contemporary artists and exclusive insights into their creation and meaning, all while traveling between stations.
“In Service: MTA Photographs by Christopher Payne” Artist Walkthrough
Sat, Oct 17, 10-11:30 a.m. | 12-1:30 p.m.
Experience a behind-the-scenes tour of New York’s transit system through the lens of industrial photography, guided by the artist and exhibition curator Maggie Murtha, with insights into the creative process.
Explore the link in our bio to learn more about the tours and sign up tomorrow!
01 Oct 2026
52 lightboxes. Five stations. And the @mta like you’ve never seen it before!
“In Service: MTA Photographs by Christopher Payne” is now LIVE across the system.
Arts & Design is proud to launch our first‑ever systemwide photography exhibition. All lightboxes across our photography program are now illuminated with @christpherpaynephoto’s striking behind‑the‑scenes look at the world that keeps New York moving.
Granted unprecedented access across the transit system, Payne’s photographs celebrate the MTA’s skilled workers and intricate infrastructure, revealing powerful moments usually hidden from sight. His meticulous images turn repair shops, manufacturing floors, and operational spaces into stunning portraits of expertise, grit, and precision.
From Grand Central to Brooklyn, each station installation reveals a different dimension of this complex ecosystem—from bus building to subway car lifecycles to the everyday components and incredible people that keep the system running. Explore the full exhibition on Arts & Design’s @bloombergconnects guide (link in bio) and see the transit system through a whole new lens!
Exhibition locations:
42 St-Bryant Park (B,D,F,M,7)
Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr (B,D,N,Q,R,2,3,4,5)
Bowling Green (4,5)
Grand Central Terminal, Dining Concourse
Grand Central Madison
22 Sep 2026
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