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Art in transit

Movement, waiting, wayfinding and coordination with the operating site.

Inclusion requires a reviewed tag: transit. A documented context does not establish new-site safety, artist eligibility, price or availability.

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Commissioning briefs

Source-page image · match unverified for Deanwood Metro station temporary wall art
Source-page image · match unverifiedImage: wmata.com ↗© 2026, WMATA. All rights reserved. (as credited at source)

Deadline passed; outcome unconfirmed

Deanwood Metro station temporary wall art

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority — Art in Transit · Washington, DC

Design coordinated vinyl artworks for two station passageways, informed by community input. Metro will print and install the work; the announced unveiling is in December 2026.

Published funding
USD 5,000–8,500
Funding scope
Artist fee, design revisions and file preparation; Metro supplies materials separately.
Deadline as published
5:00 pm, Monday October 12, 2026

Deadline date has passed. This does not establish the selection outcome.

indoortemporarytransitcommunity

Closed at review

Artways of Orinda highway gateways

City of Orinda · Orinda, CA

Coordinate murals at the Camino Pablo underpass and pedestrian bridge above the Highway 24 off-ramp into north Orinda.

Published funding
Not documented
Funding scope
Not documented
Deadline as published
11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on September 27, 2026

Deadline date has passed. This does not establish the selection outcome.

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Representative commissioner image for The River — Des Moines airport terminal
Representative commissioner imageImage: gordonhuether.com ↗© 2026 Gordon Huether. All rights reserved. (as credited at source)

Awarded

The River — Des Moines airport terminal

Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation · Des Moines, IA

Gordon Huether’s suspended installation is commissioned for the new terminal’s second-floor meeter-greeter space, using aluminum tubing and printed fabric to reference Iowa’s rivers.

Published funding
Not documented
Funding scope
Not documented
Deadline as published
No deadline documented

No dated deadline established. Confirm the next step with the commissioner.

indoorsculpturetransitmetal

Closed at review

Hobby Airport portable artwork acquisitions

City of Houston — Mayor’s Office of the Arts / Civic Art · Houston, TX

Existing two- and three-dimensional works were sought for the West Concourse expansion. Portal explicitly marks the acquisition call closed.

Published funding
USD 215,000
Funding scope
Total acquisition pool; prices include framing, delivery and display supports.
Deadline as published
06/01/2026

Deadline date has passed. This does not establish the selection outcome.

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Verified artwork image for Oberlin Road art by Chandra Cox
Verified artwork imageImage: content.govdelivery.com ↗

Awarded

Oberlin Road art by Chandra Cox

City of Raleigh — Raleigh Arts · Raleigh, NC

Chandra Cox’s streetscape commission recounts Oberlin Village history; first works are installed.

Published funding
Not documented
Funding scope
Not documented
Deadline as published
No deadline documented

No dated deadline established. Confirm the next step with the commissioner.

outdoorsculpturetransitcommunity

Awarded

West End Transitway station art

City of Alexandria — Office of the Arts · Alexandria, VA

Five artists were contracted in November 2024 for art integrated into the planned 5.3-mile transit corridor.

Published funding
USD 150,000
Funding scope
2023 Phase 1 plan allocation: $142,500 design/fabrication/installation and $7,500 contingency; current contracts and later phases unverified.
Deadline as published
No deadline documented

No dated deadline established. Confirm the next step with the commissioner.

outdoorpermanenttransitcivic

Deadline passed; outcome unconfirmed

DRO terminal expansion — suspended artwork at location 8

City of Durango — Art and Culture Program · Durango, CO

Phase-two call sought suspended artwork above a boarding-gate vestibule.

Published funding
USD Up to 15,000
Funding scope
All costs: fee, materials, engineering, installation, insurance and transport.
Deadline as published
December 18, 2025, 3:00 PM (Local Time)

Deadline date has passed. This does not establish the selection outcome.

indoorsculpturepermanenttransit

Completed

Turtle Mountain Starship — DRO arrivals

City of Durango — Art and Culture Program · Durango, CO

Jeff Glode Wise’s suspended sculpture was made with Ignacio High School’s welding program for terminal expansion Phase 1B.

Published funding
Not documented
Funding scope
Not documented
Deadline as published
No deadline documented

No dated deadline established. Confirm the next step with the commissioner.

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Representative commissioner image for Northside Greenway — six public-art locations
Representative commissioner imageImage: minneapolismn.gov ↗Copyright').innerHTML = new Date().getFullYear() (as credited at source)

Deadline passed; outcome unconfirmed

Northside Greenway — six public-art locations

City of Minneapolis — Arts and Cultural Affairs · Minneapolis, MN

Six artwork opportunities accompany the four-mile route on Humboldt and Irving avenues between Fourth and 44th avenues north.

Published funding
Not documented
Funding scope
Not documented
Deadline as published
4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14

Deadline date has passed. This does not establish the selection outcome.

outdoorcommunitytransit

Awarded

University Line public art — Marsha Rollinger

Shiftworks Community + Public Arts · Pittsburgh, PA

Marsha Rollinger was selected for art along the 7.1-mile Downtown–Uptown–Oakland transit corridor; Shiftworks and The Art Supply Co. manage selection and delivery.

Published funding
USD 150,000
Funding scope
Public-art commission amount; artist fee and fabrication shares unspecified.
Deadline as published
No deadline documented

No dated deadline established. Confirm the next step with the commissioner.

communitytransit

Closed at review

Indianapolis airport temporary vinyl murals, 2027–2029

Indy Arts Council · Indianapolis, IN

Three existing artworks will be reproduced for two concourse-connector sites and a parking-garage lobby.

Published funding
USD 500
Funding scope
License fee per selected artist; airport pays reproduction/installation.
Deadline as published
Sunday, August 23, 2026 11:59 p.m.

Deadline date has passed. This does not establish the selection outcome.

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Documented works

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