Seven stations are getting a much-needed makeover thanks to a project approved by the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) board last week.
The project is a part of the TTC’s “Art in Public Transit Facilities” policy, which is meant “to ensure that art is an integral component of the design of public areas of transit facilities, wherever possible, and that the artwork selected is suitable for its intended location.”
Here are the art exhibits being commissioned to adorn the TTC walls:
- Florae by Katharine Harvey: Mosaics and glass elements that draw on the sugar maple, eastern cottonwood, butternut tree, coltsfood flower, among other species of plants and flowers.
- Light Canopy by Sean Martindale: Animated light exhibit above the stairwell at King Station.
- Anonymous Somebody by Elicser Elliot: A photography exhibit that is said to capture the lives of those at Bloor West Village
- The Whole is Greater than the Sum of its Parts by Rebecca Bayer: A mosaic of colours and geometric shapes, made of ceramic tiling.
- Many Little People by Barbara Todd: Inspired by Jane Jacobs, a ceramic tile installation made of photographs of local residents and transit users
- Outside the Lines by LeuWebb: an installation made of powder-coated steel tubes to form interaction sculptures.
- Directions Instersections Connections by Marmin Borins: Mural depicting time and transport.
The seven stations include: Chester, King, Runnymede, Sherbourne, St. Patrick, Wilson, and Woodbine. These new additions mean that 25 of the 69 TTC stations will host public art displays.