List of Lynx public art artists
This is a list of Lynx public art artists, who have contributed to public art projects along the Lynx Blue Line in Charlotte, North Carolina. As part of the budget for the Lynx system, a percentage of the overall cost was reserved for both the purchase and display of public art along the route. Through the utilization of less than one percent of the overall design and construction budget. For the initial 9.6-mile (15.45 km), which opened in 2007, 13 artists were selected to design displays for each of the Blue Line's 15 stations.[1] For the 9.7-mile (15.61 km) extension, which opened in 2018, 14 artists were selected to design stations, walls, bridges, underpasses, elevator towers and bike shelters.[2]
Alice Adams | Responsible for the design of the scoring patterns marking stations called Evergreen Encyclopedia and Celtic Calendar. Additionally, she is responsible for the relief images placed on walls along the route.[1] | |
Maria Artemis | Parkwood. | |
Nancy Blum | Responsible for the design of the bronze, dogwood inspired water fountains located on all 15 station platforms.[1] | |
Carolyn Braaksma | Responsible for all walls, bridges and piers along the Blue Line extension. Creating 17 different designs, including the Calico Kudzu on various walls, the leaf railing and color on the Old Concord Road bridge and the Pitcher Plant Bridge Piers.[3] | |
Susan Brenner | Responsible for the elevator towers at University City Blvd and JW Clay Blvd/UNC Charlotte.[4] | |
Shaun Cassidy | Responsible for the design and fabrication of 40 sections of fencing to be utilized at 10 station platforms. Each section will resemble a leaf from a tree species native to the neighborhood where the station is located. Additionally, the tree veins on each leaf will be designed to replicate the street layout of the neighborhood where the station is located.[1] Cassidy also played a role in the design of both the seat fabric and ceiling graphics for each light rail vehicle.[1] Also McCullough station. | |
Chandra Cox | Sugar Creek and Old Concord Road. | |
Jackie Chang | University City Blvd and JW Clay Blvd/UNC Charlotte. | |
Sharon Dowell | 11th Street Underpass, I-277 Underpass and 25th Street. | |
Richard Elliott | Responsible for the Tower of Light display as part of the customization of the elevator at the Archdale station.[1] | |
Darren Goins | Responsible for all bike racks and shelters along the Blue Line Extension.[5] | |
Hoss Haley | Responsible for the design of five handmade bronze sculptures that will double as station seating.[1] | |
Leticia Huerta | Responsible for the design of the platform pavers, mosaic tiles, and the glass etching designs at all 11 stations between the I-485/South Boulevard and Carson stations.[1] | |
Mikyoung Kim | UNC Charlotte–Main. | |
Andrew Leicester | Responsible for the design of the platform pavers and column design at the CTC/Arena station.[1] | |
Anna Valentina Murch & Doug Hollis |
9th Street. | |
Dennis Oppenheim | Responsible for the sculpture entitled Reconstructed House located beneath the Tyvola station.[1] | |
Jody Pinto | Responsible for the fiberglass canopies located at the 3rd Street station.[1] | |
Marek Ranis | Responsible for the designs along the retaining walls located between the I-485/South Boulevard and Archdale stations.[1] | |
Thomas Sayre | Responsible for the sculptures entitled Furrow located in the median of South Boulevard at the Scaleybark station.[1] | |
Paul Sires & Ruth Ava Lyons |
36th Street. | |
Tom Stanley | Tom Hunter. | |
Thomas Thoune | Responsible for the 360-foot (110 m) long wall mural at the East/West station.[1] | |
Yuriko Yamaguchi | Responsible for various bronze sculptures placed at a pair of stations located in the South End.[1] |
References
- "LYNX Blue Line Public Art". Charlotte Area Transit System. Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- "Current Projects > Blue Line Extension". Charlotte Area Transit System. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- "BLE Walls, Bridges, and Piers". Charlotte Area Transit System. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- "BLE Elevators". Charlotte Area Transit System. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- "BLE Bike Parking". Charlotte Area Transit System. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
External links
- Media related to Lynx public art at Wikimedia Commons
- CATS Rapid Transit Planning
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