Art for BART

Residents to inspire 65 nationwide artists create 'transit art' for four new BART stations.

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August 23, 2000, 9:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


Peninsula residents tell planners about local history to inspire 65 nationwide artists create art for four new BART stations. The art willfeature on walls, stairways, floors, columns, ceilings and security barriers."There's a real interest at the federal level to see that all transit facilities being constructed across the country contain public art...they have a program called Art in Transit whose goal is to see transit environments enriched by art."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Wednesday, August 23, 2000 in San Jose Mercury News

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