Blue Line Extension Proposals
In 2009, 383 artists responded to a national call to artists to compete for an opportunity to integrate art into the LYNX Blue Line Extension. The selected artists worked through consecutive design phases, interacting with representatives of neighborhood community, members of the BLE project team, the Art-in-Transit Advisors, and CATS staff. The artists proposed art for retaining walls, bridges, stair towers, plazas, underpasses, and for the 11 stations starting at 9th Street in uptown Charlotte and extending to the campus of the University of North Carolina Charlotte. The art is currently in fabrication and will be part of the line opening in March 2018.
Click on the images below to learn more about each project
Stations
9th Street Parkwood 25th Street
Anna Valentina Murch & Doug Hollis Maria Artemis Sharon Dowell
36th Street Sugar Creek Old Concord Rd
Paul Sires & Ruth Ava Lyons Chandra Cox Chandra Cox
Tom Hunter University City Boulevard McCullough
Tom Stanley Jackie Chang Shaun Cassidy
JW Clay UNC Charlotte Main
Jackie Chang Mikyoung Kim
System Wide
Bike Lockers & Bike Shelters Elevators
Darren Goins Susan Brenner
Walls & Bridges 11th St & I-277 Underpasses
Carolyn Braaksma Sharon Dowell
The artists were selected by a five member panel of art professionals from the Carolinas appointed by the Art-in-Transit Advisory Committee:
Nancy Doll – Director, Weatherspoon Art Museum at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Harriett Green - Visual Arts Director, South Carolina Arts Commission
Jean Greer - Former Vice President of Public Art & Creative Individuals, Arts and Science Council of Charlotte
Lia Newman - Director/Curator of Davidson Galleries, Davidson University
A.T. Stephens – Former Professor of Design Studies, NC State University, College of Design