Art

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CALL TO ARTISTS

We are seeking five artists for the Metro Orange Line Extension.

The Metro Orange Line Extension dedicated busway will extend four miles north from Canoga Station to the Chatsworth Metrolink Station, and will include a new bikeway and pedestrian path, landscaping, additional parking areas and public art.

Artwork locations include porcelain enamel steel panels and artwork paving designs. The budget for the design and fabrication of artwork at each station is anticipated to range from $48,000 to $96,000. The artist’s fee will be between 12-16% of the station artwork budget, depending on the final scope of work.

Deadline for submittals (delivery, not postmark!) is 5:00 pm on Friday, March 12, 2010.

• Call to Artists

Safety

Metro Safety and New Rider Orientation Tours

Metro’s Transit Safety group leads safety and new rider orientation tours. Interested groups must call two weeks prior to the desired date of the safety tour. Tours are not provided to children under five. Schools must provide a minimum of one teacher/chaperone per ten students. All tour groups must meet at Metro headquarters at Union Station. Tours are conducted Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Tours last approximately 90 minutes. For more information about safety/new rider orientation tours, please call 213.922.4050.

Following the safety/new rider orientation tour, participants may continue to use their tour badge for the remainder of the day on the Metro Bus or Metro Rail systems at no charge.