The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County’s (Houston Metro) Urban Design team recently joined the “Big Walls, Big Dreams” mural festival by offering large spaces at transit facilities as canvasses to install meaningful community art. With the help of artists commissioned by Houston’s UP Art Studio, more than a dozen new murals were painted at four transit-oriented sites.
The mural sites include stairs at the Burnett Transit Center, a retaining wall along the METRORail Red Line at N. Main Street, support columns on Fulton Street near Roosevelt Elementary and an outer wall at the Kashmere Bus Operating Facility along the Eastex Freeway.
The artists created murals that engage communities and are reminiscent of the neighborhoods they are showcased in.
At Houston Metro’s Kashmere facility, students from the nearby Kashmere High School were asked to create multiple murals inspired by their mascot , as well as the student body.
The art will continue to be displayed and maintained for at least one year, and Houston Metro will showcase and welcome additional artists as part of its “Arts in Transit” program.
