Public Art Map
Use this virtual map to tour the many public art installations across TransLink’s system.
Art & Culture Program
TransLink’s Art and Culture Program features both permanent and temporary visual art, as well as performances and music. The program aims to surprise and delight transit customers using the transit system every day. We showcase the remarkable artistic talent in Metro Vancouver and create opportunities for our customers to engage with the fascinating and diverse stories of our region through art and culture.
Featured Project
Carry It Well is a multi-site commissioned public art installation that brings together the work of four contemporary artists, Jan Wade, Natoya Ellis, Adeyemi Agdebasan, and Nya Lewis, to explore themes of stewardship, lineage, and tradition.
Art Moves
Art Moves is a music and performance residency series bringing vibrancy to the transit system.
Busker Program
This historic program allows musicians to showcase their talents to transit customers across Metro Vancouver.
Background
Prior to the founding of the Art and Culture Program in 2013, permanent artwork could be found at some SkyTrain stations after the opening of the Millennium Line in 2003. The Public Art Program emerged in 2013 when TransLink began commissioning both temporary and permanent artwork as part of the Expo Line upgrade program.
Since then, TransLink has continued working with artists to develop and install inspiring and innovative artworks, including the launch of a local Indigenous art program to honour and celebrate the work of artists from local Indigenous Nations. In 2021, TransLink revamped the Art and Culture Program by enhancing the Busker Program, expanding its Temporary Public Art Program, incorporating Poetry in Transit, and launching Art Moves, an initiative designed to highlight music and performance in Metro Vancouver.