EVENT: MTA
MTA Arts for Transit celebrates Earth Day with Safari 7
Safari 7 is partnering with MTA Arts for Transit to celebrate Earth Day. Look for Safari 7 throughout the city! The focus of the Earth Day features is the Safari 7 Base Camp, on display at EarthWeek, an exhibition at Grand Central Terminal, in Vanderbilt Hall, organized by Earth Day New York.
About the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA):
MTA strives to keep New York City green. By riding mass transit New Yorkers keep their carbon footprint small – about 75% smaller than the national average. Serving 8.5 million customers per day on a network of subways, buses and commuter railroads spanning 5,000 square miles, the MTA operates one of the largest collections of public transportation services in the world. It is a public benefit corporation chartered by the State of New York. To learn more about MTA, please visit www.mta.info.
About MTA Arts for Transit:
During the past 25 years, MTA Arts for Transit has promoted the use of mass transit by commissioning over 215 works of permanent public art in New York’s subway and commuter rail stations including work by Sol LeWitt, Mary Miss, Elizabeth Murray, Doug and Mike Starn, Jacob Lawrence, Vito Acconci, and Jean Shin. MTA Arts for Transit commissions art in subway and rail stations that are being rehabilitated or constructed in addition to administering temporary and performing arts programs, including Music Under New York. For more information about MTA Arts for Transit projects, including a range of artwork along the 7 Line, please visit www.mta.info/mta/aft.





