Art in Transit

About the Program

LCTA/Arts works with visual artists, other arts professionals, architects, engineers, community organizations and representatives developing projects reflecting the spirit and vitality of communities served by LCTA.

What LCTA Does

• Uses the LCTA transit environment as a place where customers and the public can enjoy the arts as a regular part of their daily lives.
• Contributes to the dynamic cultural and artistic scene of downtown Wilkes Barre and surrounding areas in Luzerne County and recognizes, values, and celebrates the communities it serves.
• Encourages public-private partnerships to support art projects that may not be achieved independently.
• Increases enthusiasm for and support of LCTA’s public transportation.

Project Location

The artwork will be displayed in one of two bus stop shelters - one in downtown Wilkes Barre and one at a new location in LCTA’s bus system.

Project Theme

The theme for this year’s submission is “Community and Connection” 

Artist Selection Process and Criteria

In keeping with Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and American Public Transportation Association (APTA) best practices to incorporate art into mass transit, the LCTA Arts Program subscribes to the following criteria when artists are involved in the planning and designing of a transit art project and/or when an artist is commissioned to create works of art:

• Excellence in quality of art or design
• Connection to site and/or adjacent community
• Impact on transit users and public
• Durability, safety, and resistance to vandalism
• Minimal maintenance requirements

Artists being considered for selection shall never be discriminated against because of race, gender, national origin, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, or disability. The LCTA / Arts Program acknowledges that cultural equity is critical to the long-term viability of the arts. The program actively seeks to work with artists of all backgrounds and to inclusively engage the talents of historically underrepresented peoples.

Selection Criteria

All art mediums are welcome. We are not collecting original artwork for this project. Your work should be photographed or scanned if made with traditional mediums. Please pay close attention to file preparation in order to be considered. Submissions not following these guidelines will be eliminated from the selection process and not considered.

To be considered for the competition, the file size maximum is 25 MB saved as a PDF and submitted to the online submission form on this page.

If Your Artwork is Selected

The artwork will be printed directly into the glass onto two panels. Each panel measures 44 x 73.25 inches. Please see the graphic for more details.

The selected artwork will need to be a full size high resolution digital file to be submitted at a later date. For best results, files should be scalable with colors embedded. An Adobe Illustrator (.ai) or Adobe Photoshop (.eps) file is preferred.

Submission Form