Mural project chosen to transform Metro `bus barn`


Mural project chosen to transform Metro `bus barn`


Project by Jenie Gao to be funded by city’s Percent for Art program

Each day, thousands of commuters and visitors to Wisconsin’s state Capitol pass the fading, beige edifice that is the Metro Transit Maintenance Facility. Occupying almost a full block of East Washington Avenue at South Ingersoll Street, the building has long served as the main hub of Madison’s public transportation, housing all of Metro’s buses.

Plans are in progress for an 8,000-square-foot mural by artist Jenie Gao to decorate its outer wall. Gao’s proposal “The Time is Ours,”...

Quotes from Bus Riders – Community
“What I would love to see captured is the
diversity that the buses encourage. If you want
to know the real Madison, it`s in the buses.”
- Nada
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