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Area artists showcase artwork inside DART bus
Des Moines--Four area artists will exhibit artwork inside a DART bus, beginning today, in a pilot project “Art on DART.”
Sculpture, works on paper and paintings will be showcased in gallery-like displays on the interior of DART bus 1033. The bus will rotate throughout DART services as usual with location updates on Twitter (follow @ridedart). The exhibition will run Thursday, June 26, through Aug. 17.
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Art on DART contributors are Rachel Buse, artist and educator; Benjamin Gardner, Associate Professor of Art at Drake University; Gary Hoff, Des Moines University Associate Professor and Chair; and Emily Newman, artist and educator. The project and exhibition were organized by artists Edward Kelley and Emily Newman with help from The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation and DART.
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DART encourages riders to tweet or post using #artondart.
For more information about the exhibition “Art on DART” or DART services, please visit www.ridedart.com or call Customer Service at 515-283-8100 or email dart@ridedart.com.
The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority is the public transportation provider that serves Polk County. DART operates a family of transportation services that makes getting around the Greater Des Moines area easier and more convenient. For more information about DART services, schedules, route changes, or directions to the nearest DART stop, visit the website at www.ridedart.com or call 515-283-8100. The MyDART Trip Planner BETA is now available at www.ridedart.com