Free CTA art tour
Usually we’re all rushing in and out of CTA stations but if you have the time stop and take a look or better yet take a tour. The collection includes mosaics, sculptures and paintings. More than 80 pieces of art are exhibited at over 40 CTA stations. More artwork has been commission for 10 additional stations on the blue and red lines.
Many of the pieces are the result of the Arts in Transit Program, which is funded by the Federal Transit Administration and coordinated locally through the City of Chicago’s Department of Tourism and Culture.
A number of other pieces were created through the CTA’s Adopt-A-Station program and through partnerships with organizations such as the Chicago Public Art Group. Original artwork adds value not only to our stations and their surrounding communities, but also to the overall transit experience.
If you don’t have time to take a tour check it out online below.
Kimball
Kedzie
Francisco
Rockwell
Western
Damen
Montrose
Irving Park
Addison
Paulina
Southport
Belmont
Wellington
Diversey*
Fullerton*
Armitage
Sedgwick
Chicago
Merchandise Mart
Washington/Wabash*
Howard
Wilson*
Belmont
Wellington
Diversey*
Fullerton*
Armitage
Sedgwick
Chicago
Merchandise Mart
Washington/Wabash*
Howard
Jarvis*
Morse*
Granville*
Thorndale*
Berwyn*
Argyle*
Lawrence*
Wilson*
Addison
Belmont
Fullerton*
Roosevelt
Cermak-Chinatown*
Sox-35th*
47th*
Garfield*
63rd*
69th*
54th/Cermak
Kostner
Pulaski
Central Park
Kedzie
California
Western
Damen
18th
Washington/Wabash*
Cumberland
Harlem
Jefferson Park*
Montrose*
California*
Damen*
Jackson*
Illinois Medical District*
Roosevelt
Pulaski
Washington/Wabash*
Garfield*
Cermak-McCormick Place*
Roosevelt
Washington/Wabash*
Morgan*
Kedzie*
Conservatory-Central Park Drive
CTA Headquarters
Union Station Transit Center*
2016 cta public art booklet (.pdf)
Free CTA art tour – Future art installations
We are planning to add more works of art to our growing collection at the following locations over the next few years, including:
- Blue Line: Irving Parkc, Addisonc and Westernc
- Pink Line: 18th
- Other locations: Chicago/Austin bus terminalc
