Rendering of new BRT bus station with integrated art

Southern Corridor BRT Public Art

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Public Art on the Southern BRT Corridor Transit Corridor Art About the Artist Windscreen and Railing Artists Artist in Residence: David Wilson About the Project Timeline

Public Art on the Southern BRT Corridor

In 2026, the City of Raleigh selected nine artists to create public art elements as part of the Wake BRT: Southern Corridor. The proposed transit corridor will connect Downtown Raleigh with the North South Station and Rupert Road in Garner. 

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Provide feedback on proposed art concepts for future Wake BRT Southern Corridor public art. Just take a short survey about the three different locations along the proposed route for possible art.

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Transit Corridor Art

Artist Mary Carter Taub was selected as transit corridor artist for the project. She will create up to three public art pieces along the Southern Corridor route. These might be integrated into existing infrastructure or the current landscape and will engage pedestrian and vehicular traffic. 

About the Artist

A woman in a striped shirt stands in front of colorful poles

Mary Carter Taub is an artist living and working in Chapel Hill, NC. She makes site-based art and community-engaged art.

Carter Taub received an MFA from School of Visual Arts in New York, an MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University, and a BA from Meredith College. She has created art for municipal, corporate, and nonprofits clients nationally and locally. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Raleigh News & Observer, Vogue, and Qué Pasa Periodico.

Rendering of a bus station with art on the glass shelter

Windscreen and Railing Artists

Nine artists were selected to create designs for artistic windscreens and cut metal railings at BRT stations along the route. These artists are Eric Cabbell, Mary Carter Taub, Kiara Chatterjee, Joey Allen, Britt Flood, Paul Friedrich, Hugo Medina, Keith Norval, and Amy Sawyer.

Artist in Residence: David Wilson

headshot of artist David Wilson

In late 2023, public artist David Wilson began engaging the community and creating an art plan for the Southern Corridor as part of an Artist-in-Residence. As part of his work, David conducted surveys, attended community events, and held ride along interviews along the corridor. He identified public art strategies for site-specific station art and transit islands, along with opportunities to connect transit hubs with community identity, the land and environment, and safety.  

Read the final Southern BRT Corridor Art Integration Plan

About the Project

In November of 2016, Wake County voters approved a plan for focused investment in public transit which puts the implementation of the Wake County Transit Plan in motion. The plan calls for building approximately 20 miles of transit lanes along four (4) Bus Rapid Transit corridors within Wake County (Wake BRT).

Learn more about the Southern Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Project

Timeline

The project timeline below is an example of the anticipated schedule. The project milestones will follow the overall project schedule and may be adjusted.

DateActivity
Fall 2026Community Engagement and Concept Designs
Winter 2026Final Designs Due
2027Fabrication
TBDInstallation

Contact

 

Kelly McChesney
Public Art Director
kelly.mcchesney@raleighnc.gov

Kelly Marks
Public Art Project Manager
kelly.marks@raleighnc.gov

Julia Whitfield
Public Art Community Engagement Coordinator
julia.whitfield@raleighnc.gov

Department:
Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources
Service Categories:
Raleigh Arts
Related Services:
Public ArtArtist Residencies & Creative FellowshipsArts Programs

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