New York Pioneers Asphalt Art

DOT Art leads the way in demonstrating successful asphalt activation strategies using public art.

Murals like ‘Harlem Sunrise’ created by Gera Lozano and dozens of community volunteers in conjunction with neighborhood-based organizations, create unexpected interventions in unlikely places. Image Credit: NYCDOT

Arterventions is a program within DOT Art, funded entirely by an outside sponsor, that installs sculptures like this called ‘Everything’ by Hanna Liden on carefully selected DOT properties throughout the city and displayed for up to 6 months. Image Credit: NYCDOT

Artist Laura Alvarez in conjunction with Kingsbridge Heights Community Center (KHCC), Bon Secours Healthy Communities Initiative and painted by KHCC summer camp and teen participant volunteers, installed the mural ‘KHCC Grows’ on a step street. Image Credit: NYCDOT