Athens will be seeing 45 new bus shelters in 2019 designed by local artists throughout Athens-Clarke County.
Tatiana Veneruso, Athens Cultural Affairs Commission administrative assistant, said the new shelters will feature a variety of designs.
“Fifteen of the sculptural bus shelters like the ones we have now, and 30 of the standard shelters but the side panels are designed by local artists, so they’re going to have different laser-cut designs in the panels,” Veneruso said.
The shelters will also add color and vibrancy to the community.
“They’re going to look similar to the standard bus shelters you see around town but better colors and better designs. It’s going to really add a lot more public art to the landscape,” Veneruso said. “That’s a pretty huge crop coming it so we’re excited about that.”
The sculptural shelters will be created by Lewis Body, David Card, Jessica Colangelo , Robert Cummings, Mike Ely, Richard Herzog, Chuck Murphy, Adam Owens, Vivian Studevan, Lawrence Stueck, Joni Younkins-Herzog.
The laser-cut shelters were designed by Donna Abbott-Toutin, Ruth Allen, Claire Clements, Robert Clements, Rosa Cruz, John English, Will Eskridge, Alice Pruitt, Amol Saraf
The new shelters are possible due to the efforts of Athens Transit Department as well as support and funding from the ACAC & SPLOST.
