The mission
Find every piece of MTA subway art in New York City. Photograph the art first to claim it, then leave a photo and a note for future riders.
This DareBuild version keeps the original site’s public content and makes it easier to browse, search, and inspect.
Search stations
Use the map or catalog to find art near a station or line.
Upload a photo
Preview your subway art photo, upload it through this DareBuild project, and wait for the project-owned Modal match.
Open the result
Compare your photo with known pieces and learn about the artist.
Take a photo
Uploads stay inside this DareBuild project: the resized photo is stored with the project, sent to its managed Modal analyzer, and shown here when the match is ready.
Subway art photo
Upload a station photo. The image is resized in your browser, stored in this project, and analyzed by the MTA project-owned Modal app.
Map
Green markers are photographed finds. Red markers are still waiting.
Found pieces
Public discoveries from the original hunt.
Catalog
Search the public MTA art catalog used by the original app.