NYC subway art gallery

Hunt NYC subway art

Find permanent artworks across subway stations. Browse the map, inspect found pieces, and upload a photo for an instant match preview.

See found art
20pieces found
380cataloged artworks
NYCcitywide hunt

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.

1

Search stations

Use the map or catalog to find art near a station or line.

2

Upload a photo

Preview your subway art photo, upload it through this DareBuild project, and wait for the project-owned Modal match.

3

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.

Waiting for a photo.

Image preview

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.