Commissions North

NEXUS

Public transport operator Nexus has fully recognised the potential of art within public transport for over 30 years. In 1996 Nexus adopted a 'Percent for Art' policy that has led to an ongoing programme of artists' commissions across the Tyne and Wear transport system.

The Art on Transport programme has provided more than 40 permanent and temporary arts commissions since 1977. Nexus values the contribution art can make to public spaces. It sees art as vital to creating and sustaining lively communities and to producing a positive experience of public transport in Tyne and Wear.