The District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities is seeking an artist or artist team to enhance the Metropolitan Branch Trail. The selected artist(s) will work with urban designers, transportation and trail planners, landscape architects, civil engineers and District government employees to create a plan that visually unifies an eight-mile multi-use trail running from Silver Spring, Md., to D.C.'s Union Station. It will connect to the Capital Crescent Trail, the Anacostia Tributaries Trail System and the National Mall, part of the East Coast Greenway. This "artistic driven identity" will be included in the trail's signage, amenities maps and materials. The Commissions is working with the District Department of Transportation and surrounding communities. The commission, worth $7,550, is open only to artists in D.C., Virginia and Maryland. [LINK] Posted by Linda Frye Burnham