If you are a visual or performance artist; a poet; an urbanist; a historian; a scientist—or any combination, as well as a commuter—you are invited to submit a proposal for making the use of public transportation more engaging. 

The New York Transit Museum just announced PLATFORM, a new series of cross-disciplinary programs created by the public for the public. Have an idea? The New York Transit Museum will give you a platform. It is now accepting program proposals for the first edition of PLATFORM, scheduled for Thursday, April 10 at the Transit Museum’s subway station home in downtown Brooklyn.

The Transit Museum welcomes submissions from all disciplines—history, science, engineering, visual and performing arts, urban studies, city planning, academic fields. The common denominator? Public transportation. Here is the information from the announcement. The deadline is Tuesday, February 25 at noon.

Call for Proposals
Inspired by the engineering, intricate choreography, and impromptu interactions of your daily commute?  Wish there was an open mic night for historians and urbanists? A show-and-tell for your creative musings on mass transit? Looking for a public platform to present your ideas to a captive audience? Us, too.  That’s why we are excited to announce PLATFORM,

Submissions may include but are not limited to the following:

Live performance (music, theater, dance, spoken word, storytelling, comedy)
Film (documentary, fiction, creative media works)
Visual art (must be presentation or other programmatic discussion of artwork)
Presentation (academic lecture, informal slideshow, etc)
Panel discussion (propose participants, moderator, topic, your expertise)
Other participatory or site-specific events

TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL
Program proposals should include all of the following:
Title of Program
Keywords (3 max) that describe your program
Brief description (2 sentence max) of your program
Long form description including details about content, presentation or performance method, participants, estimated length and target audience
Technical requirements (if any)
Examples, as relevant (could include prior presentation of program, promotional materials, links, videos, photos, description of proposed participants, etc.)
Brief bio (3 sentence max) of yourself

All questions, materials, & complete proposals should be sent via email to programs@transitmuseumeducation.org.Submissions will be reviewed by the Museum. To be considered, please submit a complete proposal by Tuesday, February 25 at noon.