Art that’s meant to move you

See museum-quality local art at the First Street Transit Gallery

Long Beach Transit does more than just support local art. We give artists a place to put their works on display. Since undergoing a renovation nearly a decade ago, the First Street Transit Gallery has become an iconic Long Beach landmark featuring colorful mosaic tiles, poems and quarterly installations of artwork from the community.

Visit the Gallery at the Transit & Visitor Information Center, located on 1st St. between Pine Ave. and Long Beach Blvd. in Downtown Long Beach.

Able ARTS Work Gallery Partnership

April 2023

Now on display at the First Street Transit Gallery: pieces from Able ARTS Work artists! Since 1982, Able ARTS Work has provided children and adults with developmental disabilities access to artistic therapies and education, fostering inclusion through creative expression and exploration.

Click on an artist’s profile picture to learn more about them.

Brian Corder

Collage on Drum

Brian Corder - Collage on Drum

Amanda Gerard

Is it Pizza?

Amanda Gerard - Is it Pizza?

Milkias Tiku

Dolphin in the Ocean

Milkias Tiku - Dolphin in the Ocean

Lawrence “PJ” Ward II

Juju on the Beat

 Lawrence “PJ” Ward II - Juju on the Beat

Tran Nguyen

Lychee Hanging from a Tree

Nguyen Tran - Lychee Hanging From a Tree

Amber Nething

Long Beach Map

Amber Nething - Long Beach Map

Cristina Marriota

Autism Brain

Cristina Marriota - Autism Brain

Timothy Holmes

Robot

Timothy Holmes - Robot

Carlos Arredondo

Nature Shapes

Carlos Arredondo - Nature Shapes

Long Beach Local Poems

On display year round

The story of Long Beach is told in prose in these inspiring poems. Explore decades of poetic musings and enjoy the interpretive design accompanying these pieces penned by local writers. The poems are also a feature you can enjoy in person at the First Street Transit Gallery.

Long Beach Transit Bus

Previous Art Installations

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