Going Green poster by artist Violeta Encarnación, 2026

Violeta Encarnación’s Going Green offers a fantastical take on the daily commute from inside a subway car. Straphangers’ hands grip a central pole, intertwining with vines, leaves, a pigeon, and a dog, highlighting connections to the natural world and to one another. The composition invites viewers to imagine how each character arrived and where they might be rushing to next.

Violeta Encarnación is a Cuban American artist based in New York City. She currently freelances on editorial projects, brand campaigns, and picture books. Violeta studied at the School of Visual Arts and has worked with clients such as The New York Times, Walmart, Penguin Random House, and has also lectured at educational institutions including School of Visual Arts and Syracuse University.

Measures 29.5 x 46 inches

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SKU 1-6117

Description / 2026 Going Green - MTA Arts & Design Poster

Going Green poster by artist Violeta Encarnación, 2026

Violeta Encarnación’s Going Green offers a fantastical take on the daily commute from inside a subway car. Straphangers’ hands grip a central pole, intertwining with vines, leaves, a pigeon, and a dog, highlighting connections to the natural world and to one another. The composition invites viewers to imagine how each character arrived and where they might be rushing to next.

Violeta Encarnación is a Cuban American artist based in New York City. She currently freelances on editorial projects, brand campaigns, and picture books. Violeta studied at the School of Visual Arts and has worked with clients such as The New York Times, Walmart, Penguin Random House, and has also lectured at educational institutions including School of Visual Arts and Syracuse University.

Measures 29.5 x 46 inches

What's The Story

This poster was commissioned by MTA Arts & Design and was displayed throughout the subway system. The Poster Program commissions artists each year to create artwork that celebrates the city and its transit system. Posters are displayed on platforms throughout the city’s 468 subway stations and sold to the public at the Transit Museum Stores. The Program provides illustrators and other artists the opportunity to reach a broader public, while expressing the people, places, and purpose of the transit network with visual appeal and variety.