Katherine Dirga
Director of Art in Transit, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)
Atlanta, GA
Katherine Dirga is an artist and public art specialist with 20 years� experience. After beginning her career at Laumeier Sculpture Park in St. Louis, Katherine served as Program Manager of Atlanta Airport�s public art program, where she commissioned and implemented $3.5 million in large-scale permanent artworks for the Maynard Jackson International Terminal and curated temporary exhibitions and ongoing live music series. Katherine joined the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) in 2017 to develop an Art in Transit program: �Artbound�, comprised of permanent and temporary public artworks as well as live music, theater, and dance presented in and around MARTA’s train stations. Katherine has a deep passion for community building and has served curatorial organization Dashboard as founding Board Chair, on the Ft. MacPherson Public Art Council, and on the Living Walls Advisory Council. She currently serves the Mayor’s Advisory Council for Arts and Culture. Katherine received her master�s degree in Fine Arts from Georgia State University and she is a member of Arts Leaders of Metro Atlanta (ALMA).�