Posts in the category "Art":

“Travel/Places,” a new exhibit at Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) combines hand-scripted, journey-related quotes with illustrations of places traveled.  10 members of Austin’s Capital City Scribes contributed 12 works to this exhibit, which includes a piece by Abigail Hutchison incorporating the travel quote attributed to Saint Augustine: “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page,” and this piece by Dee Day titled “Gone to Texas.”

You can see – and read – the entire “Travel/Places” exhibit in the Austin airport’s Airside West Gallery,  post-security, on the concourse behind the BookPeople bookstore, across from Gate 11.

Also, if you missed it at the Albuquerque, Pittsburgh or Atlanta airports, you can now see Nancy Judd’s Recycle Runway exhibit at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The exhibit includes dresses and accessories made from items such as aluminum cans, water bottles and junk mail. Highlights include a Rusty Nail dress made of, yes, rusty nails, a Red Glass Gown made of crushed glass, and this Faux Fur coat made of videotape.

Look for the Recycle Runway exhibit in Phoenix Sky Harbor’s Terminal 3 through August 8th.

Categories: Air Travel, Airports, Art
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On Valentine’s Day, volunteers at Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) handed out 1700 red and white carnations to arriving and departing passengers.

(Photo courtesy Jacksonsville International Airport )

On Tuesday (February 16, 2010) Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) had a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Terminal E expansion, which includes seven gates for Southwest Airlines and several new food and retail outlets, including a news/gift shop, a McDonalds, and a sit-down restaurant called Cantina Laredo.  The new expansion also brings new artwork to the airport, courtesy of Philadelphia’s Percent for Art Program. Look for Cloudsphere, by Philadelphia artist Mei-ling Hom in the rotunda.

(Photo courtesy Philadelphia International Airport )

And congratulations to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL): it’s Paper Runway exhibit of wearable paper clothing and accessories made with everything from banana leaf fibers to recycled cotton rags and coffee filters, won an award from the Georgia Association of Museums and Galleries.

Look for “Paper Runway” in the cases in the walkway connecting the main security area and Concourse T.  But hurry: the exhibit will only be there through March.

Categories: Air Travel, Airport shops, Airports, Architecture, Art, Exhibits, Openings
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This year, while Denver International Airport (DEN) turns 15, Denver Health is celebrating its 150^th year of service to the community.

To mark the occasion, the airport is hosting an exhibit about the history of the health care organization in the A Gates Mezzanine Gallery and in the C Gates Center Core.

Historical photographs dating back to the 1930’s are on display, along with artifacts, and memorabilia. And for those who can’t make it to the airport before the end of April, 2010, there’s this short video of the Denver Health Art Exhibit, which gives a nice overview of the items on display.

Photographs courtesy:  Denver Public Library, Western History Collection.

Categories: Airports, Art, Exhibits, History
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Airlines canceled thousands of flights this week way ahead of the snow, but a lot of people still spent a lot of time stuck at the airport.

Some travelers fumed, others took it in stride. And a lot of folks at Denver International Airport used their time to check out the art.

Denver airport’s art collection includes  26 site specific murals, sculptures and installations, as well as exhibit spaces that feature changing exhibitions.

Even better: the airport has a glossy brochure that offers a self-guided tour of all the artwork.

Here at StuckatTheAirport.com we’re big fans of free, and because the brochure is so helpful – and free! – we’re choosing it as our Souvenir Sunday pick for this week.

Have you found a great souvenir while being stuck at the airport? If its’ under $10, “of” the city or region and, ideally, a bit offbeat, please snap a photo and send it along.  Your souvenir may be featured on Souvenir Sunday.

Oh – and Happy Valentine’s Day!  If you see someone proposing at the airport, please snap a photo, get the details and let us know about that too!

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(Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards at the world’s largest ski jump inside an airport)

Airports around the world are marking this year’s Winter Olympics in Vancouver with special exhibits.

Yesterday, the Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO) opened an Olympics museum inside the terminal.

This past weekend, Düsseldorf  International Airport trucked in tons of snow to make the world’s largest indoor ski jump at an airport.

And now the Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) has a new exhibit, Champions on Ice and Snow, that pays tribute to athletes who have represented Canada at the Winter Olympics.

The exhibit includes skates worn by Kurt Browning, a four-time World Champion figure skater, skis that belonged to alpine skier Anne Heggtveit, and a reproduction of a sweater, hat and mittens worn by “Canada’s Sweetheart” Barbara Ann Scott, who won a gold medal in figure skating in 1948.  Life-size action photos of athletes such as a speed-skatering Gaétan Boucher, who won three medals at the 1984 Winter Olympics, are also included.

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Look for Champions on Ice and Snow at Toronto’s Pearson Interational Airport in Terminal 1, near Gate 120, domestic departures, through June, 2010,

Categories: Air Travel, Art, History, Sports
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