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Fresh art at Denver International Airport

03/14/13

Electroland, a California-based team of artists who create objects, interactive experiences and large-scale public art has landed a welcome work at Denver International Airport. Relax is a 1,300-square-foot display made up of five illuminated panels at the east end of the A gates in the lower level. There are five different images and features: the […]

Musical marvels at Portland Int’l Airport

03/13/13

Oregon’s Portland International Airport has a nice exhibit featuring the work of eight Oregon luthiers who make everything from guitars and ukuleles to mandolins and lutes – from scratch. The one-of-a-kind instruments are on exhibit in Concourse A and use ‘ingredients’ that include 700-year-old reclaimed wood, stunning inlays and rosettes, tropical woods and scalloped fretboards. […]

Fresh – recycled – art at the SFO Museum

03/12/13

The latest gift to travelers from the SFO MUSEUM at San Francisco International Airport features work from 45 of the more than 100 artists who have participated in the Artist-in-Residence Program at Recology San Francisco. The program, started by visionary artist and activist Jo Hanson in 1990, gives artists a stipend, studio space and scavenge […]

Albany Int’l Airport: Some Assembly Required

03/11/13

Yet another intriguing exhibition – this one called Some Assembly Required and featuring the work of sixteen artists – is on display through September 8, 2013 in the gallery space at New York’s Albany International Airport. “In this exhibition, the principles of collage are expressed through traditional cut paper techniques, as well as hybrids of photography, […]

Travel Tidbits: Symphony at IND + “Creeper” at BNA

03/07/13

Art and music in an airport is always a great idea. Here are two fresh offerings: To help ease passengers into Spring Break travel, Indianapolis International Airport (IND) will be hosting a performance by a quintet from the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra on Monday afternoon, March 11 from 5:3o to 6:30 pm. The quintent will perform […]

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Tied up at Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport

02/23/13

The bolo tie is the official state tie of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas (didn’t know states had official ties, did ya?) and from now through June there’s an exhibition of more than 250 vintage and contemporary bolo ties at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Bolo ties became popular in the 1940s and were a […]

Southwest Florida Int’l Airport gets major artwork

02/12/13

An intriguing, unusual and important sculpture by noted artist Louise Nevelson has been moved from Florida’s Naples Museum of Art to the Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) in Ft. Myers. The giant sculpture, Nevelson’s last major work, is called Dawn’s Forest, and is a seven piece, all-white, abstract work made of balsa plywood. The work […]

Comic strip “Nancy” celebrated at Nashville Int’l Airport

02/10/13

On February 13, Nashville International Airport (BNA) will celebrate 80 years of of the comic strip “Nancy” with a new exhibit called Nancy Loves Nashville. The exhibit will feature 62 Nancy illustrations created by Nashville, Tenn., resident Guy Gilchrist, a singer-songwriter, author and artist who took over the classic newspaper comic strip in 1995. While […]

Fresh art Indianapolis International Airport

01/28/13

There are several fresh art installations at Indianapolis International Airport, including video animation, photography, videography, hand-blown glass, metal sculpture, paintings, beadwork and more. Here’s a preview: Barry Anderson’s Lawn Ornaments will be displayed on the airport’s video wall through June. “In Lawn Ornaments, Anderson creates a bug’s-eye view of a slow march across a suburban […]

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