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Tidbits for travelers: Junk to Funk at PDX; Dillinger at BWI

04/12/10

Here’s some fun stuff to look at airports on either side of the country: At Oregon’s Portland International Airport the Junk to Funk exhibit features couture fashion made from recycled and reused materials – and trash. “Kitty litter bags become a suit; vinyl records are reborn as sequins; coffee filters have an afterlife as the […]

LAX art exhibit: Strangers’ Luggage

04/07/10

When you’re standing in line waiting to go through the security checkpoint at the airport, aren’t you just a little bit curious about what the TSA folks are seeing on those x-ray screens as everyone’s carry-on bag passes by? Los Angeles artist Juanita Meneses must have wondered, because she created a series of paintings, Strangers’ […]

Fossils at Liverpool John Lennon Airport

04/05/10

It’s the 50th anniversary of the Beatles being “The Beatles” so I’m planning a visit to the Liverpool John Lennon Airport, where the slogan is “above us only sky.” Poking around the airport’s website this weekend, I discovered that it’s really easy to get to JLA from Amsterdam and that the Liverpool airport has a […]

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More artwork from Burlington International Airport

03/29/10

Poke around the Burlington International Airport website and you’ll find out about the free wireless Internet access, the free charging stations (in the North concourse only), the gift shops, the snack bars, and the pre-security One Flight Up Restaurant. Sadly, you won’t find anything about the public art and changing exhibitions at the airport. For […]

Tidbits for travelers: art at LAX & Burlington Int’l Airport

03/29/10

If you’re going to be out and about in airports this week, here are some things to look for: At Los Angeles International Airport, there are more than 25 paintings in Op Collage, a new exhibition of abstract forms by artist Yong Sin made from acrylic, masking tape, paper and wood. Look for them in […]

PHL Airport: Win a $500 gift card; see great art.

03/20/10

Whether or not you spend a lot of time stuck at the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) you should spend a few moments on the new and improved website for the Philadelphia Marketplace Food & Shops. In addition to useful information about the airport shops and dining options, the site has listings of sales, promotions and […]

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Tidbits for travelers: art & massages at Schiphol, more music in Austin

03/18/10

Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has more than 100 shops, an equal number of cafes, pubs and restaurants, casinos, a Yotel, a great art collection and a branch of the Rijksmuseum that’s currently showing the Sunny Skies exhibition, featuring nine works by Dutch 17th century landscape artists inspired by the Italian landscape. Speaking of inspiration, Schiphol’s Cone […]

Tidbits for travelers: art in AUS & PHX

03/04/10

“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 […]

Tidbits for travelers: news from JAX, PHL, and ATL

02/17/10

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 […]

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