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New art exhibit at John Wayne Airport (SNA)

01/06/09

John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Santa Ana, California features the work of many Orange County artists. For example…. Paintings by Michael Ward are on display now through January 22, 2009. Ward’s images are based on photographs the artist has taken himself and depict scenes of the ever changing landscape of Southern California. The paintings are →

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Free admission at more than 70 museums

01/03/09

If you’re traveling this weekend and have a Bank of America check, credit or ATM card (or a friend who does) you can get free admission at more than 70 museums in two dozen states as part of the Museums on Us program. One good choice: In Atlanta, you can get immersed in a world →

Airport art; so Luxe

01/01/09

First it was cushy coach seats. Then great places to eat. Now the folks at LUXAHOLICS are sharing my tips about airports with great art exhibits. (Beechies Circus Wagon on display at the Albany International Airport, courtesy New York State Museum) →

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Albany International Airport

Stuck – and ripped off – at Nashville Int’l Airport?

12/31/08

If you’ve traveled through Nashville International Airport (BNA) in the past few months, hopefully you had a chance to check out the great art and hear some of the free music concerts, which include a noontime performance today by David Anderson. But if you’ve stopped to get something to eat at the airport recently, be →

Nashville International Airport

Stuck at the airport – with music

12/26/08

On Christmas day, travelers were met with antlered flight attendants on airplanes and gate agents dressed like elves at airports. All quite fun and festive, but most airports had shut down the official live holiday entertainment for the day. (Courtesy: Golden Gate Bell Ringers) Scheduled music and theatrical performances should start back up this weekend →

San Francisco International Airport

Stuck – in stone – at the airport?

12/25/08

If you end up staring at the walls at some airport on your way home from your holiday gathering this year, consider using some of that down time to really stare at those walls. (Courtesy: David Williams) As David Williams discovered while hanging around Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) recently, there are some cool-looking fossils in →

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

DFW gets a jackal-headed god

12/22/08

In some parts of the country the buzz at the airport has been all about the forecast of snow. But at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport they were on the lookout for a giant jackal-headed god. (Anubis and friends photo courtesy DFW’s Brian Murnahan) They weren’t disappointed. DFW International Airport welcomed the ancient Egyptian jackal-headed god →

Greetings from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int’l Airport (ATL)

12/18/08

Worried about getting stuck at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport this holiday season? An ATL elf sent along a long list of helpful “insider tips.” Some highlights: You can get exercise and see some great artwork if you stroll along the transportation mall. The carpeted, mile and a half long corridor has a stunning collection of →

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

You better watch out for Santa… and Anubis

12/18/08

While the folks at NORAD are busy tracking the whereabouts of a roly-poly guy named Santa, folks heading to the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport should be on the lookout for a ten-ton, 26-foot-tall statue of Anubis, the ancient god of mummification and the dead. Airport officials say the statue, complete with a giant candy cane →

Even more airport art worth a look

12/11/08

My USA TODAY roundup column about some great art exhibits at airports right now generated lots of mail about artwork on display at other airports. At the Tucson International Airport, five new art installations were part of a recent concourse renovation project. One piece, Another Way To Fly, by glass artist Tom Philabaum, is suspended →

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