09/03/17
Fresh art at Albany International Airport. →
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11/01/15
Here are some airport-related travel tidbits to start off the week. San Diego International is the latest airport to add lactation rooms for nursing mothers. SAN’s 3 nursing rooms are located post-security: two in Terminal 1 and one in Terminal 2 – and include a hand washing station, electrical outlets, comfortable seating, artwork, a children’s →
04/30/15
That’s not really the New York State Capitol – it’s the Albany International Airport. But go ahead – take a selfie. For travelers who haven’t had time to hit all the hot spots in and around Albany, officials at Albany International Airport set up a Selfie Spot on Concourse C with an over-sized photograph of →
08/03/10
In New York, the Albany International Airport (ALB) Art and Culture Program has just kicked off “The Imaged Word,” an exhibition featuring works by a variety of artists all on the theme of books and the words inside them. Most of the work is in the airport’s (pre-security) third floor gallery, the same floor as →
02/05/10
This weekend would be a good time to have as my superpower the ability to travel anywhere in the world and be in several places at once. If I could, I’d stop first in Richmond, British Columbia, a short SkyTrain ride away from the Vancouver International Airport to watch 13 million (!!) locally-grown cranberries get →
01/18/10
New York’s Albany International Airport (ALB) may be unique among airports in having a gallery space open to the public and an on-site curator who is also an artist. So it’s always a treat when a new exhibition kicks off. The newest one, Material Witness, is no exception. (Model City, 2009, Assorted study models, cardboard, →
08/20/09
In my At the Airport column on USATODAY.com this month, I offer a run-down of airport observation decks around the country. I wanted to write about this because, while a lot of the amenities getting rolled out at airports these days are designed to make travelers forget they’re in an airport terminal, observation decks are →
07/13/09
Last week, I had a great time touring New York’s Albany International Airport (ALB). There’s plenty to see: in addition to exhibit cases filled with tantalizing treasures from area arts and cultural institutions, there are site specific installations and a wide variety of just plain fun exhibits, including Kenneth Ragsdale’s half-scale model of a 1965 →
07/09/09
Have you ever bought a piece of original art at an airport? It’s an increasingly popular and easy thing to do. It’s also a good deal for artists. “We have probably one of the most desirable exhibition venues in the region,” says Sharon Bates, director of the Arts & Culture program at Albany airport. “Partly →