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 […]
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 […]
The Art & Culture Program at New York’s Albany International Airport organizes some pretty cool exhibitions and creates space for the work of a lot of wonderful artists. I hoping, for example, that this steel and chenille stem chandelier by Ginger Ertz, featured on the airport Web site, is still on view when I visit […]
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)
Next time you’re at the airport, take a moment to look around. Not just at all the shops, restaurants and harried holiday travelers, but at all the really great art. (Photo: From Inside Track exhibit; courtesy San Francisco International Airport) In addition to some truly wonderful – and valuable – collections of permanent and site-specific […]
Here are some images from a cool site-specific art installation currently at New York’s Albany International Airport. Joy Taylor’s Dream of Flight fills three soaring ceiling wells and is made from 240 shimmering, oversized, blue, gold and green foil leaves that give the illusion of falling According to Sharon Bates, the Director of the Art […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Art & Culture Program at New York’s Albany International Airport organizes some pretty cool exhibitions and creates space for the work of a lot of wonderful artists. I hoping, for example, that this steel and chenille stem chandelier by Ginger Ertz, featured on the airport Web site, is still on view when I visit […]
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)
Next time you’re at the airport, take a moment to look around. Not just at all the shops, restaurants and harried holiday travelers, but at all the really great art. (Photo: From Inside Track exhibit; courtesy San Francisco International Airport) In addition to some truly wonderful – and valuable – collections of permanent and site-specific […]
Here are some images from a cool site-specific art installation currently at New York’s Albany International Airport. Joy Taylor’s Dream of Flight fills three soaring ceiling wells and is made from 240 shimmering, oversized, blue, gold and green foil leaves that give the illusion of falling According to Sharon Bates, the Director of the Art […]
If you find yourself flying into or out of New York’s Albany International Airport anytime soon, leave time to explore the airport’s top notch art and history exhibits and do some shopping at Departure, the airport shop filled with items from more than 60 regional museums and cultural institutions. While you’re there, consider a side-trip […]