A new exhibition at John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Orange County, CA celebrates the region’s musical legacy. That OC Sound includes displays dedicated to famous musicians and bands, and two prominent musical instrument manufacturers, Fender and Rickenbacker. Almost 50 bands and solo artists that got their start in Orange County – or at least have […]
If you’re traveling through Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) over the holidays and are passing through Terminal 5 (T5) you’re in for an art-filled treat. The installation of a $3.5 million public art commission featuring work by more than 20 Chicago artists is nearly complete and it’s pretty darn impressive. Here is a selection of […]
Denver International Airport (DEN) is hosting “Perfect Patchwork,” a quilting exhibition showcasing the work of 100 artists from Colorado. On view from through February 2024, the exhibit features quilts from The Rocky Mountain Wa Shonaji Quilt Guild, The Denver Metro Modern Quilt Guild, The Colorado Quilting Council, and The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. Visitors will find display cases filled with […]
Eugene Airport (EUG) Oregon’s Eugene Airport (EUG) is also known as Mahlon Sweet Field and was named in honor of Mahlon Sweet. He was the automobile dealer and aviation enthusiast who built the city’s first airstrip – Eugene Airport Park – in 1919. Today, EUG has 10 gates and is served by 7 air carriers […]
Reno-Tahoe International Airport loves the Burners Burning Man 2023 is underway in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. And about 20,000 of the 80,000 or so attendees make their way to the event through Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO). The airport is an old hand at welcoming and sending off the festival goers. So, when the party is […]
Ready for the weekend? Listen to a podcast series about the role of Latino history and culture in aviation and space. Take an airport art tour. And enter Frontier Airlines’ sweepstakes to win a trip to attend a Taylor Swift concert. The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has launched “AeroEspacial,” a limited series of […]
A new exhibition at John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Orange County, CA celebrates the region’s musical legacy. That OC Sound includes displays dedicated to famous musicians and bands, and two prominent musical instrument manufacturers, Fender and Rickenbacker. Almost 50 bands and solo artists that got their start in Orange County – or at least have […]
If you’re traveling through Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) over the holidays and are passing through Terminal 5 (T5) you’re in for an art-filled treat. The installation of a $3.5 million public art commission featuring work by more than 20 Chicago artists is nearly complete and it’s pretty darn impressive. Here is a selection of […]
Denver International Airport (DEN) is hosting “Perfect Patchwork,” a quilting exhibition showcasing the work of 100 artists from Colorado. On view from through February 2024, the exhibit features quilts from The Rocky Mountain Wa Shonaji Quilt Guild, The Denver Metro Modern Quilt Guild, The Colorado Quilting Council, and The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. Visitors will find display cases filled with […]
Eugene Airport (EUG) Oregon’s Eugene Airport (EUG) is also known as Mahlon Sweet Field and was named in honor of Mahlon Sweet. He was the automobile dealer and aviation enthusiast who built the city’s first airstrip – Eugene Airport Park – in 1919. Today, EUG has 10 gates and is served by 7 air carriers […]
Reno-Tahoe International Airport loves the Burners Burning Man 2023 is underway in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. And about 20,000 of the 80,000 or so attendees make their way to the event through Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO). The airport is an old hand at welcoming and sending off the festival goers. So, when the party is […]
Ready for the weekend? Listen to a podcast series about the role of Latino history and culture in aviation and space. Take an airport art tour. And enter Frontier Airlines’ sweepstakes to win a trip to attend a Taylor Swift concert. The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum has launched “AeroEspacial,” a limited series of […]
Congratulations to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), and Director of Guest Experience/art program curator Leah Douglas, on the 25th anniversary of the airport’s award-winning Airport Exhibitions Program. Since 1998, local artists and arts organizations have filled PHL’s terminals with more than 500 unique exhibitions. “PHL has a unique opportunity with its global audience to promote Philadelphia’s unique treasures […]
(Handpainted Mural by Joe Nix) Seattle’s Museum of Flight is already well-known as the largest nonprofit air & space museum. Now the sprawling aviation museum is making a bid for being well-known for commissioning and exhibiting art. The Museum of Flight’s Art+Flight project, running through January 7, 2024, includes dozens of artworks in all mediums by […]
(Time Traveler, by Christopher Allwine) It’s been a while since Stuck at the Airport featured an art exhibit from the John Wayne Airport Arts Program. But we’re delighted to get them back in the cycle with this post highlighting the current exhibit featuring photography by Christopher Allwine. Allwine specializes in the technique of light painting. […]