The Airport Arts Program, overseen by the five member Airport Arts Commission, presents museum-quality exhibitions in the Riley Terminal, provides periodic special programs in conjunction with the exhibitions and sponsors a countywide Annual Student Art Contest/Exhibition. (View information on the John Wayne Airport Arts Commission.)
CALL FOR ARTISTS
Orange County-related visual artists are invited to apply for one month solo-style exhibitions in the John Wayne Airport Community Focus Space (CFS) program’s exhibition calendar. Exhibition slot openings begin December 17, 2020. View the press release.
The completed application packet with images submittal deadline is 4 p.m. on November 15, 2019. Email applications to JWAArts@ocair.com.
Artists will be notified by January 15, 2020. For more information, contact Jeffrey Frisch, John Wayne Airport Arts Program Coordinator via email at JFrisch@ocair.com.
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ANNUAL JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT STUDENT ART CONTEST
Theme: Flying: Yesterday and Tomorrow
Entry Deadline: 4:00 p.m., Thursday, November 7, 2019
For full contest information, official rules and contest entry form, click the button below.
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FLIGHT OF IDEAS
A large scale three-dimensional sculpture that is installed above the baggage carousels in Terminal C. The sculpture is composed of 21 aluminum birds with wing spans ranging in size from three feet to 15 feet suspended on an "S" shaped structure 100 feet long. Created from aluminum and polycarbonate Plexiglas, the wings of the birds display enlarged portions of multi-colored aeronautical charts. John Wayne Airport commissioned the artist Beth Nybeck of Kansas City, Missouri to create this art work for the new Terminal C.
Location: Above the baggage carousels in Terminal C
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JOHN WAYNE AIRPORT CELEBRATES THE ANAHEIM DUCKS 25TH ANNIVERSARY
A new exhibition featuring commemorative artwork, posters, hockey jerseys, and memorabilia celebrating the Anaheim Ducks 25th Anniversary and chronicling the history of the Orange County franchise is on display at John Wayne Airport. Ticketed passengers can view the exhibit through December 2019. View press release
Location: Departure (upper) Level, across from Gates 2 through 5 in Terminal A, Gates 18 through 21 in Terminal C and in the free standing cases near Gate 14.
Exhibition Dates: September 2019 through December 2019
Anaheim Ducks 25th Anniversary
Anaheim Ducks memorabilia on display
Anaheim Ducks memorabilia on display
ORANGE COUNTY: DESTINATION ART & CULTURE
Laguna Art Museum Turns 100
"The Laguna Art Museum Turns 100" exhibit is on display at John Wayne Airport's ORANGE COUNTY: Destination Art & Culture exhibition space through June 2019.
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Location: These works can be viewed pre-security along the pedestrian walkway connecting Riley Terminals B and C.
Schedule: July 2018 through June 2019
"Laguna Art Museum Turns 100" exhibit
"Laguna Art Museum Turns 100" exhibit
"Laguna Art Museum Turns 100" exhibit
"Laguna Art Museum Turns 100" exhibit
"Laguna Art Museum Turns 100" exhibit
COMMUNITY FOCUS SPACE
The Community Focus Space features exhibitions by Orange County artists and local community organizations.
Sigrid “Jan” Mecklenburg, Landscape Artist
Mecklenburg’s artwork is on display at John Wayne Airport (JWA) as part of JWA’s Community Focus Space Program.
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Location: These works can be viewed on the Departure (upper) Level near security screening areas in Terminals A, B and C, and on the Arrival (lower) Level adjacent to Baggage Carousels 1 and 4.
Schedule: November 14 – December 17, 2019
There are four hang gliders soaring above Baggage Claim Carousels 1 – 4 in Terminals A & B. Installed in 2009 by hang gliding pilot Owen Morse, the exhibit includes four unique hang gliders. A T3, T2 and Sport 3 were part of the original exhibit, and a Wills Wing T3, designed in 2019, was added in October of the same year.
