LaGuardia Marine terminal arts center
Lofty space home to visiting Queens artists
BY JEFF YAPALATER
LaGuardia General
Manager Lysa Scully
opened the new art
exhibit with Queens
Counci of the Arts (QCA)
at the LaGuardia Marine
Air Terminal. The new
exhibit is one of a series
of art projects featuring
local artists creating interactive
travel related
themes for travelers and
employees within the
historic terminal at the
airport.
According the Scully, “We
are making these art exhibits
an integral part of the refubishing/
reimaging of this
building.”
She remarked that 2018
was the inaugural year for
this artistic space and she
did not know what to expect.
But she said, “after twelve
months is has been a privilege
to watch it unfold, to see
the artists, the work they
have created, the diversity
and the enthusiasm
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from passengers and our
employees.” She attributes
the accolades to the caliber of
the artists that QCA has been
able to bring in from the borough
of Queens.
“To express our confi -
dence in this program Port
Authority has not only provided
space for this program
and investment in the arts
from the community, but we
are proud of the program
and will contribute $6,000 towards
artists stipends for the
coming year. This additional
funding means
that our customers will
have more time to spend
with the artists as they
come in the terminal”
Scully added.
The exhibits are held
in the rotunda of the
Marine Air terminal
which is historcial with
a wrap-arond mural
from the Works Progress
Administration era
of the 1930’s. The mural
depicts a history of
fl ight in a bold graphic way
with a model of the Pan Am
Flying Boat Boeing 314, the
celebrated “Yankee Clipper.
Flying Boat aircraft simulating
fl ight from the glass
ceiling. Scully pointed out
that LGA is collecting some
permanent pieces of artwork
for exhibition. One is from
Bob Sheridan which is situated
on the left as one walks
into the rotunda. She said
the piece by artist Sherwin
Banfi eld will remain there
The Marine Air Terminal at LaGuardia Airport is home to arts programs
with recent and upcoming artist exhibitors: Linda Ganjian ( Postcards
of Queens); Holger Keifel ( Traveler photographs); Brian Solinoda ( Environmental
art); Haksul Lee, Natsuki Takauji ( "Whom") ; Davi Leventhal
(Fuxicos).
to show how this program
has made its mark. Scully
enthusiastically explained
the exhibits are there so the
travelers knows there is an
“amazing Past here. The interaction
bewteen passenger
and artist wil have a lssting
impression which is important.”
Over the years both
the Port and LaGuardia
Gateway Partners have used
the rotunda space for special
events and announccements.
According to Scully Port has
plans to upgrade the facility
and that the terminal would
get a facelift. “We are looking
at poloshing up this space for
additional uses. ” She said
some structural and electriacl
work, new bathrooms,
general cleanup.and brightening
up this space for improvements,
for uses of it for
a more united atmosphere.”
Currently the Marine Air
Terminal houses JetBlue,
Sheltair, Yankee Clipper restaurant
and other services.
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LaGuardia Airport General Manager Lysa
Scully has seed pack in hand that artist Brian
Soliwida had incorporated into his Clipper
Ship parchment sails later to be used as
a planting after the art exhibit.
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