{"id":233126,"date":"2026-07-01T20:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/233126\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T20:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:20:10","slug":"flying-high-with-art-in-the-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/233126\/","title":{"rendered":"Flying High With Art in the Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Surronding<\/a><\/p>\n

PHOTO COURTESY PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT<\/p>\n

As the 59th Carnegie International<\/a> draws visitors from around the world, Pittsburgh International Airport<\/a> says it will serve as the region\u2019s \u201cfront door\u201d to art lovers, welcoming travelers \u201cwith a reminder that the region\u2019s cultural experience begins the moment they arrive at the airport.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Squirrel<\/a><\/p>\n

PHOTO COURTESY PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT<\/p>\n

Following construction of the airport\u2019s state-of-the-art terminal in November, officials commissioned artists to create new, permanent works that have been installed at 30 locations throughout its campus as part of its Art in the Airport program. The goal, officials say, is to build Pittsburgh into the airport experience, creating a space shaped by the region and sharing that sense of place with visitors.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe chose artists who were able to come in from the community from 150 miles around Pittsburgh who have a good regional voice,\u201d says Keny Marshall, PIT\u2019s arts and culture manager.<\/p>\n

\"Connections<\/a><\/p>\n

PHOTO COURTESY PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT<\/p>\n

According to Blue Sky News<\/a>, artists such as Erie resident Fredy Huaman Mallqui provide a unique perspective from within the regional community. His hand-carved wood sculptures, titled \u201cConnections,\u201d are on display in the terminal\u2019s baggage claim area.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s related to my own experience as a migrant from Peru when I came in 2012, and connecting with other people, with other cultures,\u201d Mallqui says.<\/p>\n

\"Airport\"<\/a><\/p>\n

PHOTO COURTESY OF BLUE SKY NEWS\/BETH HOLLERICH | CREATED FOR THE 1958 CARNEGIE INTERNATIONAL, THE ALEXANDER CALDER MOBILE HAS BEEN A FIXTURE AT PIT SINCE 1959.<\/p>\n

The new art pieces complement longstanding work throughout the airport, including an installation that was originally created for the Carnegie International in 1958; \u201cPittsburgh,\u201d a\u202fkinetic sculpture\u202fby Alexander\u202fCalder, has been a landmark display at the airport since 1959. The airport installed the final piece of art near the end of June \u2014 the last in a series of three corten- and stainless-steel columns by artist Patrick Marold that are located between the terminal garage and the new terminal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PHOTO COURTESY PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT As the 59th Carnegie International draws visitors from around the world, Pittsburgh International…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":233127,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[73,75,74],"class_list":["post-233126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=233126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/233126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/233127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=233126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=233126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=233126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}