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Wanted: Artist submissions for this year\u2019s temporary art exhibition at San Diego International Airport with the theme \u201cA Necessary Departure,\u201d using the concept of progression from COVID\u00a0as a framework.<\/p>\n

The goal: Create a conversation acknowledging the worldwide pandemic as a societal anomaly, while highlighting the resulting ways that artists and creative thinkers have contributed to positive change influencing the future.<\/p>\n

Each year, SAN\u2019s Arts Program identifies an exhibition theme relevant to San Diego and the airport. Exhibitors are then invited to submit proposals related to that topic.<\/p>\n

From those submissions, arts program staff, collaborating with an outside panel of artists, curators, and arts administrators, identify 10 to 15 exhibitors based on their creativity, unique use of media, and relevance to the proposed theme.<\/p>\n

\u201cArts programs in airports are very common now and really started after 9\/11 when it became more stressful to travel,\u201d said Christopher Chalupsky, senior manager, arts program customer experience and innovation for SAN.<\/p>\n

Chalupsky said the airport art program operates on the 235 rule. \u201cThere are two focus areas that we\u2019re always thinking about \u2013 the customer and the community,\u201d he said adding, \u201cThe three is our core program components: public art, performing arts, and the temporary exhibition program.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chalupsky talked about the five guiding principles of airport art. \u201cOne of those is calming, giving people something to do that would calm them, but also give them something to experience while they\u2019re at the airport for the hours that they have to be here,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd art really does that, whether it is visual or performing art.\u201d<\/p>\n

Public airport art can be unconventional, like actual spaces or rooms designed by artists. \u201cYou can walk in and envelope yourself in a space that might be calming, like our reflection room in Terminal 2,\u201d said Chalupsky adding another of the five guiding principles of airport art is communicating a story of the region. \u201cArt can do that in all the right ways through local artists and our exhibition program, communicating the story of our region and acting as a gateway to San Diego, which is what the airport is,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Enriching and entertaining through art is also integral to the airport art temporary exhibition program, as is introducing the element of surprise, which Chalupsky noted is \u201cone of our favorite things to do. That\u2019s part of what we think about branding this airport. People are going to come here and see something unique from the realm of the arts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wayfinding is also an important element of the airport art mix, which presents some spatial challenges. \u201cHow do you place visual or performing arts throughout the airport campus?\u201d asked Chalupsky. \u201cHow do you site them so that they help people know how to navigate the airport intuitively without seeing a sign that says, \u2018Go this way?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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Christopher Chalupsky standing next to art exhibited in the lobby of the Airport Authority Administration Building at 3225 N. Harbor Drive. PHOTO BY DAVE SCHWAB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Pointing out the pandemic caused the existing airport temporary exhibition to be extended another year, Chalupsky said, \u201cNow we\u2019ve got an opportunity to get back to our annual cycles, and this year\u2019s theme \u2018A Necessary Departure,\u2019 we\u2019re excited about seeing how artists, and arts organizations locally, are able to share work that was created during this 2 1\/2-year period.<\/p>\n

\u201cGenerally, these calls (for art submissions) are open-ended so that you can create new work in response to the theme. But because this year\u2019s theme is so specific to what has happened these last 2 \u00bd years, we wanted to know how artists responded and innovated during that time period. So we\u2019ve said, \u2018Share with us what you\u2019ve created during this time period.\u2019 That\u2019s what we think is going to really tell a compelling story.\u201d<\/p>\n

Artists have until Friday, Aug. 5 to submit their proposals for this year\u2019s temporary airport art exhibition via email at \u00a0arts@san.org<\/a><\/strong>. Selected artwork and collections representing the theme of \u201cA Necessary Departure\u201d will be displayed throughout the airport for up to one year beginning in October.<\/p>\n

Up to 15 participating artists and\/or organizations will be chosen for the exhibition. Submissions must be existing work that was created within the past 2 \u00bd years. San\u00a0Diego-based artists are strongly encouraged to apply and priority will be given to interactive work.<\/p>\n

AIRPORT ARTS MASTER PLAN<\/p>\n

The Master Plan outlines recommendations for the three core components of the Airport Arts Program:\u00a0 Performing Arts, Public Art, and Temporary Exhibitions.\u00a0The Arts Master Plan was developed through ongoing consultation with the Airport\u2019s Arts Advisory Committee and many Airport Authority and stakeholder groups.<\/p>\n

The Arts Master Plan emphasizes the role the Arts Program plays in:<\/p>\n