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Phoenix Airport Museum 3400 Sky Harbor Blvd. Terminal 3, Level 3 West Phoenix, Arizona 85034-4403 tel. (602) 683-3647 Web: phoenix.gov/skyharborairport   In the heart of Phoenix is one of the largest airport museums in the nation. The Phoenix Airport Museum is spread out in six buildings at three airports. It has a collection of more than 500 works of art and gallery spaces for exhibitions. The museum serves the public at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and at its two auxiliary airports in Deer Valley and Goodyear. Most art and museum displays are in terminals rather than concourses so that visitors may enjoy them without going through airport security. Some displays are outdoors. All are free and most are accessible 24 hours per day. Light • Air • Land: Pastel Drawings by Ellen Wagener Security checkpoint area, Terminal 2 Through Oct 10, 2010 Landscape artist Ellen Wagener has been working in pastels formore than 20 years. In her drawing, she focuses on the atmosphere, clouds and land which drive her interest in portraying fleeting moments in nature. Close up, Wagener conveys details with scribbles and twisted lines that from a distance create the appearance that could be mistaken for a photograph. “People often ask to watch me draw, which can be similar to watching a cake bake. Slow, messy layers of scribbling . . . then massaging the idea while massaging raw pigment and paper into one another. After days of chaos and discord, even I am shocked when the image comes together. It does it so beautifully with pastels.” If Wagener’s process is like baking a cake, her technique is the icing on top. She renders and responds to the natural world close to her with a romantic realism that gives the viewer a feeling of wonder. Romancing the Cape: Wearable Art by Eleanor Bostwick Through Sept. 6, 2010 Terminal 4, Level 2, Center Case “Art is the consuming passion of my life. I have always tried to manifest my creative vision through a wide variety of media and a diversity of materials. While the content I work with is abstract — stimulated by the environment, culture and my own feelings — my creations represent a lifetime’s worth of attention to fine art and the mastering of textile crafts. As an artist I believe that by shaping works to be worn as art, I am blending creative vision into our everyday lives. To me, this represents the power and significance of art.” “This series of capes has taken years to realize. Each cape is reversible and alike only in size and basic form. Each surface is executed in different combinations of materials and fiber techniques rich with layers of meaning and detail.” You Scream I Scream We All Scream ©2008 Max Lehman, Nambe, New Mexico Through Sept. 6, 2010 Terminal 4, Level 2, Center Case Max Lehman has a fascination with ancient cultures of Latin America. He draws upon the iconography of these ancient cultures with a graffiti and punk rock sensibility to create pieces reminiscent of large figurative cartoons. “Ultimately I see my work as figurative. I go through my day looking at inanimate objects, perceiving them to be looking back at me. In my mind’s eye, it is easy for me to stick arms and legs on an everyday object . . . . We can move through a fantasy world where we are not limited by what is possible but rather free to explore the impossible. . . . I prefer to make art that can carry one away from our day-to-day lives and allow us to dream.”   Chuck Jones: An Animated Life From the collection of Chuck Jones Center for Creativity Terminal 4, L3, Gallery Through Aug. 9, 2010 Animator Chuck Jones helped bring to life many of Warner Bros. most famous characters—Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and Porky Pig. The list of characters he created himself includes Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Marvin Martian, Pepe le Pew, Michigan J. Frog and many others. In addition, Jones was a prolific artist whose work has been exhibited at galleries and museums worldwide. In a career spanning over 70 years, Jones made more than 300 animated films, winning three Oscars as director and in 1996 an honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement. Among the many awards and recognitions, one of those most valued was the honorary life membership from the Directors Guild of America. Chuck Jones leaves a legacy of brilliance, comedy, joy and laughter that will live on forever. Landscape Under Foot Terminal 3, Level 2, Garage cases (4) Through Sept. 26, 2010 En plein air is a French expression which means “in the open air” and is used to describe the act of painting outdoors. Artists hike or drive to a site to create a painting of an intimate detail or grand vista. Being on location enables the artists to observe directly from nature the effects of light and shadow on the ever-changing landscape depending on the time of day or weather. This exhibition features ten Arizona artists that take their studio on location, with a portable easel and paint box, to depict the natural world. When these outdoor lovers paint the beauty of Arizona’s scenery, they prefer to have the Landscape Under Foot. Featured artists: Roger Alderman, Tucson, Ariz.; Sandy Brody, Green Valley, Ariz.; Cindy Carillo, Tempe, Ariz.; Linda Dellandre, Sedona, Ariz.; Cody DeLong, Cottonwood, Ariz.; Robert Goldman, Tucson, Ariz.; David Haskell, Cottonwood, Ariz.; Janine Maneman, Tucson, Ariz.; Matt Smith, Scottsdale, Ariz.; Dawn Sutherland, Flagstaff, Ariz.     Museum Hours Open 24 hours daily Charge: Free admission