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4 Introduction In 2018, Americans for the Arts, a national arts nonprofit, retained an independent polling organization to conduct a survey of 3,023 American adults about their views on various arts issues. More than 70% of those surveyed had positive feelings about the arts, their participation in the arts, and their interest in encountering the arts in nontraditional forums such as airports.
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Introduction 5 Section 1.5 explains the research method that was followed for this synthesis, including infor mation about the literature review and how the case example interviews were conducted. Subsection 1.5.2 introduces the airport arts programs used as case examples for this paper, and Subsection 1.5.3 explains the interview process that was used to gather information from the studied airports.
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6 Visual Arts Programs at Airports of a primary and secondary audience -- a concept articulated by the San Diego International Airport Arts Master Plan (SAN Arts Master Plan; Bressi et al., 2019) but widely held, either implicitly or explicitly, by other airport programs.
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Introduction 7 art exhibition" as used in this synthesis means that the art on display is not intended to be a permanent fixture at the airport or added to the airport's art collection. Instead, the art in such exhibitions is obtained from an artist or an exhibitor and is displayed for a specific period of time in a location defined by the airport arts program.
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8 Visual Arts Programs at Airports 1.5 Research Method Followed for This Synthesis 1.5.1 Literature Review Research for this project began with traditional literature searches at the arts and transporta tion collections of university and public libraries in several Midwestern cities, as well as online. Materials available on each studied airport's website were also reviewed, including the digital archives of past rotating visual art exhibitions.
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Introduction 9 and arts organizations failed to reveal any published works that address the issues discussed in this synthesis. 1.5.2 Case Example Airports Researching the origin of airport arts programs is challenging.
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10 Visual Arts Programs at Airports Origins of airport arts programs are sometimes informal and spontaneous, as were those at Nashville International Airport (BNA)
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Introduction 11 1. Airport arts programs provide a relatively lowcost amenity that is popular with airport users and that directly supports an airport's goal to develop a positive customer experience.
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12 Visual Arts Programs at Airports Photo 5. Maestro Sebastian Sculpture (from left to right: Corset, Know, and Rizo)
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