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Houston Airports showcase new public art, mayor’s cultural office reorganization highlighted
Summary
Chief curator Alton Delaney outlined expansions to Houston airports’ art program, described recent acquisitions and grants, and said the mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs has been reorganized and is hiring an arts administrator.
Alton Delaney, chief curator for the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, told the City Council’s Arts & Cultural Affairs Committee that Houston’s airport art program expanded significantly across both Bush Intercontinental and Hobby airports and that the mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (MOCA) is working to stabilize contracts and grant distributions.
Delaney said the airport served "over 60,000,000 passengers" last year and stressed the value of placing art in high‑traffic public spaces. He summarized recent projects at the new international terminal — including Regina Silveira’s Paradise terrazzo and glass installation, a series of six gate commissions featuring local and Latin American artists, a large Dale Chihuly installation described as the airport’s largest, and newly relocated and conserved works at Hobby Airport.
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