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★ NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA ART FOR EVERYONE The Newport News Public Art Foundation brings great sculpture into the everyday lives of residents. W Below: Spirit of Life, Riverside Regional Medical Center AUGUST 2014 usairwaysmag.com abstraction, a geometry puzzle built around a beam of light. Fly into Newport News, Virginia, drive around its streets, and enjoy its "open-air art gallery" - it's always open, always free, always helping make the city a great place to live, work, visit, and do business. Newport News was introduced to outdoor sculpture in the 1930s by the Huntingtons - Archer and Anna Hyatt - who founded The Mariners' Museum and imagined its 500-plus-acre surroundings as a sculpture park. They installed several pieces by Anna, a well-known sculptor, but the Great Depression hit before they could make their ambitious dream a reality. Six decades later, local developer Bobby Freeman had a dream of his own: a midtown community with squares and roundabouts designed for sculpture. The happy result, Port Warwick, impressed local leaders so much they wanted other parts of the city to enjoy great art, too. They turned to Freeman and, after conﬁrming that major players - in business, education, health, culture, and city government - were on board, he formed the Newport News Public Art Foundation (nnpublicart.org). Since 2001, the volunteer-led nonproﬁt has been bringing the best sculpture from around the world to Newport News, with 17 pieces installed and another half dozen in the works. The collection is diverse, with pieces that are traditional and modern, ﬁgurative and abstract, beautiful and, yes, sometimes challenging. So are the artists, who PHOTOS BY ALEXANDER KRAVETS 162 hat better symbol is there for a business park than two fantastic hands coming together in a handshake? Nearby, a giant gear, precise and polished but with an intriguing twist, marks the turn into an industrial area. Over on the river, a dreamy marble beauty gazes out from her perch in a peaceful pond. In front of a library, a bronze ﬁgure tells a story about being ready for life's changes, as he balances atop a sphere that's ready to roll. To get to the airport, turn at the soaring metal http://www.nnpublicart.org http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - August 2014

Table of Contents
Perspective: CEO Letter
Did You Know?
Hot Spots: Best Cultural Sites
Great Escapes: RIU Hotels and Resorts
Style Spotlight: Beach Wear
Golf: Wyndham Championship
Diversions: Stargazing
Connections: Everybody's Business
Gear Up: Stay Cool
Travel Feature: Vancouver
Great Tastes: Bonefish Grill
Special Section: Orange County, California
University Spotlight: Salisbury University
Special Section: Celebrate Opera
To Your Health: Lumiday and Luminite
Special Section: Newport News, Virginia
Best of Health: Miami Foot & Ankle Surgery
Great Dates: Las Vegas Marathon
Special Section: Women's College Coalition
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Audio Entertainment
Video Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
oneworld alliance
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace®
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Window or Aisle?

US Airways - August 2014