Airport Artway features new Installation by Ireland-inspired Margaret Dukeman

Wide open spaces fine artist Margaret Dukeman will introduce her works, Buckhorn High Art Students will be featured in the Breezeway Gallery

Margaret Dukeman is the featured visual artist.

HUNTSVILLE – Huntsville International Airport and Carnegie Visual Arts Center are pleased to feature a new exhibit in the Airport Artway by native Iowan Margaret Dukeman. The installation will be celebrated with a reception and original live music by Sylvia Dean on Monday, Nov. 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Artway, located on Level 2 of the Airport Terminal above Ticketing.

The airport’s microgallery is a collaboration with Carnegie Visual Arts Center in Decatur, and exhibits featuring regional and local artists rotate quarterly.

 During the reception, gallery visitors will have the opportunity to chat with the artist, and Dukeman will speak about her own pieces inspired by her annual residencies in Ireland as well as her childhood in the wide open spaces of Iowa. In addition to Dukeman’s gallery show, pop art works by visual art students of Buckhorn High School will be shown in the Breezeway Community Artwall Gallery.

Sylvia Dean has been a part of the Huntsville music scene for many years as a member of Pinhook Bluegrass Band and 3WayHandshake Band. She performs in the singer-songwriter style and accompanies herself on guitar and violin. Dean has released two albums of original music.

Refreshments will be served, and the reception is free and open to the public. The first 30 minutes of airport parking is free.

Sylvia Dean is the featured musical artist.

About Carnegie Visual Arts Center

Since opening in 2003, the vision of the Carnegie Visual Arts Center in Decatur, Alabama, has been to provide educational and cultural opportunities to the community. Through programs, collections, and events, Carnegie encourages a greater involvement in art at all levels and ages. For more information, visit https://www.carnegiearts.org.

About Huntsville International Airport

The Port of Huntsville operating entities include Huntsville International Airport (HSV), International Intermodal Center and Jetplex Industrial Park alongside contract operations Signature Flight Support, Four Points Sheraton, Sunset Landing Golf Course and Foreign Trade Zone #83. Huntsville International Airport (HSV) is the largest commercial airport in North Alabama, serving over 1.4 million passengers annually with 13 nonstop destinations and five major airlines. For more information, visit http://www.flyhuntsville.com/ or follow us on social media @FLYHSV.