Since 1999, AUS has been "keeping it local" through highlighting the creativity of the region, as well as showcasing large-scale public art from internationally renowned artists.
 
On the AUS Airport campus, you can find large-scale, permanent art installations inside and outside the terminal, as well as rotating galleries inside the terminal that house short-term exhibitions featuring local artists and organizations.
 
Learn more about our temporary and permanent art displays below.

Permanent art has been sited and installed at AUS since opening in 1999. Currently there are over 30 Artworks permanently situated in and around the Airport. Many of which are on public display and some are in storage. Acquisition of Artworks happens through various ways: gifts, non-capital construction funds and airport revenue funds and the Art in Public Places (AIPP) program. AUS generates opportunities for local, Texas-based, national and international artists and artist-led teams to work collaboratively with airport planners, architects and other designers to created integrated and functional artworks for the airport.

AIPP is the City of Austin’s public art program managed through the Economic Development Department. AIPP commissions visual artists who work across all media to create site-specific installations and unique public art that reflect the history and values of our communities.

 Upcoming AIPP opportunities at AUS were identified as a part of the AUS Arts planning process for AUS's Airport Expansion & Development Program. Open calls will be hosted on PublicArtist.org. Artists interested in opportunities should create a profile on PublicArtist.org in order to apply once calls are open. The current collection can be found here
 

In the terminal:

Huge painted guitars sit atop a baggage carousel at the airport.

Eight Big Guitars, 2006

Artists: Various local artists, commissioned by Gibson Guitars, Art In Public Places (AIPP) Collection

Location: Baggage Level

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Terrazzo floor displaying a map of the state of Texas and it's rivers

Art Terrazzo: Austin in 1839 & Texas Rivers, 1999 

Artist: Lawrence W. Speck Studio at PageSoutherlandPage

Location: Baggage Level

Learn more about Austin in 1839 & Texas Rivers 

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Bronze statue of Barbara Jordan seated

True Patriot: Barbara Jordan Memorial Statue, 2002

Artist: Bruce Wolfe, Art In Public Places (AIPP) Collection

Location: Baggage Level

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Image of a Texas fruit with leaves carved into granite.

Carved granite glyphs, 1999

Artist: Philippe Klinefelter

Location: Baggage Level, wall behind baggage carousels 

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The painting depeicts a dense, brushy greenbelt forest with trees of green and orange leaves.

Green Austin Series, 1991

Artist: Jimmy Jalapeeno, Art In Public Places (AIPP) Collection

Locations: Pre-Screening area, east & west sides of the ticket lobby exits

Learn more about the Green Austin Series

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Long, horizonal mural painting, featuring a view of Enchanted Rock and the hill country.

Hill of the Medicine Man, 1999

Artist: Thomas Evans, Art In Public Places (AIPP) Collection

Location: Pre-Screening area, above East ticket counters

Learn more about the Hill of the Medicine Man mural

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Metal and glass cases enclose and display AUS historical memorabilia

History of Bergstrom Air Force Base 

Courtesy of: Bergstrom-Austin Community Council Collection & Austin Scale Modelers Society

Location: Baggage Level, by Carousel 1

Learn more about the Bergstrom AFB history exhibit 

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Silver medallion art featuring Texas icons

Reality - Texas - Mythology, 1999

Artist: Jill Bedgood, Art In Public Places (AIPP) Collection

Locations: Restrooms throughout the Barbara Jordan Terminal

Learn more about Reality - Texas - Mythology 

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Mural featuring airport iconography above the concourse

To Parts Unknown, 1999

Artist: Sandra Fiedorek, Art In Public Places (AIPP) Collection

Location: Pre-screening main floor, wall overlooking escalators to lower level baggage claim

Learn more about To Parts Unknown

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Mural featuring scenes from a Texas backyard gathering

The Visit, 1999

Artist: Fidencio Duran, Art In Public Places (AIPP) Collection

Location: Pre-Screening area, above West ticket counters

Learn more about The Visit mural 

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Acrylic cutout featuring different types of luggage with nostalgic items inside

Voyages, 1999

Artist: Judy Jensen, Art In Public Places (AIPP) Collection

Location: Temporarily Off View

Learn more about Voyages

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A large 2-D, blimp-like ship mounted above the concourse in the terminal

Austin Downtown Cruiser (Day), 2009

Artist: Young-Min Kang, Art In Public Places (AIPP) Collection

Location: Past Security Checkpoints, West mezzanine wall

Learn more about Austin Downtown Cruiser (Day)

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Dark, blimp-like ship floats above the concourse in the terminal.

Austin Downtown Cruiser (Night), 2009

Artist: Young-Min Kang, Art In Public Places (AIPP) Collection

Location:Past Security Checkpoints, East mezzanine wall

Learn more about Austin Downtown Cruiser (Night)

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Colorfully painted ceramic tiles featuring a bat and lizard.

Austin Icon Ceramic Tiles, 1999

Artist: Claudia Reese & Phil Martin, Cera-Mix Studio

Location: Past Security Checkpoints, inside restrooms

Traditional wood figurine with ornanate robe and headpiece

Austin's Sister Cities 

Five cases containing various gifts of state

Location: International Arrivals Corridor

Learn more about the Sister Cities exhibit

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Mural with cityscape scenery and large native birds.

Birds of Texas, 2019

Artist: Mila Sketch

Locations: Gate 12 Hold Room, Pet Relief Area

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Colorful imagery of BIPOC musicians with instruments and the Austin skyline in the background.

La Musica Sigue, 1999

Artist: Raul Valdez

Location: Past Security Checkpoints, West end of the concourse

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A crowd of people celebrate the landing of Lindburg's landing in this painting.

Lindbergh Lands in Paris, 1975

Artist: Rosemary Mahoney

Location: Past Security Checkpoints, West concourse, mezzanine level, near entryway to airline clubs

Learn more about Lindbergh Lands in Paris

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A sky with clouds on an acrylic panel attached to a wooden bench top with a steel base.

Texas Horizon Benches2015

Artist: Hawkeye Glenn

Location: Past Security Checkpoint 1, post security screening

Learn more about Texas Horizon Benches

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Large painting featuring a blue sky, overlapped by vibrant prickly pear cacti and a robot's hands casting a shadow that creates a silouhette of a deer.

URBAN Nature Series, 2020

Artist: Mila Sketch

Locations: Men's and Ladies' Restrooms, Gate 10 area; TSA Security Checkpoint 2 East

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An interactive art exhibit that looks like airline gate seating area but actually takes you to imaginary destinations.

Interimaginary Departures, 2021

Artist: Janet Zweig, Art In Public Places (AIPP) Collection

Location: Past Security Checkpoints, next to Gate 14

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A mural with beautiful, muted jewel tone watercolors and collage imagery depicting an outside scene that looks like a park.

A Place To Call Home, 2018

Artist: Rakhee Jain Desai

Location: International Arrivals Corridor 

Learn more about A Place To Call Home

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Colorful swirling textures and lines fill this large, horizontal mural.

Time Lines, 2014

Artist: Mikyoung Kim, Art In Public Places (AIPP) Collection

Location: Customs Border Patrol Processing Atrium

Learn more about Time Lines

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On the grounds:

Checkerboard 3-D circular structure

Checker Burst, 2015

Artist: Eric Eley, Art In Public Places (AIPP) Collection

Location: Spirit of Texas Drive, near Cell Phone Lot

Learn more about Checker Burst

Shock Egg

Shock Egg, 2015

Artist: Eric Eley, Art In Public Places (AIPP) Collection

Location: Spirit of Texas Drive, near Cell Phone Lot

Learn more about Shock Egg

White, stone abstractions

Leaf, Pod, & Samara, 2015

Artist: John Christensen, Art In Public Places (AIPP) Collection

Location: Baggage Level pick-up area

Learn more about Leaf, Pod, & Samara

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Mosaic mural on a pedestrian walkway

Transition, 2006

Artist: James E. Talbot, Art In Public Places (AIPP) Collection

Location: East & west pedestrian bridges from garage to Barbara Jordan Terminal 

Learn more about Transition

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Concrete structure suspended along a pedestrian walkway

Uplifted Ground, 2015

Artist: Michael Singer Studio, Art In Public Places (AIPP) Collection

Location: The Car Rental Facility veranda and walkway to the Barbara Jordan Terminal

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A green, web-like butterfly walkway arch sits between two parking garages

Meander Wings, 2021

Artist: Marc Fornes, THEVERYMANY, Art In Public Places (AIPP) Collection

Location: Pedestrian walkway between the CONRAC Car Rental Facility and the Blue Garage

Learn more about Meander Wings

Plume sculpture stands in front of the Blue Garage

Plume, 2022

Artist: Clay Odom & Kory Bieg, Art In Public Places (AIPP) Collection

Location: Pedestrian walkway adjacent to Surface Lot C

Photo credit: Philip Rogers

Learn more about Plume

The Changing Exhibits Program provides exhibit opportunities for local, central-Texas regional and state-based cultural organizations, individual artists, K-12 student classes, and collectors who have art, objects, artifacts and collections of public interest with artistic merit, cultural significance, educational value, or historical relevance.

Artwork may be made, constructed, or designed using most media suitable for respective environments in 2-D or 3-D; and installed in storefront gallery spaces, wall galleries, vitrines, passenger hold rooms, baggage claim and other allowable spaces. The duration of exhibitions spans four to 12 months and scheduled up to three years in advance.

Currently there are no open calls. Please check back in Spring 2025 for any opportunities.

Artists will be invited to submit to open calls on an ongoing basis.

In the terminal now:

Del Valle ISD Student Art 

Location: East End Kiosk Displays
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Liliana Wilson

Location: Colony Park Gallery
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Naxieli Gomez

Location: Clarksville Gallery
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Felipe Gomez

Location: Moore's Crossing Gallery
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The Cathedral

Location: Zilker Gallery
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620 Group

Location: Jollyville Gallery
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Student Art from Southwest Airlines Repurpose with Purpose Program

Location: Exit Pylon Displays
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Barbara Attwell

Location: Digital Displays, Gates 1-10