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Upon arrival at the mile high city, walking through the Denver International Airport , you might pause to take a look at one of the first sights Colorado offers its visitors — an art installation titled “America: Why I Love Her,” which is the work of a customer service agent for Continental Airlines.

Early in the 1990s, Gary Sweeny spent one year traveling courtesy of his airline to visit some of the United States most unusual attractions. He snapped photos of these places and brought them back to Denver, sharing them with whomever walked through the airport in the form of two big maps of the U.S. on opposite walls at the airport. You’ll find them along your way to the east baggage claim, a placement that made certain thousand of people a day would see the art and these unusual places in America.

But Mr. Sweeny’s art work is not alone in the Denver airport. You’ll find exhibitions year round, as well as special displays for a limited time. Currently, in the Bridge to A Gates, you’ll find “33 Ideas! Inquiry at the Intersection of Art, Science, and Land/Human Issues” from March until June of 2010.

This work was created by literary and visual artists who are linked to the Colorado Art Ranch , work from people who have been artists in residence, presenters, or involved in symposias with the ranch, which began based on the belief that the arts can create change in a society.

Imagine, for instance, the world without the scientist and artist, Leonardo da Vinci, both devoid of his paintings, sculpture, and scientific thinking. Four hundred years before the proper science and tools existed to construct a helicopter, he designed one; it’s the Colorado Art Ranch that promotes this idea between the connection of arts and science.

Artists and scientists come from around the globe to spend a month in Colorado to explore their work and talk about their ideas to artists who already live in Colorado. Look for events of this group not only in Denver, but all around the state. You may even follow them, staying in luxury hotels Colorado offers to its visitors in various cities, including Denver. This fusion of art and science and Colorado all begins at the airport.

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