Aviation Press Releases

February 9, 2010

Recycle Runway: Dresses Made of Discarded Materials on Display at PHX Sky Harbor

Phoenix, AZ – A one-of-a-kind exhibition is being installed in Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport’s Terminal 3. The Phoenix Airport Museum is teaming up with artist and educator Nancy Judd to present Recycle Runway, an exhibition of classic dresses created from materials that are often discarded.

Judd uses the art of fashion to raise the public’s environmental consciousness. Her garments take hundreds of hours to make with post-consumer materials such as aluminum cans, crushed glass and junk mail. At first glance, Airport visitors walking by the exhibit will never guess that they are looking at fashion made from trash.

Recycle Runway is a traveling exhibition of artist-designed garments created from recyclable materials shown around the country to promote sustainability. Commissioned by global organizations including Toyota®, Target®, Coca-Cola®, and the Glass Packaging Institute, the Recycle Runway garments were created to showcase the creativity of sustainability by combining fashions made from trash and environmental education. Avila Retail, which owns and operates several shops at Sky Harbor, and the Palo Verde group of the Sierra Club also helped make the exhibition possible through sponsorships.

Judd and the Phoenix Airport Museum team will be installing the exhibition this week, through February 12, in Terminal 3, level 2 pre-security. The artist will be available for interviews during the installation. The completed Recycle Runway exhibit will be on display from February 13 - August 8.