Monterey Regional Airport Features the Work of Central Coast Art Association

Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) has announced a year-long partnership with Central Coast Art Association (CCAA).

The newly installed Mezzanine Gallery exhibit “Visualizing the many wonders of Monterey County through art” serves to draw attention to the beauty, enhancement, history and serenity of Monterey County for the over 500,000 annual passengers that use MRY.

Monterey Regional Airport staff collaborated with CCAA team to select a series of images that will attract and engage people who visit the airport, in the hopes of enticing them to visit these beautiful locations in Monterey County by conveniently flying into MRY and arriving moments away from any one of these remarkable destinations.

CCAA’s President, Lori Howell Thompson, said “Our exhibit will serve to educate visitors and the traveling public highlighting the rich art history of Monterey County. World travelers will be “spellbound” by the Monterey Region!”

Airport Executive Director, Mike La Pier, said “it’s partnerships like these that make Monterey Regional Airport proud to be part of a community who strives to promote and enhance the Arts locally, nationally and around the world.”

CCAA’s mission and purpose is to support and collaborate with the central coast as a vibrant arts community, by promoting appreciation of art, and providing opportunities for artists of all experience levels to develop their skills and exhibit their work.

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.