HomeMy Public PortalAbout2016_07_26_R093 Approval of a Public Art Exhibit at Town Hall The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
PRESENTED July 26. 2016
RESOLUTION NO. 2016-093 ADOP I ED July 26, 2016
A RESOLUTION: APPROVAL OF A PUBLIC ART EXHIBIT AT TOWN HALL BY
NAHID BEIJAN NEFF
WHEREAS, the Leesburg Town Council supports the Commission on Public Art,
established in 2006 (COPA Article XII Section 2-100 of the Leesburg Town Code); and
WHEREAS, the work of the Commission on Public Art encourages and supports art to
enhance Leesburg's identity as a community and to demonstrate that Leesburg values art and
creativity within the community; and
WHEREAS, the Commission on Public Art proposes that portraiture by Nahid Beijan Neff
be the next public art exhibit in Town Hall; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council must endorse all art displayed on public property.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED that the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia hereby
endorses the portraiture artwork of Nahid Beijan Neff for display at Town Hall from September 1,
2016 through November 30, 2016.
PASSED this 26th day of July, 2016.
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David S. Butler, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
Clerk of Counc.
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